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Q. VIII.4.4 A.VIII.3.4
What is meant by perception obscuring karma? The karma which obscures or covers the perception attribute of the soul is called perception obscuring karma.
Q. VIII.4.5 A.VIII.4.5
What is meant by feeling producing karmas? The karmas, rise of which, produce a feeling of misery or pleasure is called feeling producing karma.
Q.VIII.4.6 A.VIII.4.6
What is meant by deluding karma? The karmas which cause distraction from the self and develop a feeling of 'mine' in others are called deluding karmas.
Q.VIII.4.7 A. VIII.3.7
What is meant by lifespan determining karma? The karmas which give the living body existence in the four destinies (hell, heaven, human and sub human) are called lifespan determining karma.
Q. VIII.4.8 A.VIII.4.8
What is meant physique-making karma? The karmas rise of which gives various forms and their characteristics are called physique -making or name karma. What is meant by status determining karma? The karmas which determine the high or low status family of the living beings in the same realm is called status determining karma.
Q. VIII.4.9 A. VIII.4.9
Q.VIII.4.10 A.VIII.4.10
What is meant by obstructing karmas? The rise of which causes obstructions in the dispositions of gain, charity, enjoyment and potency is called obstructing karma.
Q.VIII.4.11
Which out of these eight types of karmas cause bondage of new karmas? Deluding karma is the only cause of bondage of new karmas.
A.VIII.4.11
Q. VIII.4.12 A. VIII.4.12
How these eight types of karmas are grouped in two classes? These can be clubbed as obscuring (gh ti ) and non-obscuring (agh ti karmas.
Q. VIII.4.13 A. VIII.4.13
What is meant by obscuring karmas? These karmas do not let the nature (main characteristics) of the soul become active fully i.e. they obscure the nature of the soul partially.
Q. VIII.4.14 A.VIII.4.14
Which are the obscuring karmas? These are the knowledge obscuring, perception obscuring, deluding and obstructing karmas.
Q. VIII.4.15 A.VIII.4.15
What are the non-obscuring karmas? The karmas which do not obscure the nature (primary attributes) of the soul are called non obscuring karmas.
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