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- Ghātī-karmaघातिकर्म
- Destructive karmas that obscure the soul's own nature.
- Jñānāvaraṇīya, darśanāvaraṇīya, mohanīya, antarāya. Their destruction produces omniscience.
- Chapter 8Chapter 10
- Mohanīyaमोहनीय
- Deluding karma — the king of karmas.
- 28 subtypes, longest maximum duration. Faith-deluding blocks right faith; conduct-deluding blocks right conduct.
- Chapter 6Chapter 8Chapter 10
- Sthiti-bandhaस्थितिबन्ध
- Duration of the bond.
- Determined by the intensity of passion. Maximum 70 koṭākoṭi sāgaropama for mohanīya.
- Chapter 8