Bandha (also karma-bandha), translated as bondage, refers to the assimilation of karmic matter by the soul, which happens when the soul is influenced by passions and results in a mutual association between the soul and karmas. This association does not destroy the inherent properties of either, but affects their functions to varying degrees. Bandha (Bondage) comes immediately after the asrava (influx of karmas).
Overview According to the Jain text Tattvartha sutra (in shloka 8.1), the activities that causes the bondage (or bandha) are: Wrong belief (mithyā-darśana) Non-abstinence (avirati) Negligence (pramāda) Passions (kaṣāya)
According to the Jain text Samayasāra, a right believer is free from the karma-bandha i.e. bondage.
Champat Rai Jain, an influential Jain writer of the 20th century in his book The Key of Knowledge wrote:
Classification The bondage is of four kinds according to the Tattvartha sutra (in shloka 8.3): according to the nature or species (prakṛti) of karma depending upon the duration (sthiti) of karma fruition (anubhava/anubhāga) of karma the quantity of space-points (pradeśa) of karma
See also Types of Karma
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