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INFLUX OF THE TWO INFATUATING KARMAS: 179 the influx of the first kind are mentioned first.
केवलिश्रतसंघधर्मदेवावर्णवादो दर्शनमोहस्य ॥१३॥ Kevaliśrutasamghadharmadevāvarnavādo darśanamohasya
(13) 13. Attributing faults to the omniscient, the scriptures, the congregation of ascetics, the true religion and the celestial beings, leads to the influx of faith-deluding karmas.
The souls completely freed from the knowledge-obsouring karmas are the omniscients. They possess perfect knowledge. The works composed by the chief disciples of Tirthamkaras based on their teachings are the scriptures. The fraternity of Ascetics is the congregation of ascetics. The religion consists in non-injury and is based on the teachings of the scriptures. The four orders of celestial beings have been described already. (Chapter IV). Attributing faults to, or slandering, the great ones described above is 'avarnavāda'. This is the cause of the influx of faith-deluding karmas. Faults may be attributed in the following ways. “The omniscients eat morsels of food and conduct themselves like ordinary men. The scriptures recommend meat-eating and drinking of wine. The ascetics are base-born and are lacking in cleanliness etc. The religion taught by Lord Jina (Tirtharnkara) is devoid of merit. Those who follow it will be reborn as demons. The celestial beings eat meat and drink wine."
The causes of the influx of the second variety are described below.
कषायोदयात्तीवपरिणामश्चारित्रमोहस्य ll 88 11
Kaşāyodayāttivrapariņāmaścăritramohasya (14) · 14. Intense feelings induced by the rise of the passions cause the influx of the conduct-deluding karmas.
The passions-anger, pride, deceitfulness and greed-have been described. Rise is ripening. Intense feelings owing to the rise of the passions are the cause of influx of conductinfatuating karmas.
Therein, one's own being actuated by passions and causing passions in others, blaming the conduct of the ascetics, embracing the guise of an ascetic and vows with a distressed mind
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