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Jaina Karmology
155 aggregates, when bonded with the soul, are termed as, ‘mass-point bondage'. Thus, the description of this bondage is completed. Supplementary Notes 1. The commentary deals with the following points : (a) The aphorism 8.24 deals with eight characteristics, as below, of karmic mass-points which are attracted and bonded with the soul as karmas : (1) They are attracted in-cessantly with the soul from all directions and in all times-past, present and future. (2) They are fine by size and nature. (3) They are infinite-times-infinite in number. If the number is less, they are incapable of bonding. (4) They occupy the same location as the soul or they are homolocalised and compact. Only such particles are capable of bonding. (5) The pervade all the space-points of the soul or living being and, therefore, experienced from all parts of the living being. (6) They are stationary in nature wherever they are located. The stationary karmic aggregates only are capable of bonding. (7) When they are attracted into the soul, they get bound with it to form eight types of karmas. (8) The cause of bonding of these mass-points is the three-fold activities of the living beings.
The commentary elaborates all these eight points with reference to the terms used in the aphorism 8.24. (b) The number of mass points (binding with the living being) form the mass-point bondage leading to formation of eight primary and many secondary species. The number of atoms/mass-points participating in bonding form aggregates prior to bonding. (c) These infinite-times-infinite mass points are mattergic in nature. The commentary mentions their number, volume, duration and four-fold intrinsic mattergic properties. 2. The attraction of these mass-points in proper number into the soul binds them with it and converts themselves into different species of karmas dependent upon the causes of bondage as mentioned in aphorism 8.1. 3. The mass-point bondage is also responsible for quantitative proportioning of conversion of mass-points into different karmic species. 4. The mass-point bondage is occurring incessantly.
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