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2 terms

Aghātī-karmaअघातिकर्म
Non-destructive karmas affecting embodiment only.
Vedanīya, āyu, nāma, gotra. They persist in a kevalī until the final moment.
Chapter 8
Audayikaऔदयिक
State arising from the rise (operation) of karma.
Twenty-one kinds, including the four gatis, four kaṣāyas, three vedas and six leśyās. This is the state in which most worldly experience occurs.
Chapter 2