Doctrine of Karman in Jain Philosophy

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

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THE DOCTRINE OF KARMAN
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2. labha-antarāya-k hinders receiving. When it operates, a
person is not capable of receiving a present, although a friendly giver and a suitable present are there, and the de
mand for the latter has been effective. 3. bhoga-antarāya-k hinders the enjoyment of something which
can only be taken once (such as eating and drinking). 4. upabhoga-antarāya-k hinders the enjoyment of something
which can be repeatedly used (such as a dwelling, cloth
ing, women). 5. virya-antarāya-k hinders the will-power. When it operates,
even a strong, full-grown man is incapable of bending a
blade of grass. The total number of the karman-species is as follows:
I jñānāvarana-ks II darśanāvarana-ks III vedaniya-ks IV mohaniya-ks Vāyus-ks VI năma-k-s VII gotra-ks VIII antarāya-ks
Total
148 This is the total number of the karma-prakrtis which can exist in potentia (sattā).
If the realisation (udaya) of the ks is taken into consideration, the entire number amounts only to 122. The 5
ndhana-n-ks and the 5 samghātana-n-ks are in that case not included as they are then thought to exist implicite in the 5 sarira-n-ks. The colour, odour, taste and touch ks are only reckoned as 4 species (instead of 20), because the sub-divisions are not taken into consideration.
The total number of the ks which can be newly assimilated by the soul is assumed to be 120. The two mohaniya-ks" samyagmithyātva" and “samyaktva” cannot, it must be noted, be bound by the jīva, because they are, according to their nature, merely reduced mith yātva. They must be therefore subtracted from the 122 ks of the udaya, so that the total number of the ks in bandha is 120.
The karma-prakytis can be classified into groups from different aspects. I give here only the most important of these classifications (according to Kg II, 1 et seq.), the others follow by themselves out