Jaina Karmaology

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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Jaina Karmology (5+9+2+2+4+2+2+5=31) only. Thus, we have the following number of Sub-species under different considerations :
31
57
107
S. No. Sub-species
Reason (1)
Taking only two major sub-species each of deluding and physique-making karma into account. Taking two major sub-species of physiquemaking karma only into account. Taking aph. 8.5 into account avoiding tertiary species. Taking tertiary sub-species of deluding and physique-making karma into account as per 8.5 adding ten additional varieties of body karma as
in (g) below. 122
Taking 2 major sub-species of deluding karma and 93 sub-species of physique-making karma
into account. (5+9+2+2+4+93+2+5) 148
Taking tertiary sub-species of deluding and physique-making karma into account as per 8.5.
(5+9+2+28+4+93+2+5) 158
Taking individual and group sub-species into account involving 10 additional tertiary species
of body karma. (5+9+2+28+4+(93+10)+2+5) 168
Taking the 20 sub-species of touch, taste, smell and colour as auspicious and inauspicious-both (thus, increasing the numer by 20.
(5+9+2+28+4+(93+20)+ 2+5) The next aphorism describes about what are the five subspecies of the first karma of knowledge-obscuring one :
MATI-ŠRUTA-AVADHI-MANAH-PARYAYA-KEVALĀNĀM. 8.6
There is obscuration of five types of knowledges - (i) sensory (ii) vocable or scriptural (iii) clairvoyance (iv) telepathy and (v) omniscience. (Thus, there are five sub-species of knowledge-obscuring karma in terms of sensory knowledge-obscuring karma etc.) 8.6