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reverently bowing to five paragons of spiritual virtues such as Arihanta, Siddha, Ācārya, Upādhyāya and all monks results in the destruction of all karmic accumulations (Savvapāvappaņāsaņo) and is, therefore, dharma. It is so because the humble activity of bowing to these paragons results in waning of pride and destruction of pride results in karmic destruction. 2. Take the case of affection. It is a part of the right vision and an essential activity. Right vision is a part of the liberating path and is, therefore, dharma. Therefore, affection (Vātsalva) is dharma, 3. Tattvārtha sūtra includes the auspicious activities of friendship, joy and kindness as parts of dharma in the form of karmic stoppage. 4. Auspicious activities of simplicity (Ārjava), mildness (Mārdava), humility (Lāghava), etc., have been included in the ten-way dharma. 5. Compassion (Anukampā) has been mentioned as a sign of right vision. Right vision is dharma and so is compassion. 6. Totally detached omniscient Lords have been said to be infinitely charitable. Therefore, charity is a part of the detached dharma only.
The 'auspicious activities do not result in karmic bondage but in karmic reduction and destruction', is an original belief of Jainism and it has been in constant currency in the form of sacred tradition. The belief that auspicious yoga stops karmic influx is current in the whiteclad sect of Jainas till date but some how it is not acceptable to all the members of the sky-clad tradition. May be some followers of the skyclad tradition do not subscribe to this view today but in ancient times this view was widely prevalent among them as well. Many proofs of this can be seen in the Dhavalā and Jayadhavalā commentaries. One of these is being quoted here from the Jayadhavalā commentary of Kasāyapāhuda –
Suha-suddhapariņāmehim kammakkhayābhāve takkhayāņuvavattīdo uttam, odaiyā bandhayarā uvasama-khayamissayā ya mokkhayarā | Bhāvo du pariņāmio karaņobhayavajjio hoi || - Jayadhavalā, Bk. 1, p. 3.
That is – 'If we do not accept karmic reduction and destruction through auspicious activities, it becomes impossible to imagine any
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