▁from ▁ste aling ), ▁bra hm ach ary a ▁( ab st in ence ▁from ▁car n ality ), ▁and ▁apar ig ra ha ▁( ab st in ence ▁from ▁possess iveness ). ▁ ▁Kar ma ▁and ▁reb irth s ▁ ▁Um as w ati , ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 8 ▁of ▁T att var tha ▁S ut ra ▁presents ▁his ▁s ut ras ▁on ▁how ▁kar ma ▁affect s ▁reb irth s . ▁He ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁accum ulated ▁kar ma ▁in ▁life ▁determine ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁real m ▁of ▁reb irth ▁for ▁each ▁soul ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁four ▁states ▁– ▁infer nal ▁be ings , ▁plants ▁and ▁animals , ▁human ▁be ings ▁and ▁as ▁gods . ▁Further , ▁states ▁Um as w ati , ▁kar ma ▁also ▁affect s ▁the ▁body , ▁the ▁shape , ▁the ▁characteristics ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁soul ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁species , ▁such ▁as ▁U c chi ▁( upper ) ▁or ▁Nic chi ▁( lower ) ▁status . ▁The ▁accum ulated ▁and ▁new ▁kar ma ▁are ▁material ▁particles , ▁states ▁Um as w ati , ▁which ▁stick ▁to ▁the ▁soul ▁and ▁these ▁travel ▁with ▁the ▁soul ▁from ▁one ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁as ▁bond age , ▁where ▁each ▁rip ens . ▁Once ▁rip ened , ▁the ▁k arm ic ▁particles ▁fall ▁off , ▁states ▁Um as w ati . ▁ ▁Sh ed ding ▁kar ma ▁and ▁liber ation ▁The ▁chapter ▁ 9 ▁of ▁T att var tha ▁S ut ra ▁by