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What is meant by hankering after men karmas?
The karmas rise of which causes feeling of being with men are called hankering after men karmas.
What is meant by hankering after neutral gender karma?
The karmas rise of which cause feeling being with both men and women are called hankering after neutral gender karmas.
How many types of conduct deluding karmas caused by passions are there?
These are of sixteen sub types namely four levels (virulent (anant nubamdhi), mild (apraty kh na), moderate (praty kh na) and subtle (samjvallana)) of the four passions namely anger, pride, deceit and greed.
What is the nature of the virulent anger-pride-deceit-greed karmas? These severely obscure the true nature of the soul and cause infinite cycles of transgression by not letting the soul achieve the right belief.
What is the nature of the mild anger-pride-deceit-greed karmas?? The rise of these karmas does not let the soul develop disposition to observe slightly the right conduct.
What is the nature of the moderate anger-pride-deceit-greed karmas? The rise of these karmas does not let the soul develop disposition to practice the right-conduct completely.
What is the nature of the subtle anger-pride-deceit-greed karmas? The rise of these karmas does not let the soul develop the disposition to observe perfect conduct (yath khy ta).
What is meant by the passion 'anger'?
The disposition rise of which causes inclinations to hurt the owner himself and not to be compassionate towards others or be cruel towards them is called anger.
What is meant by the passion 'pride'?
The disposition rise of which causes development of pride for family, caste, wealth, power, knowledge, physical beauty, austerities and influence as well as lack of humility towards others is called pride.
What is meant by the passion 'deceit'?
The disposition (bh va) rise of which causes wicked activities of mind, speech and body to deceive others or to usurp their wealth is deceit.
What is meant by the passion 'greed'?
The disposition rise of which causes the development of desire /want for pleasant objects is greed.
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