Jainism a Theistic Philosophy

SR No.: 006918
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Krishna A Gosavi
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 2012
Total Pages: 358
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 6 MB

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JAINISM: A THEISTIC PHILOSOPHY “GOD IN JAINISM”
ladder of subsidence also falls down to this stage. The soul does not pass on to second from the first, but only halts at it while falling down from higher stage of spiritual development."
3. Miśradęsti
At this stage soul goes through peculiar internal transformation, where in there is a rise of semi-pure heap of vision deluding karmas, a mixture of truth and false which last only for a short period and then the soul attains wrong or right belief, and afterward it either falls back to the first stage or rises up to a higher
stage. 39
4. Avirati Samyagdęsti
Meaning of the term is right faith'. The soul at this stage has acquired right vision but lacking spiritual strength, and so, in spite of knowledge and the will it cannot abstain from the wrong path. Soul is lacking in capacity for spiritual self-control in conformity with vision. At this stage right vision could be due to subsidence of the vision deluding karmas or due to annihilation of the four lifelong passions. If the soul obtains energy for self-control, it can rise to the
next stage. 40
5. Deśavirata
Deśavirata means to practice properly the householder's vows of right vision with capacity for partial abstinence. At this stage the soul is not capable of complete abstinence from immoral deeds on account of the rise of the third type of passions, which obscure the capacity of total abstinence. In this stage the soul does not have full energy for self-control.
Those states by which, arising in them at the maturity, etc. of karmas the spiritual position of souls is recognized and determined, are by the allseeing ones designated by the names guņas, Gommațasāra, Jiva-kānda, 8 39 Ibid., 26 40 Labdhisāra, 107