Duhkhavipaka, Duḥkhavipāka, Duhkha-vipaka: 1 definition

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Source: HereNow4u: Jain Dharma ka Maulika Itihasa (2)

Duḥkhavipāka (दुःखविपाक) or “painful result” refers to a section of the Vipāka-sūtra, one of the Dvādaśāṅgī (twelve Aṅgas) of Jainism.—Vipākasūtra is the 11th Aṅga.  It has 2 Śrutaskaṇdha, 20 chapters, 20 topics, 20 sub topics and numerous verses, limited discourses and numerous verses. The present available text has 1216 verses. The main aim of this text is to enlighten about the retribution for good or evil actions. It has two sections - Painful result (duḥkhavipāka) and Pleasuable result (sukhavipāka). Kārmika law is a prominent and significant doctrine of Jain Dharma. This text is very useful to cite the examples about kārmika law. [...] The first part (duḥkhavipāka) narrates about such ten persons, who due to their evil deeds had to undergo many hardships and could get themselves relieved from the hardship.

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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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