09 Tatvas Flashcards
9 tatva
jiv ajiv asrav bandh punya pap samvar nirjara moksh
jiv
soul or living being
conciousness
ajiv
nonliving substances which include all the remaining 5 substances (dravyas)
asrav
causes the bondage of karma
bandha
characteristics of bondage of karma
punya
merit or karma of good deeds
pap
sin or transgression or karma of bad deeds
samvar
stoppage of attachment of new karma
nirjara
eshaustion of the accumulated karma
moksh
state of toal liberation from all karma
why technically there r only 7 tatvas
bc punya and pap r the result of ashrav n can be categorized under ashrav
jiv and ajiv
related to dravyas / the univers
jiv means soul
ajiv means matter, dharma, adharma, space and time
in theory of karma - ajiv refers to karma/only karmic matter
ashrav causes
mithyatva avirati pramad kashay yog
mithyatva
a persons illusion, which includes wrong
conviction and wrong knowledge of reality
Avirati
Lack of self-restraint or vowlessness
Pramäda
Spiritual laziness or unawareness
Kashäya
Passions like anger, ego, deceit, greed, and lust