Book Title: Primer of Jain Principles
Author(s): Kirit Gosalia
Publisher: Kirit Gosalia

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________________ There are three primary kinds with fifteen subtypes as follow: 1. Four mind yog. 2. Four speech yog. 3. Seven body activity yog. Chapter # 3.10 Soul quest of the gender. 400. What is known as the gender (Ved)? Gender is determined by the fruition of the quassi -passions through which the living being acquires a desire for copulation, which is the basis for the internal attitude of gender (Bhav ved). The living being gains a sexual organ as a result of fruition of the body making karma, called the material gender (Dravya ved). 401. How many types of gender are there? There are three types: 1. Male gender. 2. Female gender. 3. Hermaphrodite gender. Chapter # 3.11 Soul quest of the passions. 402. What is called the passions? (Kashay) The passions are that which obstructs the true faith (Samyaktva), the partial true conduct (Desh charitra) or complete true conduct (Sakal charitra) of the soul. 403. How many types of passions are there? There are sixteen types as follow: 1. Four infinite bondage-causing passions (Anantanubandhi kashay) of anger, pride, deceit and greed. 2. Four partial vows preventing passions (Apratyakhyanavaraniya kashay) of anger, pride, deceit and greed. 3. Four total vows preventing passions (Pratyakhyanavaraniya kashay) of anger, pride, deceit and greed.

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