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3. That karma by reason of which, the person lives in the human state with a physical body. It is called Manushāyuh-karma.
4. is that karma by reason of which, the entity lives as an animal, with a body as found among animals. (This includes worms, birds, vegetables, bears, etc.) Tiryanchāyuh-karma.
The āyuh karma determines the state, in which the entity has to stay, and is caused by the words,
and thoughts, and actions in the previous life imme· diately next backwards.
Subdivisions of Class 6. There are 103 subdivisions of this karma. It is called Nāma karma. (Name karma). It gives the personality ; and when destroyed or rather removed, the soul does not pass through these mixed phases of matter and spirit ; when worked out, the nature of the individual is the same all the time, his personality is fixed, and it is a continuous life, a soul in the purest condition. The 103 kinds are grouped as follows:
14 which are called 'Collective karmas',
the collective stuff of the various kar
mas. 8 which are called "pratyeka prakriti
karmas.
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