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________________ METAPHYSICS : VII. KINDS OF KARMA 33 Four gatis, or kinds of states of existence : (1) of gods, (2) of denizens of hell, (3) of human beings, (4) of non-human beings, as animals, insects, plants, and mineral beings: Five jātis, or kinds of living beings: (1) with the sense of touch only, (2) with senses of touch and taste, (3) with touch, taste, and smell, (4) with touch, taste, smell, and sight, and (5) with touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing; Five śarīras, or bodies: (1) audārika, the physical body of all men and animals, (2) vaikriyika, the body of gods and denizens of hell, (3) āhāraka, the special body of saints in doubt (sec p. 44), (4) taijasa, the magnetic, and (5) kārmana, or karmic, bodies of all embodied souls; Three angopā ngas, members and sub-members, relating to (1) audūrika, (2) vaikriyika, and (3)āhūraka, bodies. The anga-nāma-karma is of many kinds, as being siro-nāma (head), uro-nāma (breast or chest), prishtha-nāma (back), būhu-nāma (arins), udaranāma (stomach), and pāda - nāma (feet). The upanga-nāma-karma is sparsa-nāma (touch), rasa - nāma (taste) ghrūna-nāma (smell), chakshur-nāma (sight), and śrotra-nāma (hearing); the upāngas of siro-nāma (head) are also many, as forehead, skull, palate, cheek, chin, teeth, lips, brow, eyes, ears, nostrils, etc.; Two sthāna(or vihāyaḥ)-nāma-karmas, relating to pramāna, size, and nirmūna, position of members. To" bind”, i.e. keep these members and sub-members
SR No.007587
Book TitleOutlines of Jainism
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJ L Jaini, F W Thomas
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication Year1916
Total Pages208
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size9 MB
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