Jainism a Glimpse

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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* Foot Note:
Lēśyā State of Mind
Results of the (Yōgā) activities of thought, word and deed, together with (Kaṣāya) passions. The passions accompained by six Lēśyā results in four divisions of karmic energies into
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Species (Prakṛti/type)
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Duration (Sthiti)
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Intensity (Rasa) &
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Degree (Pradeśa/quantity).
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Kṛṣṇa (Black): The hostile, pitiless, cruel, barbarous, impious man who has bad tongue, and who takes pleasure in torturing other beings, has Black Lēśyā.
Nila (Dark): The fraudulent, hypocritic voluptuous man has a Dark Lēśyā.
Kāpōta (Grey) The thoughtless one, who in all his actions does not weigh the evil and is wrathful, has Grey one. Tējasa (Flery Red): The prudent, who stops the influx of new Karma, the liberal, honorable one, who has a friendly mind towards religion, has a fiery Red Lēśyā.
Padma (Lotus Pink): The compassionate, bountiful study, intelligent one has a lotus Pink Lēśyā.
Śukla (White): The pious man who performs good deed, is possessionless and impartial has a White Lēśyā.