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    Do one to four sensed beings bind hasya mohaniya karma

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    In the usual Jain classification, one- to four-sensed beings are not generally described as binding hāsya-mohaniya karma. Hāsya is one of the nine no-kaṣāyas under cāritra-mohaniya karma, and Jain sources describe beings with one to four senses as not possessing a mind. So, hāsya-mohaniya is ordinarily associated with beings that have mental activity, especially the five-sensed beings. ( jainworld.jainworld.com)

    Explanation

    Hāsya means laughter or joking, and it is counted among the quasi-passions of deluding karma. Since one- to four-sensed beings are classified as mindless, the standard Jain explanation does not usually attribute this kind of bondage to them in the same way it is attributed to higher beings. This is a doctrinal inference from the classifications. ( jainworld.jainworld.com)

    Spiritual Understanding

    The deeper Jain teaching is that deluding karmas disturb right conduct by creating attachment, aversion, and careless mental states. The practice is to reduce these inner disturbances so the soul can move toward purity and self-restraint. ( jainworld.jainworld.com)

    Takeaway

    So, generally no—in standard Jain teaching, hāsya-mohaniya is not ordinarily attributed to one- to four-sensed beings because they do not have a mind. ( jaina.org)
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