Book Title: Jain Path or Path of Conqueror
Author(s): Kundkundacharya, Mathew Mckay
Publisher: Jain Sahitya Samiti Agra

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________________ i 15 ] 113. The war conducted by the warriors is waged by the king; so says the world. Similarly (it is said that) knowledge obscnring Karmas etc, are caused by the soul from the practical standpoint. 114. The soul produces, causes, binds causes, binds causes to modify, and assimilate Karmic matter. This, speaking from the practical standpoint, is correct. 115. As the King from the practical standpoint, is said to be the producer of "Vices and Virtues." (in the subjects) so the soul, from the practical standpoint, is said to be the producer of the modifications of matter (i.e. merits and demerits). 116. Generally four causes have been said to be the maker of Karmic bondage. And they should be knowu to be wrong belief, vowlessness, passions, and soul's vibratory activity. 117. And agains of these (four) thirteen divisions have been described from delusion up to the end of the (spiritual Astage of) vibrating perfect soul. 118. From the real standpoint these (are) unconscious (i.e. non-soul), because (they are) produced by the operation of material Karmas. Though they use the Karmas, the soul (is) never the enjoyer of them (from the real standpoint). 119. Because these .spiritual stages, (the real) causes (of bondage), bind Karmas, therelore the soul (is) not the doer (of them really), but the spiritual stages cause the Karmas. 120. As the conscious attentiveness of the soul (is) not other than itself; if anger also be, not other than the sou),

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