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Ganin : A teacher who acts as the chief of a group of monks. A ganin may, alternatively, be a
person who teaches the Jain canon and other scholarly disciplines to the monks. Harinaigamesin : Indra's ambassador and chief of infantry. This god was worshipped popularly during
later Vedic times. It was believed that he had the power to bestow children. He was also
known as Naigamesin or Naigama. Karma : This according to Jain belief, consists of subtle particles that stick to the soul, veiling its
true nature. Karmas are of eight kinds : 1. Jianavarana : Karma that veils true knowledge. 2. Darśanīvarana : Karma that veils one's vision and ordinary power of understanding. 3. Mohaniya : Karma that tempts the soul towards attachment to things. 4. Antarāya : Obstructive karma that acts as an impediment to a man's realisation of his
human, moral and spiritual goals. 5. Vedani ya : Karma that causes feelings of happiness or pain. 6. Ayuşya : Karma which is responsible for making a being live a life in various worlds of
existence. 7. Nama : Karma which causes beings to move or rest. This is the karma which gives a
man a good or a bad name. Näma is also responsible for the state (jäti) one is born in.
8. Gotra : Karma responsible for the higher or lower status of a person. Kayotsarga: A posture for meditation, in which the Yogi remains standing, free of thoughts and desires. Kevala-knowledge : A knowledge in which everything that happens in the world is cognised. This know.
ledge embraces all time: past, present and future, as well as all states of being, conscious or material.
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