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Soul Science: Samayasara by Jain Ācārya Kundakunda
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Ayu (Life span in the four realms determining Karma) [4].
Nama (Physique determining Karma) [93].
Gotra (Status determining Karma) [2].
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Antarāya (Hindrance causing Karma) [5].
Out of these, four are called Ghatiya Karma (obscuring Karma), and remaining are known as Aghātiyā Karma (Non-obscuring Karma). Karma which obscure strength of some attributes of the soul are known as obscuring Karma. These are Jñānāvaraṇīya, Darśanavaraṇīya, Mohaniya, and Antarāya. The remaining four Karma affect the physical body (and its association with external things), not the soul. These are known as non- obscuring. It may be noted in this regard that an Arahanta is free from all the four obscuring Karma and a Siddha is free from all the eight Karma.
In the above list of 8 Karma or 8 Prakṛti of Karma, the number written in the bracket at the end of every name gives the number of Uttara Prakṛti (subPrakṛti) of the related Karma. Thus there are 5 Uttara Prakṛti of Jnānāvaraṇīya Karma, 9 Uttara Prakṛti of Darśanāvaraṇīya, ..., 93 Uttara Prakṛti of Năma Karma, and 5 Uttara Prakṛti of Antarāya Karma. In all there are 148 Uttara Prakṛti.
(1) Jñānāvaraṇīya (Knowledge obscuring Karma): Due to the fruition (Udaya) of this Karma the knowing ability of the soul is reduced. In absence of this Karma the soul would have infinite knowledge.
(2) Darśanāvaraniya (Perception obscuring Karma): Due to the fruition (Udaya) of this Karma the perception ability of the soul is obscured. In absence of this Karma the soul would have infinite perception.
(3) Vedaniya (Feeling Karma): Due to the fruition (Udaya) of this Karma the feeling of pain and pleasure is produced. In absence of this Karma there would not be any sensual pain or pleasure. So long as physical body exists, this Karma also exists, and so long as this Karma exists, the pain and pleasure associated with the physical body may also exist (However, despite the Udaya of Vedaniya Karma, an Arahanta does not experience pain or pleasure due to the total destruction of Mohaniya Karma).
(4) Mohaniya (Deluding Karma): It is of two types: (i) Darśana Mohaniya (belief deluding) (ii) Caritra Mohaniya (conduct deluding). Due to the fruition (Udaya) of the Darśana Mohaniya Karma, the soul forgets the Self and believes in its I-ness with the associated body, mind, emotions, wealth, etc.
Due to the fruition (Udaya) of the Caritra Mohaniya Karma, the living being
