Uttaradhyayana Sutra | Chapter Thirty Three : Karma-Prakrati | Archarya Chandanashriji

Uttaradhyayana or Uttaradhyayana Sutra
is a Śvētāmbara text said to be one of the final set lectures given by Lord Mahavira before his liberation.
The Thirty Third Chapter
The nature of karman
I shall now in due order explain the eight kinds of Karman, bound by which the soul turns round and round in the Circle of Births.

The eight kinds of Karman are briefly the following:

1. Gnanavaraniya (which acts as an obstruction to right knowledge)

2. Darsanavaraniya (which acts as an obstruction to right faith)

3. Vedaniya (which leads to experiencing pain or pleasure)

4. Mohaniya (which leads to delusion)

5. Ayuhkarman (which determines the length of life)

6. Naman (which determines the name or individuality of the embodied soul)

7. Gotra (which determines his Gotra)

8. Antaraya (which prevents one's entrance on the path that leads to eternal bliss

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