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14. (i) Violence, (ii) untruth, (iii) theft, (iv) carnal desire,
(v) possessiveness, ( vi ) anger, ( vii ) conceit, ( viii ) deceit, (ix ) greed, ( x ) attachment, ( xi ) aversion, ( xii) engaging in quarrels, (xiii) character assassination, (xiv) backbiting, ( xv ) liking for sensual pleasures and dislike for self-restraint, ( xvi)malevolent criticism, ( xvii ) indulging in deceptive activities and ( xviii) wrong faith are the eighteen types of sins which bind the soul with eight types of karmas which drag him to lower existences. When one renounces the eighteen types of sins, he is able to annihilate the eight types of karmas and achieve emancipation.
- Jñāta. 1/6/8
15. All persons who are ignorant of the truth suffer misery. They
remain forever entangled in the endless cycle of worldly existence.
— Utta. Sū. 6.1
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