Causes of karma in Jainism

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The karmic process in Jainism is based on seven truths or fundamental principles (tattva) of Jainism which explain the human predicament.[1] Out of those, four—influx (āsrava), bondage (bandha), stoppage (saṃvara) and release (nirjarā)—pertain to the karmic process.[1] Karma gets bound to the soul on account of two processes:

  • āsrava – Influx of karmas, and
  • bandha – bondage or sticking of karmas to consciousness
  1. ^ a b Soni, Jayandra (1998). Craig, E. (ed.). Jain Philosophy. London: Routledge. Archived from the original on 22 July 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2008. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |journal= ignored (help)