Doctrine of Karman in Jain Philosophy

Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Vijibai Jivanlal Panalal Charity Fund Mumbai

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11.)
THE DOCTRINE OF KARMAN
belief". But, secondly, the word darśana has also the meaning "the recognition of a thing in its general outlines or in its notional generality." (Jacobi ad Tattv. I, 1), i.e., formaliter indistinct knowledge. Here the darśana mentioned in the second place is dealt with : for the sake of brevity and for lack of a better word, we translate it by "undifferentiated cognition". According to the 4 species of undifferentiated cognition there are 4 species of the darśanāvarana-karman, namely :
1. cakṣur-darśanāvaraņa-k which produces the obscuration of
the darśana conditional upon the eye, 2. acakşur-darśanāvarana-k which causes the obscuration of
the undifferentiated cognition, conditional upon the other senses and the organ of thinking, avadhi-darśanāvarana-k which causes the obscuration of the
transcendental undifferentiated cognition of material things, 4. kevala-darsanăvarana-k which hinders the absolute un
differentiated cognition (the counterpart of the omni
science). The last mentioned k hinders completely; the three others produce under certain circumstances only a disturbance of the respective cognition-faculties.
In addition to these 4 darśanāvarana-ks come still 5 others which produce physio-psychological conditions in which the sense-organs are not active, and which, therefore, exclude all possibility of perception. These are the 5 nidrā-ks,“ sleep-ks ", namely :
1. nidrā-k which produces a light, pleasant slumber, out of
which the sleeper is already aroused by the clicking of finger-nails. nidrānidrā-k which produces a deep slumber, out of which the sleeper can only be awakened by being shaken violently, pracalā-k which causes a sound sleep, that overtakes a person when sitting or standing upright (cf. Desi-kośa
VI, 6), 4. pracaläpracalā-k which produces an exceedingly intensive
sleep, that overcomes a person while walking, 5. styānagyddhi- (styānarddhi-) k which causes somnambu
lism, acting in an unconscious state.
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1 A manahparyāya-darśana does not exist, because, through the transcendental knowledge of the thoughts of others, the details and not the general outlines are recognised (Kg. I, 22b).