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THE SUBTYPES OF NAME-KARMAS
That (karma) on the rise of which a living being attains another birth is the state of existence. It is of four kinds—the infernal state of existence, the animal state of existence, the celestial state of existence and the human state of existenoo. That which causes birth as an infernal being is the name-karma of the infernal state of existence. Similarly, it must be understood with regard to the rest.
Among them, without deviating from the states of existenco aforesaid, the grouping together of beings which are alike is jati or class. That which is the cause of this is the name-karma of class. It is of five kinds—the class of beings with one sense, the class of beings with two senses, the class of beings with three senses, the class of beings with four senses, the class of beings with five senses. That, on the rise of which a being is called one-sensed, is the name-karma of the class of one-sensed beings. Similarly, it must be understood with regard to the rest.
That, on the rise of which a body is attained by a soul, is the name-karma of body. It is of five kindsthe gross physical body peculiar to animals and men, the transformable body made up of fine matter capable of modification in form and stature, the translocation body, the electric body and the karmic body. Their peculiarities have been explained already.
That, on the rise of which the chief and secondary parts of the body are distinguished, is the name-karma of the limbs and minor limbs. It is of three kinds—the limbs and minor limbs of the gross physical body, the limbs and minor limbs of the transformable body and the limbs and minor limbs of the translocation body.
That, which causes the formation of the body with the several parts in their proper places, is the name-karma of formation (nirmāņa). It is of two kinds, fixing the position and fixing the size. It determines the position and size of the eyes and so on in conformity with the class of beings. Formation is that which is formed by this name-karma of formation.
The close union or consolidation of the particles of matter, acquired on the rise of physique-making karma, is the name
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