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3.4 Guna-sthāna
mithya-drsti
(1) Stage of errors, false belief
and partial obstruction of True Insight (II) Stage of Mixed Taste
First taste of True Insight
samyag-mithyatva (III) Stage of True Insight and
partly obstruction of True Insight
(IV) Stage of True Insight
(V) Stage of the layman who takes the minor vows
(VI) Stage of the mendicant vows
(VII) Stage of contemplation without negligence
sâsvādana
upasanta-moha
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Table 3: Guna-sthāna
samyag-drsti deśa-virata
sarva-virata apramatta-virata
apūrva-karana
anivṛtti-karapa
sukṣma-samparāya (X) Stage of contemplation,
ksina-moha
sayoga-kevalin ayoga-kevalin
(VIII) Stage of contemplation,
when one overcomes the sub-passions
(IX) Stage of contemplation,
when one overcomes the gross passions such as greed
when one overcomes the subtle veils
of obstruction of right knowledge, etc.
(XI) Stage of contemplation,
when one suppresses passions such as deceit
(XII) Stage of contemplation,
when one eliminates the subtle passions
(XIII) Momentary Stage of embodied omniscience (XIV) Stage of omniscience
without activity
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