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Tattvartha Sutra
Tattvartha Sutra
naked eye. These particles or atoms of karma are attracted to the soul. They bind themselves to the soul, thereby 'polluting' it. If one commits evil deeds, the soul is bound with the karma particles of evil deeds. Every soul suffers according to the quantity and quality of the particles bound to it. The cycle of birth and death is determined by these karma particles. When all the karma particles are destroyed or shed the soul attains liberation.
analogy will explain. A criminal can have his sentence reduced if he shows genuine remorse and repentance but he may still have to go to jail and suffer for a short time. The repentance and related activity can be called the shedding of karmas and jail sentence is the effect which he can not avoid. This way, man has to suffer, to a certain extent, from the effects of his bad deeds.
Bondage (bandh) This entity explains the mechanism and mathematics of bondage of karma particles to a soul.
Inrush/Influx (ashrava). The process of the movement of karmas towards the soul is called influx. Any activity will result in the influx of karma particles and the soul will receive layers of these particles. The wind blowing dust in a particular direction can be compared to the bondage of karma with the soul.
Liberation(moksha). After having gone through the complete process of wiping out karmas and having suffered the 'sentence' conferred, the soul is finally free. This is nirvana or moksha--the final emancipation.
Stoppage (Samvar) Now we know what influx is, the next points to consider are how the particles of karma can be prevented from approaching the soul and how to keep the soul free of karma particles. This can be achieved by following the path of enlightened conduct. If we use the parallel in the above example, it would simply involve closing a window in a house to stop the dust getting in
MATI-SHRUTA-AVDHI-MANAHPARYAY-KEVLANI GYANAM 1-9 Knowledge is divided into five categories(1) Sensory knowledge or empirical knowledge. (2) Verbal or literal or articulate knowledge (3) Clairvoyance (4) Telepathy or mind reading (5) Omniscience Sensory knowledge- Knowledge, of which the sense organs and the mind are the instrumental causes. Literal knowledge- Knowledge of scriptures is acquired through studying Clairvoyance- Direct and clear knowledge of material objects
The shedding of karmas (nirjara). What about the dust already accumulated in the house? The house itself must be wiped clean. This wiping process is the shedding of the karma particles. But one cannot completely clean the soul by wiping out the dusts of karma accumulated on it. Here, another
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