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writing constitute about 5 lakhs of ślokas and Śvetāmbara literature comes to about two lakhs of slokas.
In the Svetāmbara tradition, the earliest independent work on the karma theory is the Karma Prakrti of sivasarma Suri. It has 475 gathas. Acārya has discussed in his work the eight processes of the kārmic mechanism like bandhanakarana, sankramanakarana, udvartanākaraṇa, apavartanākaraṇa, udiranākaraņa, upasamnākaraņa, nidhattikarana and nikācunākaraña.
There is also a description of the concepts of udaya and sattā of kārmic matter, There is a commentary (Cūrni) on this book. There are other commentaries (tīkā) written on this work ācāryas like Malayagiri and Yasovijaya. They are in sanskrt. Ācārya Sivašarma has also written a šataka on karma theory and Malayagiri has written a commentary on this. Candrarși Mahattara, a disciple of Pārsvarsi has written pañcasangraha and syopajñavrtti on the karma theory. There is also a Digambara 'vork called Prākst Pañcasangraha which is earlier than this work. It appears that the Digambara work was not found to be consistent with the āgamic version. Therefore, Candrarşi Mahattara wrote this (new) Pañeasangraha. Acārya Malayagiri has written a saṁskșt commentary on this. There are other works like Karmavipāka, Karma-stava, Bandba-svāmitva, Saptatikā and Sataka. There are svopajñabhāşyas also on these works. Devendrasuri has written five works on karmı theory based on the early works on this subject. In this way, we find there is abundant literature in the Jaina śāstras on the theories of karma.
KARMA THEORY AND THE OTHER DOCTRINES
Before we study the nature of the theory of karma, it would be necessary to examine the other theories which attempt to explain the inevitable equality among man. Several theories have been presented. We mention a few of them like Kālavāda, Svabhāvavāda, Niyativāda Yadschhavada, Bhūtavāds, Puruşavāda, Daivavada, & Puruşārthavāda.?
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