Pracalapracala, Pracalāpracalā, Pracala-pracala: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Prachalaprachala.
In Jainism
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Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmasPracalāpracalā (प्रचलाप्रचला) refers to “heavy drowsiness” one of the eight divisions of Darśanāvaraṇa, or “perception obscuring (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 heavy drowsiness karmas (pracalāpracalā)? The karmas the rise of which cause movement of head, body etc and discharge of saliva from the mouth while drowsy (i.e. sleeping even in sitting posture) are called heavy drowsiness inducing karmas. Pracalāpracalā is also known as Pracalāpracalādarśanāvaraṇa or Pracalāpracalādarśanāvaraṇīya.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 8.7 - The nine kinds of perception-covering karma (darśanāvaraṇa) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]
Verse 10.2 - The annihilation of all karmas is liberation (mokṣa) < [Chapter 10 - Liberation]
Verse 9.1 - Definition of saṃvara (stoppage of karmas) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 1.2: types of karma < [Appendices]
Tattva 4: Pāpa (sin) < [Appendix 1.4: The nine tattvas]