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No Tirthankar Lords in the past have considered bhavitavyata
to be the cause of pain. Infinite Tirthankara Lords have
believed and preached one’s own karmas to be the cause of
pain. The medium or the person responsible for causing that
pain is due to bhavitavyata.

Thus, Tirthankar Bhagwants have clearly distinguished the
roles of karma and bhavitavyata.

Good and bad karmas result in the joys and sorrows caused
andthe specific person or medium who becomes instrumental
in causing them is due to bhavitavyata.

After understanding this principle, can someone say that,
“Everything works in accordance with bhavitavyata ? All
the joys and sorrows experienced at all times are decided by
bhavitavyata.”

This is mere ignorance related to Jainism. Isn’t it a total
contradiction of innumerable Tirthankar Lord’s teachings ?
How can true followers have this ignorance and contradict
Lord’s beliefs in this way. They are not in sync with Jainism’s
ideologies and speak according to their own free will. This is
not Jainism in the true sense.

Thus, according to Jainism, these 5 factors contribute to the
accomplishment of any task. They all co-ordinate but still
maintain their individuality. Each contribute differently and
are not capable enough to take one another’s place.
Kamlata Brahmani was under the false belief that, “My destiny
is such that I still have to commit sins further. Thus, she again
started a marital life with the shepherd. Her belief was wrong
because, the job of fortune (destiny) is just to create favourable
or unfavourable circumstances. But the job of committing
sins is the department of one’s own purushartha (efforts).

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