Book Title: Karma Philosophy
Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi, Bhagu F Karbhari
Publisher: Devchand Lalbhai Pustakoddhar Fund

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________________ 58 4. Asatya-mishrana-mano-yoga. Activity of the mind which has no reference to truth, does not relate to truth at all, 5 to 8. Four kinds of speech activity, namely the same as those of the thought activity only with regard to speech. (In illustration of speech which does not relate to the subject of truth or falsity, the sentence : “Bring me my watch” is an example.) 9 to 15. Seven kinds of bodily activity. Namely : Activity of the physical body, activity of the vaikriya body, activity of the āhāraka body, activity of the kārmana body. This last includes the taijassa, because these two bodies (the karmana and the taijasa) stay with the soul until worked out; they go with the soul at death to the next state of life. Then there are three more, namely bodily activities which are mixtures of the karmana and taijassa with any few particles of either the audārika, vaikriya, or āhāraka body, before the body is fully formed. Mishra means compound. Audârika is the ordinary physical body, That makes the causes 57 in number, classed under four heads of respectively 5 mithyâtva, 12 avirati, 25 kashầya, and 15 yoga. In removing these causes of the generation of karma, the mithyâtva must be removed first ; it is Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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