Primer of Jain Principles

Author(s): Kirit Gosalia
Publisher: Kirit Gosalia

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304. What is the thought inflow (Bhav asrav)?
The auxiliary cause of the material bondage or the principle cause of the thought bondage is called the thought inflow.
305. What is the material inflow (Dravya asrav)?
The principle cause of the material bondage or the auxiliary cause of the thought bondage is called the material inflow.
306. What is the difference between types of bondage (Prakruti bandh) and the
intensity of bondage (Anubhag bandh)?
The group of karma matter (Karman skandh) with different individual types and with different natural strengths of their own can have relationships with the soul in the form of bondage. This process is called types of bondage (Prakruti bandh). where as the same group of karman matter having different intensity at the time of fruition is called the intensity of bondage (Anubhag bandh).
307. In general, the reason for the types of bondage is the vibratory activity of the soul
(Yog). Can one be more specific about this?
With a specific desire for a certain food, a man accepts specific types of food, but, when he is hungry then he does not have a particular desire. He wants to satisfy his hunger, so he eats ordinary types of food. Similarly, the soul with his vibratory activity (Yog) accepts only pleasure producing feeling karma (Shata vedniya karma). But, if the soul's feeling are now associated with passions, then accepts many different types of karma.
Chapter # 2.8 Types of inflow of karma.
308.
Considering from the causal point of view for types of bondage' (Prakruti bandh), how many subtypes of inflow are there?
There are five subtypes:
1. Wrong belief (Mithyatva) 2. Vowlessness (Avirati) 3. Carelessness (Pramad) 4. Passions (Kashay) 5. Vibratory activity or psychophysical activity (Yog)