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1) Vedaniya karmas 2) Naama karmas 3) Gotra karmas 4) Ayushya karmas
Some of the factors determined by the four aghati karmas are: • Where will the soul be in the next life? • Will one be born in animal form or as a human being in the next life? • Will one be born in an upper class family or a family of poor standing in the next life?
Will the soul face prosperity or obstacles in the
The Factors Causing Creation of Karma
There are definite factors causing all events occurring in this world. These cause factors can be divided into two categories: 1) Material factor - The material from which the event has been created 2) Cause factor - The factors and circumstances which have gone into creating the event
• Eg. A potter making an earthen Vase - The clay used to make the earthen pot is the material factor. The
potter, the potter's wheel and shaping tools etc are the factors utilized to make the lump of clay into a vase so these are known as the cause factors.
By the same analogy, for the soul to attain moksha, the soul is the material factor and factors such as religious practices and penance etc needed to attain moksha are the cause factors.
Belief in the material factor or cause factors in isolation of the other is insufficient. Moksha cannot be attained if the soul is not deserving of it. Further, moksha cannot be attained where the soul deserves it but the cause factors of purity, religious practices and righteous action are not present.
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The karmas bonded to the soul do not come to light or mature without a cause factor. The cause factors that result in karmas eventuating are Dravya (Material), Kshetra (Location), Kaal (Era), Bhaav (Inner feelings) and Bhav (Life).
Bhaav and bhav have a more significant and important impact on karmas eventuating than dravya, kshetra and kaal.
Dravya vipaaki karma
Vipaak means eventuation of karma. Material also plays a role in the fruition of Karma. For example, if a teetotaller were to drink alcohol, he would lose control of his senses and behave irrationally. His behaviour would be boisterous and shameful. In this way the material, alcohol, was the cause factor for Ashubh Gnyanavarniya karma eventuating.
Since material plays a role in karmas eventuating, the Jain religion recommends a modest, bland and simple vegetarian (Sattvik) diet. A spicy and rich (Tamsik) diet which includes meat leads to ashubh karmas eventuating. A tamsik diet can also impact on the severity of karmas.
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