Outlines of Jainism

Author(s): J L Jaini, F W Thomas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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METAPHYSICS : VII. KINDS OF KARMA
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of touch: (1) light, (2) heavy, (3) soft, (4) hard, (5) rough, (6) smooth, (7) cold, and (8) hot;
Four ānupūrvi-näma-karmas, determining the condition and character of the state of existence to which the soul is proceeding after leaving its present body.
B. The next large division of nama-karma comprises apinda-prakritis, non-concrete qualities. These have twenty-eight main subdivisions as follows:
Eight kinds of prakritis: (1) upaghāta, having a body fatal to oneself, as ostrich's feathers, antelope's antlers, the navel of the musk-deer, etc.; (2) paraghūtu, having a body likely to be fatal to others, e.g. lion's teeth, claws, etc.; (3)ātapa, warm body; (4) uddyota, brilliant body ;(5) uchchhvāsa, respiration ; (6-7) vihūyo-gati, the ability to move or fly in the air, approved and not approved ; (8) agurulaghu, body which is neither heavy nor light;
Ten kinds of prakritis, which are: (1) trasa, body of a movable soul ; (2) bādara, heavy or gross ; (3) sthira, steady or stationary ; (4) paryāpta, complete ; (5) pratyeka, peculiar or individual ; (6) śubha, auspicious ; (7) subhāgya, fortunate; (8) susvara, sweet-voiced ; (9) adeya, influential; (10) yasah-kīrti, fainous;
Ten opposite kinds of prakritis: (1) sthāvara, body of an immovable soul; (2) sūkshma, fine; (3) asthira, unsteady ; (4) aparyāpta, incomplete; (5) sādhūrana, shared with others; (6) asubha, inauspicious; (7) durbhagya, unfortunate; (8) duḥsvaru, harsh-toned; (9) anādeya, without influence; (10) apayaśaḥ, infamous.
II. Āyuh-karma determines the duration of existence and relates to the four kinds of existence of (1) gods,