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JAINA PHILOSOPHY : AN INTRODUCTION
15 Bindings : 1. Binding of gross body with previous gross body. 2. Binding of gross body with electric body. 3. Binding of gross body with karmic body. 4. Binding of gross body with electric and karmic bodies. 5. Binding of transformable body with previous
transformable body. 6. Binding of transformable body with electric body. 7. Binding of transformable body with karmic body. 8. Binding of transformable body with electric and karmic
bodies. 9. Binding of projectable body with previous projectable
body. 10. Binding of projectable body with electric body. 11. Binding of projectable body with karmic body. 12. Binding of projectable body with electric and karmic
bodies. 13. Binding of electric body with previous electric body. 14. Binding of electric body with karmic body. 15. Binding of karmic body with previous karmic body. Certain types of bodies are not bound with some particular types of bodies, as for instance, gross body has no binding with transformable body and so on. Hence, the bindings are only fifteen in number. 5 Sanghātanas - Sanghātana is a type of scraping as a rake
gathers together the grass that has scattered about. According to the five bodies there are five sanghātananāma karmas: scraping of the matter of gross body, of transformable body, of projectable body, of electric
body and of karmic body. 6 Firmnesses of Joints of Gross Body - Vajra-rṣabha-nārāca
samhanana is an excellent joining in which two bones are hooked into one another,rşabha-nārācasamhanana is not so firm, nārāca-saṁhanana is still
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