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INFLUX OF THE TWO KINDS OF OBSCURING KARMAS
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the causes of the influx of specific karmas must be described. And the causes of the influx of the first two kinds of karmas are described first. तत्प्रदोषनिह्नवमात्सर्यान्तरायासादनोपघाता ज्ञान
giarecopert: Tatpradoșanihnavamātsaryāntarāyāsādanopaghātā jñānadarśanāvaranayoḥ
(10) 10. Spite against knowledge, concealment of knowledge, non-imparting of knowledge out of envy, causing impediment to acquisition of knowledge, disregard of knowledge and disparagement of true knowledge, lead to the influx of karmas which obscure knowledge and perception.
When someone is giving an exposition of true knowledge, which is the means to the attainment of liberation, another person is spiteful and malignant in his attitude towards it. This is spite (pradoşa). A person seeking knowledge approaches a learned man. But the learned man for some reason or other conceals his knowledge saying that he is ignorant. . This is concealment of knowledge. A man is learned. And knowledge is a worthy gift to be given. But out of envy he does not teach others. This is envy (mātsarya). Impediment is placing obstacles in the way of a person's acquiring knowledge. Disregard (āsādana) is renouncing by word or deed knowledge taught by another. Blaming true knowledge or calling it false is disparagement (upaghāta). The two are not the same. Lack of veneration or non-appreciation of true knowledg is disregard. But disparagement is condemning true knowledge as false with the idea of destroying knowledge. Thus there is difference between the two.
Knowledge and perception are indicated by the term 'that' (tad) in the sutra. But it is contended that these are not the subjects under discussion, nor have these been mentioned. How, then, can these be indicated by 'that'? The reply is that it can be done from the point of view of the question. 'How is the influx of knowledge-and perception-obscuring karmas caused?' is the question. So, from the point of view of the question, 'that' refers to knowledge and perception. It means
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