Great idea. Here’s a teen-friendly, game-based way to revise the 8 types of karma (Ashta-Karma) in Jainism, keeping the focus pure and true to Jain teachings.

Eight karmas (simple names and quick meanings for teens)

• Jnanavarniya: Knowledge-obscuring karma — hides true knowledge.
• Darshanavarniya: Perception-obscuring karma — clouds right perception.
• Antaraya: Obstructive karma — blocks the soul’s energy to do good.
• Mohniya: Deluding karma — distorts faith, thoughts, and conduct.
• Nama: Body-determining karma — shapes the body and physical traits.
• Gotra: Status-determining karma — decides social/family/position aspects.
• Vedaniya: Feeling-producing karma — causes pleasant or painful experiences.
• Ayushya: Life-span-determining karma — affects how long one lives in a form.

What to achieve with the game

• Build awareness: how actions (mental, verbal, physical) bind karma.
• Practice right conduct: encourage self-control, empathy, truth, and restraint.
• Have fun while learning: use lots of interaction, memorable props, and teamwork.
• Respect tradition: present the concepts in a simple, correct Jain framework.

A ready-to-play 60-minute game plan (fits a teen group) 1) Setup (5 minutes)

• Divide into 4–6 small teams.
• Each team gets a “Karma Card Deck” with eight cards (one for each karma name) and a small placard describing the basic meaning (one-liner) in teen-friendly language.
• A simple board or floor grid (like a Snakes-and-Ladders style path) labeled from start to Moksha-lite end in 6–8 steps.

2) Round 1: “Spot the Karma” (15 minutes)

• Each team draws a card and reads the one-liner aloud.
• Task: give a real-life teen example (age-appropriate, non-sensitive) of behavior that could bind that karma.
• The team explains why that action would obscure or shape something in the karma list.
• Quick debrief: teachers/mentors summarize the Jain principle behind that karma (e.g., how right knowledge or right conduct helps reduce binding).

3) Round 2: “Karma vs. Choices” (15 minutes)

• A short scenario is read aloud (e.g., a friend invites you to lie to avoid trouble; or you notice someone being treated unfairly).
• Teams decide: which actions would strengthen samvara (stopping new karma) and which actions would reduce asrava (influx of karma).
• Use the eight karma cards to map each choice to the corresponding karma type.
• Debrief with the Jain principle: emphasis on samvara (stoppage of influx) and nirjara (shedding karma) via right faith/knowledge/conduct.

4) Round 3: “Path to Moksha” (10 minutes)

• Teams race along the board by answering quick questions:

- Name two ghati (destructive) karmas. - Which karma helps decide lifespan or body features? - What are two ways to reduce new karma? (right knowledge, right faith, right conduct)

• Landing on certain spaces triggers a mini-reflection prompt: “What is one small daily habit you can start this week to reduce binding?”

5) Round 4: “Pledge Circle” (10 minutes)

• Each teen picks one personal pledge to practice for a week (e.g., deliberate honesty, listening more, reducing blame-games, forgiving quickly).
• Share pledges in a circle and tie to a karma type (e.g., Vedaniya helps you notice pleasant/unpleasant feelings; pledge to respond calmly to feelings instead of reacting).

6) Closing reflection (5 minutes)

• Quick recap of the eight karmas and the idea that correct knowledge, faith, and conduct help reduce karma.
• Encourage journaling: “Today I noticed a moment where I could have avoided binding karma. I will try to practice X next time.”

Optional twists and aids

• Use a prop bag: small tokens to symbolize virtues (truth, forgiveness, kindness) that can “cancel” or “reduce” certain karmas in a round.
• Quick art task: draw a symbol for each karma on a poster; at the end, teams explain which virtue helps reduce that karma.
• Digital twist: a simple app or slide deck that shows the eight karma with a brief kid-friendly example.

Why this aligns with Jain teaching

• It reinforces the core idea that eight karmas bind the soul and that right knowledge, right faith, and right conduct help stop influx and shed karmas. It also presents the dual Ghatiya (destructive) and Aghatiya (non-destructive) distinction in a teen-friendly way. For a compact overview, you can explore the Jain knowledge resources that explain the eight karmas and their roles. You can also see a concise list of the eight karmas and their names here.

Tips for facilitators

• Keep language simple and concrete; avoid heavy Sanskrit terms unless you’ve briefly explained them.
• Emphasize the practical takeaway: how to act with right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct in everyday teen life.
• Adapt examples to the group’s context (school, sports, family) while staying true to Jain meanings.
• If unsure about nuanced interpretations in Digambar vs. Shwetambar traditions, present the eight karmas in a united form and invite the group to note any tradition-specific nuances in a later discussion.

If you want, I can tailor the activity to your group size, time slot, and available materials, and I can provide a printable handout with the eight karma names and simple one-liners.