Book Title: Religion and Philosophy of the Jainas
Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi
Publisher: Jain International Ahmedabad

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________________ IMPELLENT FORCES, THE CAUSES OF KARMAS 113 we should not have, or in spite of our wish not to have, evil thoughts about people, still we have them, such as thoughts of revenge, thoughts of cheating other people, of deceiving them, of hurting them, etc., and so we generate karmas. 2. Lack of control of the sense of touch. taste, smell, sight, hearing. 7. Lack of control of the mind or senses in regard to living beings not having the power of locomotion and whose bodies are particles of earth - earthbeings. 8. Lack... locomotion and whose bodies are particles of water – water-beings. 9. Lack... locomotion and whose bodies are particles of air - airbeings. 10. Lack.... locomotion and whose bodies are particles of fire - firebeings. Jl. Lack of control of the mind or senses in relation to vegetables. 12. Lack of control of the mind or senses in relation to living beings that have the power of locomotion. 3. Kasāya (Passions) : Literally, unclean moral nature. An unclean moral nature is the third inpellent force by reason of which karma is generated, Kasāya is moral uncleanness, and there are 25 states taken into consideration as being states which, when the person is in, become the cause of the generation of karma. 1 to 4 Four degrees of anger. 5 to 8 Four degrees of pride. 9 to 12 Four degrees of deceitfulness. 13 to 16 Four degrees of greed. 17 to 25 The same as the remaining mohiniya kumas, laughing and joking, etc, down to the neuter sex passion These are the same states as the 25 last mohaniya 177385 only here the point of view is that when in any one or sites RELI Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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