Jain Journal 1980 10

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 37

OCTOBER, 1980
The Vaisesika conception of karma is identical with that of the Nyaya. Adṛṣṭa (unseen force) is one of the twenty four qualities as propounded by Prasastapada. This quality is different form samskāraguna (quality or force). It has been divided into two kinds, viz. dharma and adharma (merit and demerit). It is known by this that Prasastapada has made mention of dharma and adharma by the word 'Adrṣṭa' instead of the word 'samskara'. From this fact only the difference of name should be understood, without having accepted the difference of postulation, for Prasastapada has accepted 'adṛṣṭa' as the quality of Soul, as much as equal to ‘samskara' of the Naiyayikas. In the Nyaya-Vaisesika Philosophy this tradition of the origination of samskara from dosa (fault), birth from samskara (force), dosa (fault) from birth and again samskara (force) from dosa (fault) has been regarded as beginningless like a seed and a sprout. This is just like the aforesaid beginningless tradition of bhāvakarma and dravyakarma of the Jainas.10
The Yoga-Samkhya view of Karma :
There is very much sameness of the doctrine of Karma of the Yoga Philosophy with the doctrine of karma of Jaina Metaphysics. According to the Yoga, avidya (ignorance), asmita (egoism), rāga (attachment), dveşa (aversion) and abhinivesa (affection) are the five klesas (afflictions).11 Due to them there takes place (i.e. originates) the tenacity of mundane existence the activity of mind (vrtti) and from it there are produced samskāras (forces) like dharma and adharma (merit and demerit); klesa (affliction) can be equated with bhāvakar:na, vrtti with yoga and samskāra with dravyakarma.
In the Yoga Philosophy samskära is called vāsanā (desire), karma (action), and apurva (energy) also. Moreover, in this view the cause-effect relation of klesa and karma has been accepted as beginningless12 like a seed and its sprout as much equal to bhāvakarma and dravyakarma of Jaina Metaphysics.
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ruparasagandhasparsasamkhyaparimanaprthaktvasamyogavibhagapara
tvaparatvabuddhisukhaduhkheccadvesaprayatnasceti
kanthoktah saptadosa/ca sabdasamuccitasca gurutva-dravatvasnehasamskaradrstasabdah saptaivetyevam caturvimsati gunah/PPBha,, p. 3, see also pp. 637, 643.
nanvevamapyavidyaparikalpita'esa brahmajivatmavibhagah...kasyaisa dosa yadi canaditvamasya pariharo bijankuravadbhavisyati, bhavadbhirapi canyamanadireva samsaro abhyupagatah avidyaiva ca samsara ityucyate, NM., p. 513/95. 11 avidya asmitaragadvesa abhinivesah panca klesah, Yogasutra, 2.3.
18 vrttayah pancayyah klista' aklistah, Yoga, 1,5; Yogabhasya, 1.5.; Ibid, 2.3 tatra punyapunyakarmasayah kamalobhamohakrodhaprasavah...etc., Ibid., 2.12. satsu klesesu karmasayo vipakarambhi bhavati, nocchinnaklesamulah. etc., Ibid., 2.13. See also their Tattvavaisaradi, Bhasvati, etc., commentaries.
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