Jaina Gazette 1927

Author(s): J L Jaini, Ajitprasad
Publisher: Jaina Gazettee Office

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THE JAINA GAZETTE course; before that particular bondage of those particular particles of matter, there had been another bondage of some other particles of matter. Every Pudgal-Karma (matter electrified, as it were, by the affection and passions of soul) enters into bondage with soul at some particular time, and separates itself, from that soul at some other particular time, no Pudgal. Karma is in bondage with soul from ever. Had there been some particular Pudgal-Karma (matter) in bondage with soul from eternity. then of course it could not be separated from that bondage at some particular time and the bondage of soul and matter might have continued for ever.
Had the one and the very same matter been in bondage with scul from eternity, then Mr. Manilal Vadilal's objection would have stood good. But no Same matter is in bondage with soul from eternity. The same matter which is at this moment with my soul, is not with it from eternity, but had certainly come in bondage with it at some particular time, although previous to the bondage of the present matter, there had been a continuous series of bondages of different particles of matter from eternity. Bandha and Nirjara--the bondage and falling off of matter — Karma is going on from eternity - the old matter having produced its good or bad result falls olf, whilst the new one in accordance with the various atfecti yns and passions of soul attaches itself to it. But at the Nirvana, the complete Nirjara of all the previously collected matter— Karma and the stoppage of the inflow and bondage of new matter — Karma take place. Now take the case of our last Tirthankara the Lord Mahavira. When He got the Nirvana, a'l the matter in bondage with His Soul fell otf and as He was Vitrag (free from ali affections and passions), no new matter attach-d itself to His Soul. But the very same matter which fell off at that moment, was not in bondage with His Soul from eternity, it had certainly entered into bondage with Him at some particular time; although previous to the bondage of that matter, there had been a continuous series of bondages of different particles of matter from eternity. It is really wrong, to think that the matter from which Soul gets freedom at the time of getting Moksha, was in bondage
with that Şou! from eternity and that Moksha is therefore Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat