Doctrine of Karman in Jain Philosophy

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

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JAIN PHILOSOPHY
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species of the karman, as food consumed at a meal changes itself into blood and the other humours of the body (Jacobi ad. Tattv. VIII, 5). The shares which fall to the 8 müla-prakytis differ from one another; their measure corresponds to the length of their sthiti. Āyus receives the smallest part, a greater portion goes to nāman and gotra, which both obtain equal portions. More than the latter go to the two āvaranas and antaräya, each of which gets an equal portion. Still a larger part than these falls to mohaniya ; by far the greatest of all, however, to vedaniya.
The part falling to a mūla-prakyti is then further divided among the uttara-prakytis. Among the jñānāvaranas the veiling of omniscience receives an infinitely small part (as it is sarvaghātin), the rest falls to the 4 other prakȚtis. At the darśanāvarana the part which has sarvaghāti-rasa is divided into 6 parts (for the veiling of absolute undifferentiated cognition and the 5 kinds of sleep), the remainder, provided with deśaghāti-rasa is divided into 3 parts. The part falling to vedaniya becomes completely sāta or asāta, as only one of these two can be bound. The part of the mohanīya provided with sarvaghātirasa is divided into 2 portions, one of which falls to darśana-mohaniya, the other to caritra-mohanīya. The former becomes entirely mith yātva, the latter is converted into the 12 kaşāyas. The remainder has deśaghāti-rasa and is divided into 2 parts, of which the first belongs to the 4 flaming-up passions, whilst the other falls to one of the 3 sexes, to joking and liking (or to disliking and sorrow, according to which was bound) and to fear and disgust. The part of the āyus belongs altogether to one of the 4 uttara-prakytis, as only one of them can be bound. The part of the nāman is separated into as many sub-divisions as uttara-prakytis can be bound, the sub-divisions of colour, odour, taste, touch, body, samghātana and binding obtain portions from the one particle falling to the mula-prakyti. The part of the gotra is attributed entirely to the high or low gotra, as both are not bound simultaneously. The part of the antarāya is equally distributed between the 5 uttaraprakstis.
If a certain prakrti can no more be bound in a particular gunasthāna, the quantity of matter that would fall to it, is attributed to the other praktis which belong to the same class (jāti). If also those are no more bound, the karman-particle falls to the mūla-praksti, and is divided between the still remaining parts. If also the müla-prakrti is no longer bound, it falls to another müla-praksti. For example, il nidrānidrā, pracalāpracalā and styānarddhi are no longer bound, the dravya which would fall to them becomes nidrā and pracalā, which both belong to their class. If also nidrā and pracalā are no longer capable of being bound the matter is converted into the still remain