Naam karma (nama-karma) Jain dharma ki ek mukhya karm ki shreni hai. Isse jeev ko paas sakta hai:

• yeh jiva ke shareer ke roop, shaktiyan, aur anya visheshtaon ko nirdharit karta hai (jaise shareer ki banaawat, rang, awaaz, sparsh, aayu, aishvarya, adi).
• iske antargat 42 prakar ya varg hote hain jinhe “pinda” aur “sthavara” prakriti ke roop mein bataya jata hai. inhi se janam-kaar, shareer ki banaavat, aur anek samayik guna tay hote hain.
• aam taur par four mukhya khand maana jata: shareer ki rachna (pind), jaati/staatus (gotra), aayu (life-span), aur abhigraha/anga sambandhi visheshtaen (anupurvi, etc.). In sabhi ka yog mil kar vyakti ke roop, shakti, aur jeevan ki gatiyon ko prabhavit karta hai.

Dharmik drishti se:

• Naam karma par keval achhe karmo ka prabhav nahi padta; iske sath vyakti ki niyat aur vyavhaar bhi iske prabhav ko badal sakte hain.
• Digambar aur Shvetambar dono paramparaon me Naam-karma ko maanyata milti hai, lekin terminology ya vyakhya ki kuch nuances alag ho sakti hain.

Aap is vishay par adhik samajhne ke liye yeh jaan-kari padh sakte hain:

• Naam Karma ki vibhinn prakar aur sankhya par ek saral overview. You can read more here