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Tattvārthasūtra
For instance, the fruition of life-karma of an animal or a human being is not possible through life in hell. And the fruition of faith-deluding karma is not possible through conduct-deluding karma and vice-versa.
The disciple says, "The ripening of karmas accumulated formerly is fruition. We admit this. But we do not know this other thing. Is fruition according to the nature of karmas or otherwise? "Yes," says the author. Fruition is according to the nature of the species of karmas enumerated. This is declared in the next sūtra.
स यथानाम ॥२२॥
[सः] यह अनुभव (अनुभाग) [ यथानाम ] कर्मों के नाम के अनुसार ही होता है।
The nature of fruition is according to the names of the karmas.
The fruit of knowledge-covering (jñānāvaraṇa) karma is absence of knowledge. The effect of perception-covering (darśanāvaraṇa) karma is to obscure perception. Thus the effects of all karmas are significant and are true to their meanings. Hence there is agreement between the several types of karmas and their fruition-anubhava.
It is understood that ripening is fruition - anubhava. Now do the experienced karmas continue to remain as ornaments, or do they fall off losing their strength and vigour?
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