Jaina Karmaology

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

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40 A. The specific details about the causes of karmic influx (and bondage) lead to some general causes of bondage. They must be described (for the benefit of varied disciples).
The aphorism 8.1 mentions them as follows:
MITHYA - DARSANAVIRATI - PRAMĀ DA - KAŞAYA - YOGAH BANDHA - HETAVAH 8.1.
There are five general causes of karmic bondage; (i) Wrongfaith (ii) Non-abstinence (iii) Non-vigilance (iv) Passion and (v) Activity or Yoga. 8.1 Q. Where are these causes described ? 1.A. The wrong fąjth has been described under twenty five types of activities detailed in aphorism 6.5 in terms of perverse or wrongfaithful category. The twenty five activities are as below:
(1) Activities for righteousness (2) Activities for wrongfulness or perversity (3) Movemental activities
Vow-violational/negligencial activities (5) Careful movemental activities (6) Angeral activities
Evil bodily activities
Weapon-using activities (9) Injury/vitality-destruction activities
Pain-causing activities
Infatuational activities (12) Touching activities (13) Sense-enjoyment activities (14) Excremental activities (15) Carelessly body-laying activities (16) Self-manual activities (17) Approval activities (18) Sin-proclaiming activities (19) Injunctional mis-representation
In-differencial activities (21) Indulgence (22) Possessional activities (23) Deceitful activities (24) Wrong-faithful activities
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