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(22) They perform various actions and experience happiness and sorrow as a result of their consequences or fruits. They are also influenced by the inherent impressions of past lives. The tradition of these past life impressions is also called Basana or Karma. In addition, the term 'Ashaya' is also used in Yoga Darshan to explain the meaning of Karma. The term Ashaya is also found in the Saanspadarshan.
Generally, the terms Dharma-Adharma, Ashta, and Sanskar are also used in other Darshanas. But mainly these two words have been used in Nyaya and Vaisheshik Darshanas.
Darshanas that believe in rebirth, called Atmajati Darshanas, have to accept Karma for the realization of rebirth. Due to the different processes of these Darshanas, or due to the difference in opinion, the nature of Karma has been understood differently. It is certain that the Atmavadis have used the aforementioned terms like Basana, Karma, etc. to explain Karma.
We will further elaborate on the meaning of the term Karma as accepted by Jain Darshan. The views of different Darshanas on Karma and its consequences.
The contemplation of Karma and its fruits is an inherent tendency of human life. Every individual wants to see what the result of whatever he does is? Based on this experience, he also decides what actions he should perform to achieve what results. Thus, the entire historical, social, and religious thinking of human civilization has been making Karma and its fruits its subject of thought in some form or the other.
From the point of view of thinking about Karma and its fruits, all the Darshanas of the world can be divided into two parts. One Darshan is those who believe that the cause-and-effect tradition related to Karma is limited to this life only. They do not believe that after the destruction of this body, its actions continue in the tradition.