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Ushna-sparsha Näm-karma causes a body to be warm like fire. • Snigdha-sparsha Näm-karma causes a body to be adhesive like oil. • Riksha-sparsha Näm-karma causes a body to be dry like ashes.
• Heavy, rough, dry and cold are considered to be unpleasant touches, the others pleasant. Änupurvis - Four The Änupurvi Näm-karma causes the Jiva, when one existence is finished, to go in the proper direction from the place of death to the place of his new birth. According to the 4 states of existence (celestial, human, animal, and infernal), there are 4 Anupurvi Karma, namely: • Deva Anupurvi Näm-karma.
Manushya Änupurvi Näm-karma. • Tiryancha Anupurvi Näm-karma.
• Näraka Änupurvi Näm-karma. Gaits - Movements (Vihäyo-gati) Two
Prashasta Vihayo-gati Näm-karma causes a being to move in a pleasant manner like one finds with oxen, elephants and geese. Aprashasta Vihayo-gati Näm-karma causes an ugly manner of motion like one finds with camels
and donkeys. Eight Pratyeka Prakritis
Paräghäta Näm-karma gives superiority over others and prevents one from being injured or overcome by others. Uchchhaväsa Näm-karma bestows the capability of breathing. Ätapa Näm-karma causes the body of a being to emit a warm splendor even though the body is not hot.
Uddyota Näm-karma causes the transformation body of the heavenly beings and some ascetics as well as moon, stars, precious stones, herbs and shining insects to emit a cold luster. Aguru-laghu Näm-karma makes a being neither heavy nor light, i.e. causes it to possess neither absolute weight nor absolute lack of it. Tirthankar Näm-karma procures the position of a Tirthankar Nirmäna Näm-karma causes the formation of body, i.e. it causes the parts of a body of a being to
be in their right place. • Upaghäta Näm-karma causes self-torture. It produces a result such that the parts of the body of
a being (e.g. the uvula in the throat) cause itself torture. Ten Trasa Dashak Prakritis • Trasa Näm-karma gives a voluntarily movable body.
Bädara Näm-karma gives a gross body. Paryäpta Näm-karma causes the complete development of the organs and capacities of nourishment of the body, of the senses, of breathing, of speech, and of thought. Pratyeka Näm-karma causes the being to possess an individual body. Sthira Näm-karma causes the teeth, bones, etc. to be firm.
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