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STAGES OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
195 will have a good name, handsome features, and a youth-time that would be enjoyable. The results of killing would be the opposite of these things, such as lameness, some incurable disease, seperation from friends and relations, sorrow, short life, misery and after that an incarnation in the low state (animal or hell).
It is the Jaina idea that kings, emperors, rulers, queens, etc., go to the nāraka state after this life as a general rule; of course, there may be exceptions. The reason is that during their life they ignore the rights of others to such an extent.
It is the mohaniya karmas which cover up the heart.
SECOND VOW
(SthŪa-Mrsāvāda-Viramana-Vrata)
Meaning
It is called in Sanskrit sthūla-mrşāvādaviramana vrata. Vāda means telling ; mrşă means falsehood.
Sthūla or gross. Gross falsehoods are those in which there is an evil intention and a knowledge that the statement is false. Five gross forms of falsehood
The following are illustrations of kinds of falsehoods :
1. Kanyālīka literally means falsehoods relating to young girls, but it is chosen to represent human beings. So one kind of falsehood is falsehood told about another person or persons.
2. Gavalika literally means falsehood relating to cows. It is used to represent any animal. Therefore, another kind of falsehood is falsehood told about animals, (such as when trying to sell them).
3. Bhūmyalika falsehood relating to footless property, sucii as ground, or goods.
4. Nyāsa-nihnava means denying that you have received it when money or other deposit has been left with you.
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