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33. THE NATURE OF KARMA In this chapter are explained the eight divisions of Karma, with their subdivisions. These eight, and the number of their subdivisions are as follows:
jñānavaraniya, acts leading to obstruction of right knowledge, 5 kinds darśanavaraniya, acts leading to obstruction of right faith vedaniya, acts leading to experience of pain or pleasure mohaniya, acts leading to delusion
26 " or 28 āyuşka, acts determining the length of life nāma, determining name, or individuality (with 103 subdivisions) 2 " gotra, acts determining the family of gotra antarāya, acts preventing entry upon path of salvation
5 " The text then tells of the mass (number of atoms), place, time, and development of Karma.
The illustration of JM (fig. 136, misplaced in the manuscript with Chapter 35) is the familiar subject of Mahāvīra preaching, this time to three monks. DV (fig. 137) shows a Tirthamkara ornamented and attended, in the manner which is variously used to indicate him before his descent from heaven to earth in his final birth, or at the time of his first sermon after enlightenment (samavasarana), or as a perfected being in Sitā." I have no photograph for HV.
JP has two paintings with this chapter. The first (fig. 134), placed at the beginning of the chapter shows a monk preaching, presumably Mahāvīra delivering the sermon that constitutes this discussion of Karma. He is seated in a pleasant grove, where birds are plentiful and trees are in blossom.
The second painting of JP (fig. 135) has two registers, in both of which sits a monk preaching, while a woman dances before him. In the top register a drummer accompanies her, while in the lower register the accompanist seems to be keeping time with cymbals or triangles. The text offers no clue to this scene, and it may illustrate some story which would appear in a commentary if I had one for this chapter.
constitutes this disca monk preachingapter. The first
1 See in connection with illustrations to Chapters 1 and 28.
