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129 internal and external austerities with special attention to meditation, devotion, and Svādhyāya. Besides, he gets food by begging, eats only a little, gets over sleep, endures troubles, practises universal friendship, adheres to spiritual upliftment, and turns away from acquisitions, association and life-injuring activities. Thus from the life of Muni, “vice totally vanishes and there remains virtue which will also be transcended as soon as the flight into the realm of spirit is made2.” Since in this stage complete meditational selfsubmergence is lacking, though there is complete self-restraint (Saṁ yama), this stage is styled Pramattavirata Gunasthāna”, i.e. here Pramāda exists with self-restraint4. Nevertheless this stage may be regarded as the terminus of purgative way. It may be noted here that the self in the fifth Gunasthāna and onwards is called Caritrī.5
(4) Illumination or (a) Apramatta Virata (b) Apūrvakarana, (c) Anivíttıkarana, (d) Sūkşma-Samparāya, (e) Upašānta Kasa ya and (f) Kșinakaṣāya Gunasthāna:
These Gunasthānas from the seventh to the twelfth are the meditational stages or the stages of illumination and ecstasy. In other words, these are the stages of Kantā and Prabhā Drstis. It is to be noted here that the self oscillates between the sixth and the seventh Gunasthānas thousand of times and when it attains steadiness, it strenuously prepares itself either for suppressing or for annihilating the conduct-deluding Karmas.? This oscillation is the result of the struggle between Pramāda and Apramāda. By 1. Mülacara, 985, 896.
Ethical Doctrines in Jainism by K C. Sogani, P. 129 Gommațasira Jivakanda, 33 Satkhand âgama of Puspadanta ard Bhutabalı, Vol 1, PP. 175, 176. (aina Sahitya Uddharka Fund Kün yalaya, Amraoti) Yogabindu, 352
rogadrstisamuccaya, 162, 170 7. Labdhısāra commentary Candrıkā by Todaramalji, 205, 217. (Gandhi
Haribhai Deva karana Jaina Granthamalā, Calcutta) M.M.-17
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