Obeisance to Siddhas
(Supreme Liberated Souls)
MOKSHA MARG PRAKASHAK
(The Illuminator of the Path of Liberation)
By
Acharyakalp Pt. Todamalji, Jaipur
CONTENTS
Chapter 1
- PROLOGUE
- Characteristics of Arhantas
- Characteristics of Siddhas (Liberated Souls)
- General Characteristics of Jaina Monks: Acharya, Upadhyaya and Sadhus
- Characteristics of Acharya (Chief of Congregation of Monks)
- Characteristics of Upadhyaya (Preceptor Monk)
- Characteristics of Sadhu (Ascetic Monk)
- Purpose of Adoration
- Accomplishment of Purpose from Arhantas, etc.
- Purpose of Observing Benediction (Mangalaacharan)
- Authenticity of This Book and Scriptural Tradition
- A Word About This Book
- Negation of Writing False Words
- Shastras worth Reading & Listening
- Traits of a Discourser
- Characteristics of Listeners
- Special Characteristics of the listeners (of Jaina-Shastras)
- Meaningfulness of Moksha Marg Prakashak Shastra
Chapter 2
- Nature Of Mundane Existence
- Diagnosis Of Karmic Bondage
- Establishing Eternity Of Karmic Bondage
- Distinctiveness Of Soul And Karmas
- Obscuring (Ghati) & Non-Obscuring (Aghati) Karmas And Their Function
- Destruction Of Jiva's Natural Functioning And Assembling Of External Things By Strengthless Material Karma
- Process Of New Bondage
- Yoga (Vibratory Activity) The Cause Of Prakriti Bandh (Type-Bondage) And Pradesh Bandh (Space-Bondage)
- Duration & Fruition Bondage Caused By Passions
- Transformation Of Insentient Matter-Particles (Atoms) Into Appropriate Species Of Karmas
- State Of Existence Of Bonded Karmas
- The Ripening (Operative State) Of Bonded Karmas
- Characteristics Of Dravya-Karmas & Bhava-Karmas
- Characteristics And Tendency Of Nokarmas (Quasi-Passions)
- Nitya (Eternal) Nigoda And Itara (Non-Eternal) Nigoda State Of Jiva
- States Of Jiva Caused Due To The Disease Of Karmic Bondage
- Dependent Functioning Of Mati-Jnan
- Dependent Functioning Of Shrut-Jnana (Scriptural Knowledge)
- Functioning Of Clairvoyance, Telepathy & Omniscience
- Functioning Of Ocular, Non-Ocular, Clairvoyant And Omni-Perception
- Functioning of Knowledge & Perception
- Jiva's State Due to Rise of Mohaniya-Karma
- Jiva's Condition Due to the Rise of Darshan-Moha (Faith-deluding) Karma
- Jiva's Condition Due to the Rise of Charitra Moha
- Jiva's Condition Due to Rise of Antaraya-Karma
(Obstructive Karma)
- Jiva's Condition Due to Rise of Vedniya-Karma (Feeling-producing Karma)
- Jiva's Condition Due to Rise of Ayu (Life) Karma
- Jiva's Condition Due to Rise of Nama-Karma
(Physique-making Karma)
- Jiva's Condition Due to Rise of Gotra-Karma
(Status-determining Karma)