Here is a simple Jain Dharma-centered sketch of the Kriya, Parinam & Abhipray theory:

• Kriya (action): This refers to the physical act or external conduct you perform. In Jainism, every action is a potential bearer of karma when it is done with certain mental states (kaam, krodh, lobha, moha, matsarya). Pure, non-harmful actions in a right mental frame have less karmic consequence than violent, harmful, or deceitful actions.

• Abhipray (intention, mental disposition): Abhipray is the inner motive or sankalp behind the action. In Jain thought, intention matters a lot. An act done with non-violent, compassionate intent generates much less karmic bondage than the same act done with anger, greed or deceit. The same outward action can have different karmic results depending on the inner resolve.

• Parinam (transformation/result): Parinam is the karmic consequence that attaches to the soul and then grows or ripens over time, affecting future experiences and rebirths. This is not just “what you did” but “what you became due to your karmas,” i.e., the changes in bondage, the type of karma attached (punya, paap, and their sub-forms), and eventually the outcomes in future lives.

How they fit together

• A kriya with a virtuous abhipray generates little karmic bondage or can even generate wholesome (punya) karma.
• A kriya with a harmful abhipray binds the soul more strongly with karmic matter, leading to greater parinam (bondage) and later consequences.
• Over lifetimes, the accumulation of kriya–abhipray combinations shapes the parinam: the kind and amount of karma attached, its maturation, and the experiences that come due to that karma.

Key point

• In Jainism, both outer conduct (kriya) and inner intention (abhipray) are crucial; neither should be neglected. The same action can be more or less binding depending on the mental state with which it is performed.
• Parinam describes the long-term effect on the soul: the bondage of karmas and their ripening into future experiences. Liberation (moksha) comes by shedding or burning that karmic bundle through right conduct, right knowledge, and right faith (gana, jnana, darshan), along with pure abhipray.

Note on tradition

• The basic framework of kriya, abhipray and parinam is shared across Jain traditions (Digambar and Shvetambar). There can be textual variations in emphasis or wording in different sutras, but the core idea—action plus inner intention bind karma and shape future outcomes—remains central.

If you’d like, I can summarize a traditional sutra or key verse that articulates this trio, and show how each term is used in that passage.