Types of Karma (Jainism)
In Jainism, the principle of karma relates morality to the soul's cycle through life, death and rebirth.
Moral actions accrue karma, which remain in the soul throughout the cycle, until liberation is achieved.
The non-harming category (aghātiyā karmas) is responsible for the reborn soul's physical and mental circumstances (nāam), longevity (āayu), spiritual potential (gotra) and experience of pleasant and unpleasant sensations (vedanīya).
In addition to these four darshanavarana karmas there are five others which produce physio-psychological conditions in which the sense organs are not active, and which, therefore, exclude all possibility of perception.
[9] The darshana mahonia-karma causes a disturbance of the knowledge of the religious truth inherent in the jiva by natural disposition.
The disturbance of the conduct is produced through the sixteen passions (kasaya), the six emotions with are categorised as non-passions (nokasaya) and the three genders (veda).
[11] The four main passions are krodha (anger), maya (deceitfulness), mana (pride) and lobha (greed).
The karmas are literally bound on account of the stickiness of the soul due to existence of various passions or mental dispositions [12] Each of these is separated into 4 sub divisions, according to the intensity of their manifestation.
The second one is apratyakhyanavarana (hindering and non-renunciation) It makes impossible every reninciation, but allows the existence of true belief and lasts for one year.
The Nokasayas or the six non-passions are: hasya (laughing, joking or making fun of), rati (prejudicial liking or impartiality), arati (improper conduct) soka (sorrow), bhaya (fear), and jugupsa (disgust).
They are of two types:[25] The vedaniya karma or feeling producing karmas are of two types:[10] With gods and men the sata vedaniya is predominant, although, also with the former at the time of the downfall from the celestial world, and with the latter through cold and heat, death and accident, pain can be produced.
