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CHAPTER VIII
BONDAGE OF KARMA
Influx has been explained. Bondage which comes immediately after influx is to be described now. And first the causes of bondage are mentioned, as these are antecedent to bondage.
मिथ्यादर्शनाविरतिप्रमादकषाययोगा बन्धहेतवः ॥१॥ Mithyādarśanāvirati pramadakaṣāyayogā bandhahetavaḥ (1)
1. Wrong belief, non-abstinence, negligence, passions and activities are the causes of bondage.
Wrong faith has been explained. Where has it been explained ? It has been explained under the sutra, 'Belief in things as they are constitutes right faith'. And also in describing influx, the opposite of right faith has been explained under activities, as that which tends to misbelief. Abstinence has been described. Non-abstinence must be understood to be the opposite of abstinence. Negligence is included in misinterpreting the injunctions and indifference to observe them. It is indifference to laudable activities. The passions-anger, pride, deceitfulness and greed-with their subdivisions have been explained. Where? Under the sutra, "The subdivisions of the former are the senses, the passions, etc. (VI, 5) Activities have been explained as three, namely bodily activity, mental activity and speech. Where? Under the sutra, "The action of the body, the organ of speech and the mind is called yoga (activity).' Wrong belief is .of two kinds, natural and derived from teaching. The manifestation of disbelief in the true nature of reality, on the rise of perversity-karma, without teaching by others, is the first variety. The second variety, which is based on the teaching of others, is of four kinds namely kriyāvādi, akriyāvādi, ajñānika and vainayika. Or it is of five kinds—absolutistic (one-sided) attitude, contrary attitude, doubtful attitude (scepticism), non-discriminating attitude and ignorant attitude. The identification of a thing and its
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