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The Doctrines of the Jainas
3. Samyaktva Mohaniya-Mohaniya without the potency of perversion.
Charitra Mohaniya is divided into 25 types:
1-16. Four degrees each of the effect of anger (Krodha), Conceit (Mana), Crookedness (Maya) and Greed (Lobha). These degrees are known as Anantanubandhi, Apratyakhyanavarana, Pratyakhyanavarana and Samjvalana, respectively.
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17-25. Nine semi-passions (Nokasayas): Of laughter (Hasya), liking (Rati), disliking (Arati), fear (Bhaya), grief (Soka), hatred (Jugupsa) and three types of sexual desire.
The aspirant ascends by gradually subduing these degrees of passions. This is beautifully shown in the Jain theory of 14 Gunasthanas. The first four are mainly related to different aspects of Darsana Mohaniya and Nos. 5 to 12 with those of Charitra Mohaniya. Nos. 13 and 14 are the stages of complete realization, one with and the other without activity.
Pujyapada in his Samadhi Tantra sums up these stages in three categories of Bahiratman, Antaratman and Paramatman. The soul in the first category is extravagant and seeks happiness in external objects, identifies itself with them and thus goes astray from its own nature. In the second category it is introvert and tries to realize its own nature. The third category represents the stage of perfect realization. An aspirant is advised to abandon the first and to try to attain the third through the second. The first Gunasthana shows the state of Bahiratman No. 2 to 12 that of Antaratman and the last two that of Paramatman.
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