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Jains believe that karma is a physical substance that is everywhere in the universe. Karma particles are attracted to the soul by the actions of that soul. Karma particles are attracted when we do, think, or say things, when we kill something, when we lie, when we steal and so on.
The karmas have effect only when they are bound to the consciousness. This binding of the karma to the consciousness is called bandha. [10] However, the yoga or the activities alone do not produce bondage. Out of the many causes of bondage, passion is considered as the main cause of bondage.
Sthavara nama karma, which, causes a body (of plants and elementary beings) that cannot be moved voluntarily. Suksma nama karma gives (to elementary beings) a subtle body, imperceptible to our senses. Aparyapta nama karma causes that the organs or faculties of a being do not attain full development, but remain undeveloped.
Rather than assume that moral rewards and retribution are the work of a divine judge, the Jains believe that there is an innate moral order to the cosmos, self-regulating through the workings of karma. Morality and ethics are important, not because of the personal whim of a fictional god, but because a life that is led in agreement with moral ...
Vedanīya karma - Karmas that cause feelings of happiness and unhappiness. Nāma karma - Karmas that determine the type of body the soul will take birth in. Āyushya karma - Karmas that determine life span of the body the soul will take birth in. Gotra karma - Karmas that determine whether one is born in a high status family or a low status family.
Jain scriptures speak of twelve stages through which the soul achieves this goal. A soul who has attained kevala jnana is called a kevalin ( केवलिन् ). [ 3 ] According to the Jains, only kevalins can comprehend objects in all aspects and manifestations; others are only capable of partial knowledge.
Jainism does not believe in an intermediate state like some schools of Buddhism, instead the souls is seen as "leaping like a monkey" in a sheath of subtle karmas from the dead body to a new body. [105] Karma is believed to obscure and obstruct the innate nature and striving of the soul, as well as its spiritual potential in the next rebirth. [106]
Jain texts make a clear distinction between the Sallekhana and suicide. [42] Its dualistic theology differentiates between soul and matter. The soul is reborn in the Jain belief based on accumulated karma, how one dies contributes to the karma accumulation, and a pious death reduces the negative karmic attachments.