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OUTLINES OF JAINA PHILOSOPHY
AGE-DETERMINING KARMA
It confers on a being a certain quantum of life in any one of the four states of existence. The following are the four subspecies of ayus karma : 1. Deva-āyus--It determines the celestial age. 2. Manusva-avus-The human age is determined by it. 3. Tiryag-ayus—This determines the age of animal life. 4. Naraka-āyus—The age of hellish beings is determined by it. PERSONALITY-DETERMINING KARMA
It causes the individual diversities of souls. It is known as nāma karma. The number of its sub-species is 103. These subspecies are mostly quoted in a fixed succession in four groups : pinda-prakytis, pratyeka-prakytis, trasa-dasaka, and sthāvaradasaka. The names of the causes of these sub-species are according to the names of the sub-species. (a) Pinda-praktis—There are seventy-five sub-species in this group: 4 States of Existence-Celestial state of existence, human state of
existence, animal state of existence, and hellish state of
existence. 5 Classes of Beings-A being with one sense, two senses, three
senses, four senses, and five senses. 5 Bodies-Physical body of animals (including vegetable kingdom)
and human beings, transformable body of fine matter, projectable body of pure matter, electric body, and karmic
body. 3 Chief and Secondary parts of Bodies—The chief and secondary
parts of the physical body, of the transformable body, and of the projectable body. The electric body and the karmic
body have no parts. 15 Bindings :
1. The binding of physical body with previous physical body. 2. The binding of physical body with electric body. 3. The binding of physical body with karmic body.
1 Doctrine of Karman in Jain Philosophy, p. II.
