Jaina Karmaology

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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10...... Vedaniyāni ....8.8 (1) Gender change 11..... Seşan amantarmuhurtam 8.21 SesanāmaantarmuhurtSesan a ma... 8.20
The D-version of 8.26 does not include (1) laugthter, (2) attachment (3) male libido and (4) righteousness deluding as sacred species while it postulates sub-human life-span species also as a sacred one. Thus, there is a difference in the number of sacred and non-sacred karmic species. This point requires reasonable explanation.
The subject matter of this chapter is mainly Karma theory as stated. It has the following eight topics in order : (1) Five causes of karmic bondage and definition of 8.1-2
bondage (2) Types of bondage
8.3 (3) Eight types of primary species and their sub-species 8.4-5 Names of sub-species of each primary species
8.7-13 Minimum and maximum duration of primary species 8.14-20
(Duration bond) (6) Description of fruitional intensity bond and its effects 8.21-23 (7) definition of (mass) point bondage
8.24 Sacred and non-sacred karmic sub-species
8.25-26
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The Karma theory maintains karmas as very fine particles called Karmons by Mardia and all our volitions, passions, emotions and physical actions are engulfed in the theory. They serve as latent causes, sometimes even stronger than the direct local causes. There are eight primary species of karma, 148-168 secondary species involving tertiary species too. They form the basis of our physical form, psychological makeup and personality. There are good karmas, there are bad karmas. Their details encourage good karmas. The theory does not define human behaviour but it imposes some restrictions so as to bind better karmas. A large number of karmic sub-species (of knowledge obscuring, conation obscuring, feeling producing, deluding and obstructive karmas) involve psychology of men and mind. This has not been directly dealt with in the Rajvārtika commentary. Conclusion