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TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA: INFLUX : 99
Darsanaviśuddhirvinayasampannatā śīlavratesvanaticăroabhīksanani jñānopayogasami vegausaktitasya tyāgatapasi sarghasādhusamādhivaiyávrtya karanamarhadācāryabahuśrutapravacanabhaktirāvasyakā parihānirmārgaprabhāvanā pravacanavatsalatvamiti
tīrthakrttvasya || 23 || Purity of views and attitude, humble and respectful attitude
towards things spiritual, flawless adherence to righteousness and vows, continuous endeavour in gaining (right) knowledge and ever present desire for spiritual salvation, renunciation and penance as per one's capacity, to ensure well-being and to serve the four-fold order, in general, and the ordained ascetics, in particular, deep devotion towards the preceptors, the masters, the learned, and the words of the Lords Prophets (contained in the canonical literature), unfaltering adherence to the daily spiritual practices designated as Āvasyakas or necessary-practices, to promote the path (of spiritual salvation) and affection towards the faithfuls results in the influx (and bondage) of the kind of karma-matter that go into the making of the Lord Prophet's physique. (21-23)
7. Causes Of The Influx Of Status Determining Karma - • Parātmanindāpraśamse sadasadgunācchādanodbhā
vane ca nicairgotrasya || 24 |||
Tadviparyayo nicairvrttyanutsekau cottarasya || 25 ||| To condemn others, and praise the self; to conceal the existing
qualities (of others) and to boast of the non-existent ones (in the self) results in the influx (and the bondage) into the soulfield of the Nīca-gotra--karma or low status giving karma. The opposite of the abovementioned and the humble attitude and lack of pride results in the influx (and bondage) of the high status giving karma. (24–25)
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