Outlines of Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 011084
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Mehta
Publisher: Jain Mission Society Bangalore
Publication Year: 1954
Total Pages: 195
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 7 MB

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OUTLINES OF JAINA PHILOSOPHY 2. Intuition-obscuring karma (darśanāvaraña), Ž. Feeling-producing karma (vedanīya ), 4. Belief and conduct-obstructing karma nohaniya), 5. Age-determining karma (āyus ), 6. Personality-determining karma (nāman), 7. Status-determining karma (gotra), 8. Power-hindering karma ( antarāya).
Each of these eight species is divided into a number of subspecies (uttara-prakytis). The latter can be further classified into yet smaller sub-divisions, so that the entire number of karmas is exceedingly large. For our present purpose, only the eight chief species and the 158 sub-species are of importance. KNOWLEDGE-OBSCURING KARMA
That karma which obscures the knowing faculty of soul is known as knowledge-obscuring karma, i.e., jñānāvarana karma. It is divided into five sub-species ( uttara prakrtis ) according to the five kinds of knowledge : 1. Mati-jñānāvaraṇa karma.-It causes the obscuration of the
knowledge acquired through the media of senses and mind. 2. Sruta-jñānāvarṇa karma-It produces the obscuration of the
knowledge acquired by reading or hearing scriptures or by
the words of an authority. 3. Avadhi-jñānāvaraṇa karma.—It hinders direct knowledge of
material objects. 4. Manahparyāya-jñānāvaraṇa karma.-It obscures transcend
ental knowledge of the thoughts of others. 5. Kevala-jñānāvarana karma.-It hinders the faculty of omni
science inherent in a soul by natural disposition. INTUITION-OBSCURING KARMA
This kind of karma is called darśanāvarana karma. In Jaina philosophy, the word 'darśana’ is used to signify two meanings. Firstly, it means belief, opinion, or faith. Secondly, it has also the meaning the awareness of an object or the cognition of a thing in its general form. It is the first stage of knowledge which is known as indistinct knowledge. In ‘darśanāvarana karma 'the
1 Karma-grantha, I, 4; I, 9.