Apratyakhyanavaraniya, Apratyākhyānāvaraṇīya, Apratyakhyana-avaraniya: 1 definition

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

Apratyākhyānāvaraṇīya (अप्रत्याख्यानावरणीय) is another name for Apratyākhāna, or “partial-vow-preventing passions”, representing the “four mild levels” of the four passions (e.g., krodha, ‘anger’; māna, ‘pride’; māyā, ‘deceit’; lobha, ‘greed’) and forms one of the four main divisions of the Kaṣāya (“passions”) classification of of  Cāritramohanīya “conduct deluding (karmas)” according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8.

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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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