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- Aghātī-karmaअघातिकर्म
- Non-destructive karmas affecting embodiment only.
- Vedanīya, āyu, nāma, gotra. They persist in a kevalī until the final moment.
- Chapter 8
- Ghātī-karmaघातिकर्म
- Destructive karmas that obscure the soul's own nature.
- Jñānāvaraṇīya, darśanāvaraṇīya, mohanīya, antarāya. Their destruction produces omniscience.
- Chapter 8Chapter 10