Punya and Paap Karma

Author(s): Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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Punya and Päp Karma
Process of Bondage and Separation or Kamma At every moment all 8 categories of (4 Ghäti and 4 Aghäti) karma together produce their results and then they get separated from the soul. At every moment 7 of 8 categories of new karma are attached to the soul and only once in a life time a soul acquires Ayu (age determining) karma of the next life Only the Mohaniya karma is responsible for the bondage of new karma of all 8 categories.
Darshan Mohaniya - Mithyatva
Chäritra Mohaniya - Kashäya and non-spiritual conduct together In the absence of Mohaniya karma, no new karma are attached to the soul even though the other karma; Jnänävaraniya, Darshanävaraniya, Antaraya, Vedaniya, Näma, Gotra, and Ayu Karma are present. In the absence of Mohaniya Karma, theoretically one can say that Iryäpathic Karma are being attached to the soul due to activities of body, speech, and mind. However these karma have no power to degrade a person spiritually and hence they are not considered in this spiritual aspect of the presentation.