Handbook of Jainology

SR No.: 001346
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhuvanbhanusuri
Publisher: Divya Darshan Trust
Publication Year: 2006
Total Pages: 288
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Philosophy
File Size: 15 MB

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A Hand Book of Jainology
for salvation or are agitated by samsar; or pursuing the Marganusari path and cannot be bound again by special Karmas who follow the five great vows, such as non-violence, truthfulness and who observe the rules and principles such as Shauchasantosh, worshipping the Lord with Pranidan tapa and scriptural studies.
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SASWADHAN GUNASTHANAK (The stage of having tasted righteousness): Compared to the first gunastanak, at this level, there can be development upto a limit in which the Mithyathva does not appear. But this Gunasthanak is not reached by the Jivas by ascending from the first stage but jivas fall to this stage from the fourth stage. It happens like this. If the Samyaktva of a Jiva which is at the 4th stage is shaken if Mithyathva appears the Anantnanubandhi Ksha jas lie attachment appear and these Kashayas paralyse samyakthava and samyaktva is lost; so the jivas fall from the 4th stage to the 2nd stage but yet Mityatva would not have appeared; therefore the Jiva falls to Saswadan Gunastanak; so it would have tasted Samyaktva once. At this stage, it tastes a part of Samyaktva which has been discarded; that is why this stage is called Saswadan. This stage lasts for a very short time (for a maximum period of 6 Avalikas) because the power of the Ananthanubandhi Kshayas soon lead it towards Mityatva and the jiva returns to the Ist stage (Countless samayas equal to one avalika) 1,67,56,216 Avalikas equal to 48 minutes. Approximately one second is equal to 4800 avalikas.
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MISHRA GUNASTANAK (The mixed stage): Jivas at the first stage check Mithyatva and the Ananthanubandhi and experience Misramoha and they reach the third stage. In the same manner the jivas of the 4th stage experience harm to their samyaktva and experience Mishramoha and fall down to the 3rd stage.
Misra means having neither taste nor distaste for tatvas. Just as a man living in an island full of coconut trees eats only coconut pulp and does not have either taste or distaste for food, the Jivas of this level have a mixed attitude.
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