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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