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Name
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Description |
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1 |
Jiva |
Living
matter or soul |
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2 |
Ajiva |
Non-living
matter |
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3 |
Punya* |
Merit;
actions which lead to good karma |
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4 |
Papa* |
Sin |
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5 |
Asrava |
The
flow of karma |
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6 |
Samvara |
The
impediment of the flow of karma |
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7 |
Bandh |
Bondage
of the soul to karma |
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8 |
Nirjara |
Destruction
of karma |
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9 |
Moksa |
Complete
deliverance from karma |
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Notes
* Not considered separate tattvas by some exponents of Jainism.
Sources
Sinclair Stevenson, Mrs. The Heart of Jainism.
London, New York: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, 1915.
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