Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes the nature of fruition (anubhava) which is verse 8.22 of the English translation of the Tattvartha Sutra which represents the essentials of Jainism and Jain dharma and deals with the basics on Karma, Cosmology, Ethics, Celestial beings and Liberation. The Tattvarthasutra is authorative among both Digambara and Shvetambara. This is verse 22 of the chapter Bondage of Karmas and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 8.22 - The nature of fruition (anubhava)
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 8.22:
स यथानाम ॥ ८.२२ ॥
sa yathānāma || 8.22 ||
The nature of fruition is according to the names of the karmas. (22)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: [सः] यह अनुभाग बन्ध [यथानाम] कर्मों के नाम के अनुसार ही होता है।
Anvayartha: [sah] yaha anubhaga bandha [yathanama] karmom ke nama ke anusara hi hota hai |
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
The disciple says, “The ripening of karmas accumulated formerly is fruition. We admit this. But we do not know this other thing. Is fruition according to the nature of karmas or otherwise? “Yes,” says the author. Fruition is according to the nature of the species of karmas enumerated. This is declared in the next sūtra.
The fruit of knowledge-covering (jñānāvaraṇa) karma is absence of knowledge. The effect of perception-covering (darśanāvaraṇa) karma is to obscure perception. Thus the effects of all karmas are significant and are true to their meanings. Hence there is agreement between the several types of karmas and their fruition–anubhava.