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    What are Astkarma

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    Astha-karma (Ashta-karmā) are the eight main kinds of karmic matter described in Jain philosophy that bind the soul and affect its experience in births and lives.

    • Ghātiyā karmas (destructive to the soul’s true nature)
    1) Jñānāvaraṇīya — knowledge-obscuring 2) Darśhanāvaraṇīya — perception-obscuring 3) Mohanīya — deluding 4) Antarāya — obstructing (obstructs energy/efforts)
    • Aghātiyā karmas (non-destructive to the soul’s pure nature but shaping worldly experiences)
    5) Vedanīya — feeling/pleasure and pain 6) Nāma — body/form determining 7) Gotra — status/family determining 8) Ayuḥ (Āyu) — life-span determining

    Notes

    • This is the standard eightfold division recognized by both Śvetāmbara and Digambara traditions; the explanations and sub-types may vary slightly between traditions, but the core list is the same.
    • On attaining kevala-jñāna (omniscience), the four ghātiyā karmas are destroyed, and at final liberation the four aghātiyā karmas are shed.

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