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amounts to slandering the omniscient Lords. It would be easy to conceive of similar examples that would indicate slandering of the scriptures etc.
Sutra 15 states that acutely perverted mode of soul by virtue of the rise of defilement leads to character-related deluding Karma. Räg and Dwesh (attachment and aversion) are the basic defiling instincts. They are usually expressed in the form of anger, pride, deception and greed, which are known as Kashäys. Such instincts can operate in mild or acute form. When it is mild, the person may stay more or less vigilant about it. As such, there is scope for overcoming it.
When, however, it operates in acute form, it is hard to maintain vigilance. Under the impact of such defilement, one tends to think that whatever he does is right. For instance, an angry or arrogant person would feel that he has the reason to be angry or to be proud (his pride actually happens to be arrogance) of his achievement. He thus considers his behavior justified and sees no reason to overcome his defilement. The operation of acute defilement is therefore laid as the cause of acquiring this Karma. There are 25 types of defilement, which we are going to discuss in chapter 8
Sutras 16 and 17 deal with the causes of getting infernal, animal and sub-animal life. Indulging in very violent activity and excessive possessiveness lead to the infernal life. In other words, undertaking the violent activities with vigor and pleasure, too much attachment for the belongings, trying to accumulate too much etc. lead to the life at infernal level. Indulging in deception leads to animal or sub-animal life like microscopic beings and one sensed to four sensed beings.
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