Articles on Bondage and Liberation
परिणामादो बंधो मुक्खो
By डॉ. कमलचन्द सोगाणी · Jain Vidya, 2013
The text presents verses from the Jain text *Ashtapahud* by Acharya Kundakunda, along with a commentary. It describes the qualities of an ideal ascetic, emphasizing equanimity in all dualities. The ascetic is said to maintain equal-mindedness toward enemies…
Jaina Dharma: A Little Known Faith For Deeper Understanding and Enriching Life
By Vincent Sekhar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2003
The article outlines the fundamental principles and distinctive features of Jaina Dharma to deepen understanding and enrich life. It notes that Jainism emphasizes discovering what is true and holy through interreligious dialogue and that reading about other…
परदव्वादो दुग्गड़
Jain Vidya, 1990
The text presents a Jain philosophical teaching on bondage and liberation. It states that a being attached to external substances (paradravya) becomes bound by various types of karmas. In contrast, a being free from attachment to external substances attains…
The Doctrine of Karma in Jainism
By Y. Krishan · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1982
Y. Krishan’s comprehensive essay delineates the Jain doctrine of karma and highlights its distinctive features. Jainism holds that karman is a form of fine, subtle matter (pudgala) with the property of downward gravity. Infinite atoms of karman pervade space…