Book Title: Jainism Key to Reality
Author(s): Shuganchand Jain
Publisher: Digambar Jain Trilok Shodh Sansthan

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________________ Q.X.2.4 A.X.2.4 Which types of karma are annihilated with or without effects? The realm (gati) determining karma namely for birth in heaven, hell and subhuman realms with superior bodies is automatic and without effort. The remaining 60 tendencies are annihilated with efforts like austerities, penance etc. ********* VKS 'kfedkfnHkO; Rokuka p X.3 Aupa amik dibhavyatv n m ca VFk% rFkk vkS 'kfed vkfn Hkkoka vkS HkO; Ro&Hkko ds vHkko gkus Is “ek{k’ gksrk Meaning: (Emancipation is attained) on the destruction of psychic factors also like quietism and potentiality. Q.X.3.1 What other entities are annihilated beside karma on attaining emancipation? Emancipation is attained on the destruction of psychic factors (bh vas) as well as potentiality (bhavyatva) also besides karma. A.X.3.1 Q.X.3.2 A.X.3.2 How many types of psychic factors are there? These are five, namely: due to subsidence, subsidence cum destruction, destruction, rising of karma, and the inherent nature of the soul. Q.X.3.3 A.X.3.3 Why is inherent nature disposition not associated with subsidencedisposition even though potentiality is a part of inherent-nature disposition? In the disposition due to inherent nature of the soul, only the potentiality disposition is destroyed and not other characteristics like substantiality, existentiality etc as their destruction will lead to inexistence of the soul itself. Q.X.3.4 A.X.3.4 Destruction of physical karma leads to simultaneous destruction of dispositions arising out of those physical karma. Then why is this aphorism included here? It is not a rule that the absence of an efficient-cause leads to noncompletion of an effect / work. On the contrary work is seen to be performed even in the absence of an efficient-cause. Hence annihilation of physical karma leads to destruction of psychic karmas simultaneously. Q.X.3.5 A.X.3.5 Which psychic state stays with the emancipated soul? Only consciousness (which is the inherent nature of the soul) exists with the emancipated soul. 376

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