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Samuyasära
Chapter - 5
have some karma left in the state of non-production which come to rise after he has been enlightened. When such karma, bound in the pre-enlightenment period, gives its fruit, the soul may be degraded and loses some faith in the ultimate aspects of the soul. In that case, inspite of being a samyagdrsti, affection and attachment to aliens produce bhāva karma and bhava āśrava which ultimately result in dravya äśrava and bondage of new karma. The author explains the process by using the analogy of the digestion and metabolism of foodstuffs. It is well known that the conversion of food into vital tissues of biological importance is a slow process. The food has to pass through various stages of digestive process in various digestive organs and is acted upon by various digestive juices at each stage-in stomach, intestines etc. Ultimately by the lengthy and intricate processes of catabolism and anabolism the proteins of the food stuffs are converted into the proteins of the tissues and become flesh, blood, marrow, bones and other vital tissues of the body. Similarly, the complex processes of karma brings about the fruition and subsequent bondage even after the achievement of enlightenment and right vision.
[The relative 'non-bondage of karma for the samyagdrsti should not understood in absolute sense).
(Idi pamcamo āsavādhiyāro samatto)
[Here ends the fifth chapter on Āśrava (Cause of Influx of Karmic Matter).]
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