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OUTLINES OF KARMA IN JAINISM
Each of these eight species is divided into a number of sub-species (uttaraprakrti) The latter can be further classified into yet smaller sub-divisions, so that the entire number of karmas is exceedingly large Por our present purpose, only the eight chief species and the 158 sud-species are of importance KNOWLEDGE-OBSCURING KARMA
That karma which obscures the knowing faculty of soul is known as knowledgeobscuring karma, 1.e., jnanavarana karma It is divided into five sub-species (uttara prakrtis) according to the five kinds of knowledge ? 1 Matr-jnanavarana karma -It causes the obscuration of the knowledge acquired
through the media of senses and mind. 2. Sruta-nandvatna karma It produces the obscuration of the knowledge acquired
by reading or hearing scriptures or by the words of an authority 3 Avadhi-jnanavarana karma -It hinders direct knowledge of material objects 4 Manghpatya; a-jnanavarana karma -It obscures transcendental knowledge of the
thoughts of others 5 Kevala-nanavarana karma -It hinders the faculty of omni-science inherent in a
soul by natural disposition INTUITION-OBSCURING KARMA
This kind of karma is called darsanavarana karma In Jaina philosophy, the word 'darsana' is used to signify two meanings First, it means belief, opinion, or faith Secondly, it has also the meaning the awareness of an object or the cognition of a thing in its general form It is the first stage of knoweldge which is known as mdistinct knowledge In ,darsanavarana karma' the word 'darsana' is meant to signify thesecond meaning It can be translated as intuition, indeterminate perception, indistinct knowledge, undifferentiated cognition, or perception in the sense of general cognition Tbat karma which obscures the faculty of intution is called intuition-obscu ring karma. It is of nine subspecies according to the four species of intuition and five kinds of sleep 1
1. Caksurdarsanavarana karma-It produces the obscuration of the intuition conditional upon the eye
2 Acaksurdarsnavarana karma--This species causes the obstruction of the intuition conditional upon the four senses (other than the eye) and mind
3 Avadh-darsanavarana karma-It binders the faculty of transcendental intuition of material things
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Karma-grantha, I, 4; 1,9 Karma grantha, 1, 10-12
| SR No. | 010772 |
| Book Title | Ratnamuni Smruti Granth |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Vijaymuni Shastri, Harishankar Sharma |
| Publisher | Gurudev Smruti Granth Samiti |
| Publication Year | 1964 |
| Total Pages | 687 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 21 MB |