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JAINISM AND DEMOCRACY
The third step is Anivṛttikaraṇa, reached on breaking the tie of perversion. The aspirant attains it after subduing the five types of Mohaniya i.e., Mithyatva Mohaniya and Anantānubandhi degree of four passions and thus reaches the fourth guṇasthāna. It is known anivṛtti, because, the aspirant, having once attained it, is never lost. By taking this step the soul limits its wanderings in the Universe. It comes to the path of light from that of darkness.
The second guṇasthāna is known as Sāsvādana. is not attained in the ascending order but in retrogression when the soul has fallen down from a higher stage and has not yet touched the ground.
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The third guṇasthāna is known as Misra and represents the stage of mixed attitude. It is caused by the rise of Misra Mohaniya. The aspirant in this stage is not firm in his convictions and wavers between right and wrong. This state lasts for a short while only. After that the aspirant either goes down by resorting to wrong attitude (mithyādṛṣṭi) or moves further by taking. a right attitude.
The fourth guṇasthāna is Samyagdṛṣṭi attained by the aspirant with right attitude and a firm faith in truth. His passions (kaṣāyas) become mild and last for a short period only. They are week in intensity as well. Roughly speaking, the person whose enmity or other passionate feelings last for a duration of more than one year is considered to be under the effect Anantanubandhi and therefore, not a Samyagdṛsti. It is necessary for a Jain to purify his heart of all passions at least once
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