Jaina Karmaology

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

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numerable varieties with respect to words. There may be innumerable varieties of bondage with respect to mental acitvities or volitions. The bondage may have infinite type with respect to the transformation of aggregates formed from infinite-times-infinite points of atoms. The bondage may also be infinite with respect to the invisible corresponding sections of the intensities of knowledge-obscuring etc. karmas. 16. The objective of the definite order of these karmic species could also now be described :
The knowledge-obscuring species is placed first as the soul is known through knowledge. Thus, the knowledge is prominent because of its function of letting one learn about the soul. 17. The conation-obscuring species is placed next as it receives the indeterminate. The indeterminate consciousness has a lower quality than the determinate consciousness or knowledge as it receives the unexpressed or un-manifest. However, the conation has higher status than the other lower species like feeling-producing etc. as it is the instrument in receiving the objects or entities.
18. The feeling-producing species has been placed next as it is concommitant with the knowledge and conation properties of the conscious living. It does not trespass them as it is not found in the nonliving entities like the pitcher and fabrics etc.
19. The delusion has been placed next as it is the opposite of the above species. It is the opponent of knowledge, conation and feelings of pain and pleasure. The ignorant, infatuated one does neither have proper knowledge and conation nor feeling for pain and pleasure.
Q. It is observed that the infatuated or deluded ignorants too have the above three qualities. If they were not there, they should not be observed among the wrong-faithed and non-restrained persons.
A. This is not correct. The word 'opposite' or 'contrary' here is meant to indicate that the delusion is the cause of opposition of these qualities in some cases only and not in all cases. It is found that many deluded persons do have consciousness etc. about what is beneficial and what is derogatory.
20. The life-span determining species has been placed in the fifth position as the pains and pleasures etc. of the livings beings are the