Primer of Jain Principles

Author(s): Kirit Gosalia
Publisher: Kirit Gosalia

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231. What is meant by fruition of karma in the soul (Jiva vipaki karma)?
Here the karmas' fruition occurs in the soul.
232.
What describes the fruition of karma in material substance (Pudgal vipaki karma)?
Here the fruition of karma occurs in matter, i.e. the body.
233. What describes the fruition of karma in the worldly existence (Bhav vipaki
karma)?
Here fruition of the karma keeps the living being in the transmigratory cycle.
234. What is meant by the fruition of karma for area/region (Kshetra vipaki karma)?
The fruition of these karma is the reason why the soul retains the shape of the previous body while traveling to another body.
235. What describes the transit of the soul in the cosmic space from one body to
another body (Vigrah gati)?
Upon the death, the soul leaves one body, and travels to the origin of another body to take new birth. This is the transit time of the soul in the cosmic space.
236. How many different types of destructive karma are there?
There are forty seven types and subtypes:
1. Knowledge obscuring karma (5) 2. Perception obscuring karma (9) 3. Deluding karma (28) 4. Obstructive karma (5)
237. How many different types of non-destructive karma are there?
There are 101 types and subtypes:
1. Feeling karma (2) 2. Life-span determining karma (4) 3. Body karma (93) 4. Status determining karma (2)