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

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________________ Q.III.4.3 A.III.4.3 How do the infernal beings cause misery and sufferings to each others? As they are able to foresee the causes of sufferings by their wrong clairvoyant knowledge (ku-avadhi) by birth, they change their body in the form of lethal weapons, sharp objects, frightening animals, etc to cause misery to others. ********* | Dy"Vk: 1 g kahfj rng[kk'p itd-prf;k III.5 Samklist surod ritaduhkh ca pr k caturthy h VFk% 'pk&kh&Hkbe? Is igys rd os “I aDy"V&vlig ka ds }kjk mri Uu fd;s 'n@[ kokys Hkh gkss gå Misery is also caused by the incitement of malevolent asurakum ras prior to the fourth earth. Meaning: Q.III.5.1 A.III.5.1 What are the other causes of sufferings of infernal beings? The infernal beings suffer misery's also inflicted by the wicked demons (malevolent / mean demons/(asurakumaras). Q.III.5.2 A.III.5.2 What is meant by samklista? Samklista means disposition of the soul tainted with virulent passions. Q.III.5.3 A.III.5.3 Disposition of which beings is tainted with virulent passions? Such a disposition occurs only in demons. Q.III.5.4 A.III.5.4 Who are called demons/asura? The existence of a celestial living being, caused by the rise of asuraname- karma is called asura / demons. Q.III.5.5 Do all the celestial beings of the asura class go to hell to cause miserys to infernal beings? No, only celestial beings named Amb var a can go to the lower world to inflict misery to infernal beings. A.III.5.5 Q.III.5.6 A.III.5.6 To which infernal lands can Amb var a named celestial beings go? They can go down till the 4th land only. Q.III.5.7 A.III.5.7 How do Amb var a celestial beings make the infernal beings fight with each other? Due to their wrong clairvoyant knowledge inherited since birth, Amb var a celestial beings remind the infernal beings of their fights and misery's caused to each other in previous births to initiate infighting amongst infernal beings. Q.III.5.8 A.III.5.8 Can infernal beings achieve premature death caused by excessive sufferings? No, they have to live full life determined by their life-span-karma and suffer misery's all through (i.e. misery's and sufferings cannot cause death to infernal beings).

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