First Steps to Jainism Part 2

SR No.: 001641
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sancheti Asso Lal, Manakmal Bhandari
Publisher: Sancheti Trust Jodhpur
Publication Year: 1994
Total Pages: 172
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Education
File Size: 11 MB

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The Doctrine of Karma 25
(iii) atapa-naam-karma causes the body of a being not in itself hot to emit a warm splendour.
(iv) uddyota-naam-karma causes the transformation body of the gods and ascetics, as well as moon, stars, precious stones, herbs and shining insects to emit a cold lusture.
(v) agurulaghu-naam-karma makes a being neither heavy or light i.e, causes it to possess neither absolute weight nor absolute lack of it.
(vi) tirthankara-naam-karma procures the position of a prophet.
(vii) nirmana-naam-karma causes the formation of body, i.e. it causes the members of a being to be in their right place.
(viii) upaghata-naam-karma causes selftorture. It produces result that the parts of the body of a being (e. g. the uvula in the throat) cause it torture.
28. F. (CC) The Ten trasa-prakritis (i) trasa-naam-karma gives a voluntarily movable body, (ii) badara-naam-karma gives a gross body.
(iii) paryapta-naam-karma causes the complete development of the organs (Karana) and capacities (labdhi) of nourishment, of the body, of the senses, of breathing, of speech, and of thought.
(iv) pratyeka-naam-karma causes the being to possess an indi: vidual body.
(v) sthira-naam-karma cause the teeth, bones, etc. to bc firm.
(vi) shubha-naam-karma causes the parts of the body above the anvel to be beautiful, so that, some one whom one touches with the head is glad.
(vii) subhaga-naam-karma causes some one to whom one is not under an obligation to be sympathetic to one.
(viii) susvara-naam-karma bestows a voice which is melodious.
(ix) adeya-naam-karma causes that some one is suggestive, so that his speech meets with approbation and belief.
(x) yaskirtin-karma grants honour and glory. 25. F. (DD) The Ten sthavara-prakrtis.
(i) sthavara-naam-karma causes that the body (plants and elementary beings) that cannot be moved voluntarily.
(ii) suksma-naam-karma gives (to elementary beings) a subtle body imperceptible to our senses.
(iii) aparyapta-naam-karma causes that the organs or facul