Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti)
by K. C. Lalwani | 1973 | 185,989 words
The English translation of the Bhagavati-sutra which is the fifth Jaina Agama (canonical literature). It is a large encyclopedic work in the form of a dialogue where Mahavira replies to various question. The present form of the Sutra dates to the fifth century A.D. Abhayadeva Suri wrote a vritti (commentary) on the Bhagavati in A.D. 1071. In his J...
Chapter 4: On deeds
...in the city of Rājagṛha, till raised the following question:
A. 195. Bhante! How many are the deeds (kiriyā)?
A. 195. Gautama! Deeds have been said to be five, viz,, physical, instrumental, etc. State the whole Chapter on ‘Deeds,’ (in the Prqjñāpaṇā Sūtra), without omission, till especially more are the deeds based on passions.
So they are. You are right.
Chapter Four ends.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
Q. 195. An endeavour incited by karma or a wicked thing has been called kiriyā (kriyā), which is to be distinguished from, another word yoga which refers to the activities of the body, speech and mind. Or to reverse the position, any activity is kiriyā which gives karma bondage.
Such activities are of five types, physical, instrumental, etc., whose further division gives twenty-five types. The Prajñapaṇā Sūtra, Pada one, has aṇ exhaustive treatment on the subject.