The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c8.210

c8.210

Another calculation makes up the contents of Pannav. 24 to 27. 24 is to prove how many Karman kinds possibly can occur with a soul binding one of them. He who, for instance, binds veiling of knowledge (and hence also veiling of vision) is capable of binding either all 8 or but 7 or but 6 kinds. The capability of a soul to bind, however, corresponds but partly with the Karman kinds becoming felt in the same soul. This problem is dealt with by Pannav. 25 where we learn that in a soul binding *veyaṇijja kamma*, either eight, seven or merely four kinds come to be felt.