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TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA
CHAPTER-8 THE BONDAGE
I n the order of description of fundamental verities, the AśravaI tattva or the ‘Influx’ was described in the sixth chapter. In this chapter the venerable author describes the Bandha-tattva or the fundamental of (karmic) 'Bondage'.
Causes Of Bondage - • Mithyādarśanāviratipramādakasāyayogā bandhahet
avah || 1 || The causes of bondage of karma-matter with the soul are - False
view or false inclination, absence of discipline, negligence, passions and the activities of the mind, body and speech. (1)
Bondage - • Sakasāyatvajjīvaha karmano yogyān pudgalānādatte
|| 2 || • Sa bandhaḥ || 3 ||
Due to passions the soul gets attached to the material particles of
karma. This is termed as bondage. (2-3)
Types Of Bondages - • Prakrtisthityānubhāvapradeśāstadvidhayah || 4 || The types of bondage are - Quality-bondage, Durational-bondage,
Intensity of bondage and Quantity-bondage. (4)
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