Book Title: Jaina Karmaology
Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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________________ (d) 82 Supplementary Notes 1. The commentary deals with the following points : (a) It describes the secondary species related with each of the eight primary species. All of them count 97. (b) The numerical terms for different kinds of primary species are to be taken in terms of coupling compound followed by adjectival compound so that the kinds are respectively related in the order of primary species of aph. 8.4. (c) There is no necessity for a term 'second' in 8.5 as it is implied by remainder The term 'kinds' is applied to each numeral in 8.5. The corresponding meaning of this aph. 8.5 is, thus, as follows: The knowledge-obscuring karma has five sub-species. (ii) The conation-obscuring karma has nine sub-species. The feeling-producing karma has two sub-species. (iv) The deluding karma has twenty eight sub-species. (v) The life-span determining karma has four sub-species. (vi) The physique-making karma has forty two sub-species. (vii) The status-determining karma has two sub-species. (viii) The obstructive karma has five sub-species. All these secondary species make up 97. 2. The details of these secondary species are given in the following aphorisms from 8.6 to 8.13 later. 3. The later karma literature elaborates the secondary species. There are many of them which have further sub-classifications. These species are termed as tertiary species. The physique-making karma requires specific mention in this regard. Besides the forty two secondary species indicated in 8.5, there are 67, 93 and 103 sub-species of this karma when tertiary species of these sub-species are counted. The deluding karma also has tertiary species. They will be detailed under aph. 8.9 and 8.11. These tertiary species are also called subspecies. Hence, the total number of sub-species may be. 97, 122, 148, 158 or 168. However, if the major sub-species of physique-making karma are taken as two in terms of (i) auspicious and (ii) inauspicious and one disregards its tertiary sub-species, the total number of secodary species becomes only 57 ( 5+9+2+28+4+2+5=57 ). And if major subspecies of deluding karma are also taken as two in terms of (i) faithdeluding and (ii) conduct-deluding and one dis-regards its tertiary species, the total number of sub-species comes at 31 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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