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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 6: Influx of karmas

Asātāvedanīya (असातावेदनीय).—What is the cause of unpleasant feeling (asātā-vedanīya) karmas? Misery (duḥkha), grief (śoka), agony (tāpa), moaning (ākraṇdana), injury (vadha) lamentation (paridevana), in ownself or in others or in both, lead to the influx (āsrava) of karma extending unpleasant feelings (asātā-vedanīya).

Who accrues the influx of unpleasant feeling karma? The one, who becomes unhappy / feeling of misery or makes others so, accrues unpleasant feeling karma.

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmas

Asātāvedanīya (असातावेदनीय) or Asātavedanīya refers to “unpleasant feeling” and represents one of the two types of Vedanīya, or “feeling producing (karmas)”, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8.—What is meant by unpleasant feeling (asātā-vedanīya)? It means the karmas rise of which produce unpleasant feelings amongst living beings in different states of existences are called unpleasant feeling karmas.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Asātavēdanīya (ಅಸಾತವೇದನೀಯ):—[noun] = ಅಸಾತಕರ್ಮ [asatakarma].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Vedaniya, Asata.

Full-text: Duhkha, Vedaniya, Tapa, Akrandana, Shoka, Vadha, Paridevana.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Asatavedaniya, Asātāvedanīya, Asata-vedaniya, Asātā-vedanīya, Asātavēdanīya, Asātāvēdanīya; (plurals include: Asatavedaniyas, Asātāvedanīyas, vedaniyas, vedanīyas, Asātavēdanīyas, Asātāvēdanīyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 6.11 - The nature of Unpleasant-feeling Karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]

Verse 8.26 - The types of karmas that constitute demerit (pāpa) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]

Verse 6.12 - The nature of Pleasant-feeling Karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]

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Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)

Part 3.4 - Nine Elements (4): Bandha (Bondage of karma) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]

Part 3.4 - Nine Elements (3): Asrava (influx of Karmic Pudgala to Atman or Jiva) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]

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