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Jaina Karmol
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16. In Jain philosophy, the realities of 'stoppage' and 'shedding off may be defined as preventive and curative processes for karmic entry and exit. Out of about two dozen similies for karma, the dust, slag or refuse is one of them. The process of shedding off is just the specific system of purgation where moral/physical/psychical purgatives are used to evacuate the karmas. The karmic evacuation means to nullify the attachmental and aversional tendencies and activities for moving towards psychical tranquillity and physical satisfaction. Thus, the karmas are motivators, interveners, introspectors and reconciliators towards the process of worldly and super-worldly progress.
Now, the space-point or mass point bondage requires descriptions. The following six points should be described in this case - (1) what are the causes (2) When it occurs? (3) how it occurs ? (4) what is its nature ? (5) what is its substratum ? (6) what is its quantity ? The following aphorism attends to these points in the order they mentioned:
NĀMAPRATYAYAH SARVATO YOGA-VIŠEŞĀT SÜKŞMA-EKAKṢETRĀVAGAHSTHITAH SARVĀTMA-PRADEŠEȘU-ANANTĂ PRADESAH 8.24
The space point or mass point bondage may be defined as the number of infinite-times-infinite-fine and homogenious space points (1) acquired by the embodied souls due to their physical, vocal and mental activities throughout all of their cycles of birth corresponding to the different karmic species earned and (2) pervading all the space points of the embodied souls. 8.24.
The first term in the aphorism means all the karmic species which lead to the worldly cycles and activities of the living beings. (Thus, the earned karmas are the causes for successive space-point bondages).
1.Q. Let the first term mean the physique making karma as the cause of cycle of birth and activities.
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This is not correct. This meaning is contradictory with the Canons. This type of separated compound analysis will mean that it is only the physique making karma which is the cause of all the other karmic species. This is not correct. This term indicates the causality factor for the space-point bondage.
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