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
4. SAMKRAMA. Ps. 890 et seq., KP. 68 b et seq., cf. Tattv. VIII 22 c. Under certain circumstances a karman-species can realise itself as another one, whether this is itself bound or not. Thus, e.g., a bound mati-jñānāvarana-k can manifest itself as a likewise bound śruta-jñānā. varaņa-k, or "bound uccairgotra-k as a nicair-gotra-k even when the latter has not been bound. This transformation of one karman into another is called samkrama. "samkramaḥ prakstisthityanubhāgapradeśānām anyakarmarūpatayā sthitānām anyakarmasvarūpena vyavasthāpanam” (KP 2 a). It can only take place between the uttaraprakytis of a mūla-prakyti, not between different müla-praktis. It is not possible between 4 āyus and between darśana-mohaniya and caritramohaniya nor between the different kinds of darśana-mohaniya-k.