Jain Journal 1981 01

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

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JANUARY, 1981
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possesses no intensity), and (6) sannipātikabhāva (the state which consists in the coincidence of several states).
Karmakaranas (Process of Karma)57
Karmic matter (karma-pudgala) becomes associated with Soul on account of its passions and activities and at certain states of it the passions
completely destroyed, but mental, vocal and bodily activities still
tinue in causing consequent influx and bondage of karma, which require some energy of soul for their origination. There are stated to be four kinds of karana (process or organ of energy of soul). viz. mana-, väk-, kāya- and karma-karaņas. The karma-karana is the process of energy by which the karmic-matter undergoes various processes as a result of different conditions of the activities. The processes of energy have been divided into eight kinds, viz, bandhana (the condition of energy responsible for bondage of soul), sankramaņa (transformation of one karma into another-the condition of energy responsible for transformation), udvartana (increased realization of karmas——the condition of energy responsible for increased realization) apavartana (decreased realization of karma—the condition of energy responsible for decreased realization), udirana (premature realization of karma—the condition of energy responsible for premature reaslization), upašamana (subsidencethe condition of energy responsible for subsidence), nidhatti (the condition that is capable of making karmas incapable of all the processes (karanas) other than the increased realization and decreased realization, and nikacanā (the condition that is responsible for making karmas incapable of all the processes. 58
The process of energy (karaña) produces a corresponding karmic process and vice versa. Thus karana is explained from the aspects of substance, space, time, life, condition, body, sense-organ, speech, mind, passion, expansion of soul (samudghāta), instinct, condition of soul (leśyā), attitude of mind, sex-passion, act of killing, matter and its colour, taste, smell, touch and figure (samsthāna),. Here karana is the means of action "kriyate anena iti karanam”.59
57 Ibid. 58 Vide Studies in Jaina Philosophy, Dr. Nathmal Tatia, p. 254. 69 Bhs., 19-9-661.