Outlines of Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 011084
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Mehta
Publisher: Jain Mission Society Bangalore
Publication Year: 1954
Total Pages: 195
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 7 MB

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DOCTRINE OF KARMA
143 4. The binding of physical body with electric and karmic
bodies. 5. The binding of transformable body with previous trans
formable body. 6. The binding of transformable body with electric body. 7. The binding of transformable body with karmic body. 8. The binding of transformable body with electric and karmic
bodies. 9. The binding of projectable body with previous projectable
body. 10. The binding of projectable body with electric body. II. The binding of projectable body with karmic body. 12. The binding of projectable body with electric and karmic
bodies. 13. The binding of electric body with previous electric body. 14. The binding of electric body with karmic body. 15. The binding of karmic body with previous karmic body. Certain types of bodies are not bound with some particular
types of bodies as for instance, physical body has no binding with transformable body and so on. Hence, the bindings are
only fifteen in number. 5 Sanghātanas-Sanghātana is a type of scraping as a rake gathers
together the grass that has scattered about. According to the five bodies there are five sanghātan.z-numa karma : The scraping of the matter of the physical body, of the transformable body, of the projectable body, of the electric body,
and of the karmic body. 6 Firmnesses of the Joints of Physical Body-Vajra-ysabha
nīrāca-sa mhanana is an excellent joining in which two bones are hooked into one another, ysabha-nārāca-samhanana is not so firm, nārāca-samhanana is still weaker, ardhanārāca-samhanana is a joining which is on one side like the preceding one, whilst on the other, the bones are simply pressed together and nailed, kilika-sanhanana is a weak joining by which the bones are merely pressed together and nailed, and serārta-samhanana is quite a weak joining in which the ends of the bones only touch one another.