First Steps to Jainism Part 2

Author(s): Sancheti Asso Lal, Manakmal Bhandari
Publisher: Sancheti Trust Jodhpur

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The Doctrine of Karma
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objects without the medium of eyes or other senses and the mind (which is akin to the remote knowledge).
(iv) Perfect perception obscuring Karma (Kewal Darshanvarniya)-Just like Kewal Gyanavarniya Karma, these Karma obstruct the power of the soul to realize perfect Perception or Kewal Darshan.
In addition there are five types of Perception-obscuring Karma, which relate to powers of sleep over wakefulness. These are termed ”Vedniya" as against "avaran" of four types discussed above. These are--
(i) Nidravedniya Darshanvarniya--Karma which enable such sleep from which one can wake up easily;
(ii) Nidra Nidra Vedniya Darshnavarniya Karma--which make it difficult to wake up from sleep.
(iii) Prachala Vedniya Darshnavarniya Karma--which result into sleep even while standing or sitting.
(iv) Prachala Prachala Vedniya Darshnavarniya Karmawhiche rsult in sleep even while walking.
(v) Styanagridhi Darshanavarniya Karma---which enables execution of different actions during sleep by giving considerable power during sleep.
These are the nine varieties of Perception obscuring Karma which is compared with a guard or gatekeeper not permitting free access to the soul. The reasons for acquisition of this Karma are the same as those for knowledge obscuring Karma, because as mentioned earlier Darshan is general or non-specific type of knowledge only.
It may again be clarified that though the name Darshana-varniya is used this Karma does not obscure the attribute of true faith or vision which is caused by Deluding Karma (Mohaniya Karma) which will be explained later.
25 C. Feeling Producing Karma or Vedneeya Karma
The Karma bondage which on fruition gives feeling of worldly pleasure or pain or happiness or un-happiness is called feeling producing or Vedneeya Karma. This is of two types i.e. (i) The Karma which produce pleasure or happiness are called Pleasure producing (Sata Vedneeya) Karma and (ii) those which produce