Karmic categories. Each type of karman has a unique name and qualities. There are eight chief kinds of karmic matter and many subtypes. Each kind has a different effect, some working on attributes of the soul, some on the body and rebirth.

The four ‘destructive’ karmans are ghātiyā karmans while there are four ‘neutral’ or n’on-destructive’ karmans – aghātiyā.