Primer of Jain Principles

Author(s): Kirit Gosalia
Publisher: Kirit Gosalia

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Chapter # 2.6 The process of relinquistment of karma.
277. What is the bondage at a time (Samay prabadhdha)?
The amount of karma particles and quasi-karma particles (Nokarma) getting bonded to the soul in one unit of time (Samay) is called bondage at a time.
278.
What is the process of relinquishment of karma (Gunhani)? (Refer to the table at the end of Q#288)
In a process in which progressively less substance is perceived is called gunhani. For example, suppose in one samay there was bondage of 6300 atoms occurring at one time, and that the duration of this bondage is approximately 48 samays. Suppose there were 6 gunhani, then the first gunhani will have 3200 atoms, second 1600, third 800, fourth 400, fifth 200, and sixth will have 100 atoms. As lowering is in progression, there are less and less atoms present. This is called the process of relinquishment of karma.
279. What is the expansion of process of relinquishment of karma (Gunhani ayam)?
The number of samays of one gunhani is called gunhani ayam. In example above, where there were six gunhani in 48 samays; therefore, 48 divided by 6 would equal 8. Therefore, each gunhani has 8 samays. This is called gunhani ayam (Number of samays in each gunhani).
280. How are the numbers of gunhani (Nana gunhani) defined?
The collection of gunhani is called nana gunhani, e.g. in the above example, each gunhani is of 8 samays and there are a total of 6. The 6 total are known as the numbers of gunhani.
281. What is the total sum of mutual reduplication of numbers (Anyonya bhyasta
rashi)?
Take the total number of gunhanis, n, 2 = total sum of mutual reduplication of numbers. In the example from #278, the total number of gunhani is 6. So 28=64. This is the total sum of mutual reduplication of numbers.
282. How does one arrive at the value of the last gunhani?
Take the total karma particles. Divide it by the total sum of mutual reduplicated numbers minus 1. In the above example, the total number of particles is 6300. The sum of the mutually reduplicated numbers is 64, so 64 minus 1 = 63, and 6300/63 = 100. 100 is the value of the last qunhani.