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(5) Āyu (Life span in the four realms determining Karma) [4]. (6) Nāma (Physique determining Karma) [93]. (7) Gotra (Status determining Karma) [2]. (8) Antarāya (Hindrance causing Karma) [5].
Out of these, four are called Ghātiyā 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, Darśanāvaraṇīya, 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 Praksti of Karma, the number written in the bracket at the end of every name gives the number of Uttara Praksti (subPraksti) of the related Karma. Thus there are 5 Uttara Prakrti of Inānāvaraṇīya Karma, 9 Uttara Praksti of Darśanāvaraṇīya, ..., 93 Uttara Praksti of Nāma Karma, ..., and 5 Uttara Prakřti of Antarāya Karma . In all there are 148 Uttara Praksti. (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) Darśanāvaranīya (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) Vedaniyà (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 Mohanīya Karma). (4) Mohanīya (Deluding Karma): It is of two types: (i) Darśana Mohanīya (belief deluding) (ii) Căritra Mohanīya (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 Mohanīya Karma, the living being
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