Consider the following statements: 1. Vardhamana Mahavira attained K

Consider the following statements:

  • 1. Vardhamana Mahavira attained Kaivalyajnana outside the town of Jrinbhikagrama, on the banks of river Rijupalika and in the field of a householder named Samaga.
  • 2. The state when the Karma particles actually begin to flow towards the Jiva to bind it is known as Asrava.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
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UPSC CAPF – 2023
Statement 1 correctly states that Vardhamana Mahavira attained Kaivalyajnana (omniscience) outside the town of Jrinbhikagrama, on the banks of the river Rijupalika, under a Sal tree in the field of a householder named Samaga.
Statement 2 accurately defines Asrava as the influx of karma particles into the soul (Jiva), which is the initial stage in the process of karmic bondage according to Jain philosophy.
In Jainism, the path to liberation involves stopping the influx of karma (Samvara) and shedding accumulated karma (Nirjara) to attain Kevala Jnana. Asrava is one of the tattvas (fundamentals) describing the process of karma binding the soul.