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1. Knowledge-obscuring (Jñanavarana) karman obscures the pure and
perfect knowledge. 2. Intuition-obscuring (Darsanāvarna) karman obscures the pure and
perfect intuition. 3. Feeling-producing (Vedniya) karman holds up the self-generated
bliss and produces pleasure and pain, joy and grief (in worldly life). 4. Deluding (Mohaniya, karman produces delusion -- metaphysical
and ethical — and : (a) prevents the innate ability of belief in truth,
(b) destroys equanimity of conduct. 5. Life-span-determining (Ayusya) karman determines the biological
species as well as the duration of life-span. 6. Body-making (Nāma) karman embodies the bodiless soul and deter
mines the diversities and individual traits. 7. Status-determining (Gotra) karman determines the status and family
conditions. 8. Energy-obstructing (Antarāya) karman obstructs/suppresses the spiri
tual energy.
Each of these primary species is divided into several sub-species which could be further subdivided into a large number. The total number of subspecies is 148. (See p. xiii) Groups and Sub-species of Karman
It is obvious from tbe above that karman obscures, obstructs, cripples and distorts the innate characteristic qualities of the pure soul. But all the eight main species described above do not possess the same degree of potency of defilement. The eight species are thus divided into two groups : (a) Destroying (Ghātin) karman and (b) Non-destroying (Aghātin) karman. The former group cripples and distorts the innate qualities of the soul while the latter one, though unable to obscure any
