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3681 Sarvarthasiddhi
[912 8 922 - By ascending the Saṃpārāya Kṣapaka Guṇasthāna, destroying the eight Kṣayās there, eliminating the Napumsaka Veda and the Strī Veda in succession, destroying the six No-Kṣayās by transferring them to the Puruṣa Veda, and then destroying the Puruṣa Veda by transferring it to Krodha Saṃjvalana, Krodha Saṃjvalana to Māna Saṃjvalana, Māna Saṃjvalana to Māyā Saṃjvalana, and Māyā Saṃjvalana to Lobha Saṃjvalana in succession through the Bādarakṛṣṭi Vibhāga, and then by making Lobha Saṃjvalana thin, experiencing the subtle Saṃpārāya Kṣapakatva, destroying all that is Mohaniya, destroying the Kṣayās completely, ascending to the Kṣīṇa Kṣayā Guṇasthāna, shedding the burden of the Mohaniya, and destroying Nidrā and Pracala in the penultimate stage of the Kṣīṇa Kṣayā Guṇasthāna, and finally destroying the five Jñāna Avaraṇas, the four Darśana Avaraṇas, and the five Antarāyas, one attains the Kevala Paryāya, which is the special state of the nature of Jñāna and Darśana, which is Avitarya Vibhūti.]
8922. It is said, "From what cause is liberation attained, and what is its characteristic?" This is explained in the following sūtra:
"Liberation is the complete destruction of all karmas due to the absence of the causes of bondage and their destruction." ||2||
8923. The absence of the causes, such as Mithyādarśana, leads to the absence of new karmas, and the destruction of the unconquered karmas occurs due to the presence of the cause of destruction mentioned earlier. The phrase "Bandha Hetvabhāva Nirjarābhyām" indicates the division based on the cause. Therefore, one should understand that liberation is the simultaneous and complete destruction of all karmas, which are the remaining karmas that have been equated with the cause of existence. There are two types of absence of karma: attainable by effort and unattainable by effort. Of these, the absence of Naraka Ayu, Tiryanca Ayu, and Deva Ayu in the case of the final body is not attainable by effort, because their existence is not available in the final body. What is attainable by effort is mentioned further. In the four Guṇasthānas, starting from Asamya Samyagdṛṣṭi, in one of the Guṇasthānas,