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 19
There are other numerous classifications and sub-divisions of this Karmas and these are listed below
(AA) Pind Prakrities--There are fourteen classifications of these with sixty five (seventy five elsewhere) sub-classification. (BB) Pratayek Prakrities-These are of eight types. (CC) Tras Prakrities-These are of ten types. (DD) Sthavara Prakrities - These are of ten types.
Thus there are forty two main classes and ninety three subclasses (one hundred three elsewhere) of Physique determining Karma. Each main class with subdetails is listed below with its functions (this is according to Doctrine of Karma in Jain Philosophy by Dr. Glasenapp.
25. F. (AA) The 14 Pinda-Prokrities with 65 subcategories---
(a) States of Existence (Gati) Four
(i) deva gati Naam Karma bestows the celestial state of existence.
(ii) manusya-gati-naam karma-bestows the human state of existence.
(iii) tiryag-gati-naam-karma-bestows the animal state of exi
stence.
(iv) Narak-gati-naam-karma-bestows the infernal state of existence.
(b) Classes of Beings (Jati) Five
(i) ekendriya-jati-naam-karma-causes birth as a being with
one sense.
(ii) dvindriya-jati-naam-karma-causes birth as a being with
two senses.
(iii) trindriya-jati-naam-karma-causes birth as a being with three senses.
(iv) Chaturindriya-jati-naam-karma-causes birth as a being with four senses.
(v) Panchendriya-jati-naam-karma-causes birth as a being with five senses.
(c) Bodies (Sharir) Five
(i) audarika-sharira-naam-karma-gives the gross physical body peculiar to animals and men.