Causes of karma in Jainism of the karmic bond are determined by """" and type and quantity of the karmas bound depends on "yoga". Chapter VI of "Tattvārthasūtra" provides a detailed description of various causes for various types of karmas. According to Jain texts, there are eight main types of karma—"jñānavāraṇa" (Knowledge obscuring karma), "darśanāvaraṇa" (perception obscuring karma) "mohanīya" (deluding karma), "antarāya" (obstacles creating karma), "vedanīya" (feeling producing karma), "nāma" (body determining karma), "āyu" (life span determining karma) and "gotra" (status determining karma). "Jñānavāraṇa" and "darśanāvaraṇa" karma are knowledge obscuring and perception obscuring. They are caused by: "Vedanīya", feeling producing karmas can be of two
Karma in Jainism propagators of Jainism and the 24th ' (ford-maker), had to bear the brunt of his previous karma before attaining "kevala jñāna" (enlightenment). He attained it only after bearing twelve years of severe austerity with detachment. The "" speaks of how Māhavīra bore his karma with complete equanimity, as follows: Karma forms a central and fundamental part of Jain faith, being intricately connected to other of its philosophical concepts like transmigration, reincarnation, liberation, non-violence ("ahiṃsā") and non-attachment, among others. Actions are seen to have consequences: some immediate, some delayed, even into future incarnations. So the doctrine of karma is not considered