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with the aid of the other works on the subject. It is, however, important to note here that the eight kinds of karmas are divisible into two main types, the ghātiyā, and the aghātiyā, of which the former comprises the first, second, fourth and eighth classes described above, and the latter, the remaining four.
The reason for the distinction lies in the fact that while the former actually affect and interfere with the natural attributes and properties of the soul, the latter are mainly concerned with its environments, surroundings and bodies. Hence are the former known as ghātiyā which means inimical, and the latter, aghātiyā (a=not+ghātiyā).
The ghātiyā may further be divided into (a) those that are directly controllable by the soul, and (b) those which are not so controllable, but which can be affected indirectly through those of the class (a). The different kinds of energies falling under the Mohanīya group all belong to the class (a) because they may be directly destroyed by self-restraint and exertion on the part of the soul. The following classification of karmas (see Table on the next page) tends to facilitate the study of the subject and will be found useful by those who are not familiar with it.
Jain, Champat Rai, The Key of Knowledge, p. 622-626.
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