The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c8.176

c8.176

By their merging with matter (*poggala*) the beings are subjected to the Karman (*poggal’āhāra poggala-pariṇāma p.-joṇiya p.-ṭṭhiya kammvaga kamma-niyāṇa k.ṭṭhiya kammunā-m-eva vippari-yāsam enti, Viy. 644 a*). If they were not charged with the Karman the souls would lead that existence in the highest possible regions attributed to the Kevalin after his parting from the world (§ 187). This can partly be derived from the names of the Karman; by saying that, among others, it is veiling both knowledge and vision, it follows that when being absent both knowledge and vision are unveiled.