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## [Four-Positional-Concordance]
[11 How many liberated souls are there who will attain liberation after experiencing three existences, become Buddhas, be free from karmas, attain ultimate Nirvana and end all suffering.
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Four-Positional Concordance 20 - Four passions are stated, namely - anger passion, pride passion, deceit passion, greed passion. Four meditations are stated, namely - distressed meditation, fierce meditation, righteous meditation, pure meditation. Four stories are stated, namely - woman story, devotee story, king story, country story. Four perceptions are stated, namely - food perception, fear perception, sexual perception, attachment perception. Four types of bondage are stated, namely - nature bondage, state bondage, effect bondage, region bondage. Four koshas are stated as one yojana.
Four passions are mentioned - anger passion, pride passion, deceit passion, greed passion. Four meditations are mentioned - distressed meditation, fierce meditation, righteous meditation, pure meditation. Four stories are mentioned, such as - woman story, devotee story, king story, country story. Four perceptions are mentioned, such as - food perception, fear perception, sexual perception, attachment perception. Four types of bondage are mentioned, such as - nature bondage, state bondage, effect bondage, region bondage. Four koshas are mentioned as one yojana.
Discussion - Those emotions that bind the soul and increase worldly attachments are called passions. Concentration of the mind is called meditation. When this concentration is in the form of removing the pain of separation from the desired and the association with the undesired, it is called distressed meditation. When this concentration is in the act of committing sins like violence, it is called fierce meditation. When this concentration is in the propagation of the teachings of the Jinas, compassion, charity, and altruism, it is called righteous meditation. And when this concentration is free from all auspicious and inauspicious emotions and is stable in the form of pure consciousness, it is called pure meditation. Pure meditation is the direct cause of liberation and righteous meditation is the traditional cause. Distressed meditation and fierce meditation are the causes of worldly bondage. Meaningless stories that increase attachment and aversion are called stories. The tendency of the senses towards objects is called perception. The connection of the soul with karmas in the form of their nature, state, fruit-giving, etc. is called bondage. In the present sutras, four divisions of each of these are mentioned. Four koshas or gavyutis are called a yojana.
21 - The Anuradha constellation is said to have four stars. The Purvashadha constellation is said to have four stars. The Uttarashadha constellation is said to have four stars.
22 - In this way, four comparisons are stated for the earth, the abode of the living beings and the non-living beings, in terms of the brilliance of the sun. In the same way, four comparisons are stated for the earth, the abode of the living beings and the non-living beings, in terms of the ocean. Four comparisons are stated for the Asura Kumaras, the gods, the living beings and the non-living beings. In the Sohammisana kalpas, four comparisons are stated for the living beings and the non-living beings, in terms of the brilliance of the sun.