''Asrava'' (''āsrava'' "influx") is one of the ''

tattva According to various Indian schools of philosophy, ''tattvas'' () are the elements or aspects of reality that constitute human experience. In some traditions, they are conceived as an aspect of deity. Although the number of ''tattvas'' varie ...

'' or the fundamental reality of the world as per the

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. It refers to the influence of body and mind causing the soul to generate karma. The karmic process in

Jainism Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...

is based on seven truths or fundamental principles (''tattva'') of Jainism which explain the human predicament. Out that the seven, the four—influx (''āsrava''), bondage (''bandha''), stoppage ('' saṃvara'') and release ('' nirjarā'')—pertain to the karmic process.

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The ''āsrava'', that is, the influx of karmic occurs when the karmic particles are attracted to the soul on account of vibrations created by activities of mind, speech and body. p.112 According to the Jain text,

Tattvartha sutra ''Tattvārthasūtra'', meaning "On the Nature nowiki/>''artha''">artha.html" ;"title="nowiki/>''artha">nowiki/>''artha''of Reality 'tattva'' (also known as ''Tattvarth-adhigama-sutra'' or ''Moksha-shastra'') is an ancient Jain text writte ...

, translates S.A. Jain: The karmic inflow on account of ''yoga'' driven by passions and emotions cause a long term inflow of ''karma'' prolonging the cycle of reincarnations. On the other hand, the karmic inflows on account of actions that are not driven by passions and emotions have only a transient, short-lived karmic effect. According to Jains, ''āsrava'' refers to the influx of very fine matter particles. Champat Rai Jain in his book, ''The Key of Knowledge'' writes:

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There are two kinds of influx, namely: #that of persons with passions, which extends transmigration, and #that of persons free from passions, which prevents or shortens transmigration

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