Asravatva, Āsravatva, Asrava-tva: 1 definition
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsĀsravatva (आस्रवत्व) refers to the “state of influx of karma”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he speaks about the state of influx of karma (āsravatvam) of the three (trayāṇāṃ) activities (yogānām)]—The body of embodied souls attaches to bad karmas through actions which possess constant exertion and which kill living beings”.
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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