________________ St. 177-1821 Notes one into the region of Faith but keeps him vacillating and (3) Ferrateriter which keeps one away from Faith although he be convinced of it. The elimination of the four intense passions prepares the way for thinking about the Faith; then, further, the elimination of the three मिश्र, मिथ्या and सम्यक्त्व fixes one in the Faith. Then follows the elimination of the four Apratyakhyana Kashayas which makes unobstructed the observance of the Five Vratas. Then are eliminated the नपुंसकवेद and the स्त्रीवेद. Then there are checked the six less dangerous passions, then gotat, and, then, the four temporary Kashayas. The elimination of all these 28 Mohaniya Uttaraprakritis constitutes a big step in the Spiritual Progress after which the Kshapaka begins to eliminate such of the Namakarmaprakritis and the Dars'anakarmaprakritis as have their effects made untenable by the spiritual purity which the Kshapaka has come to possess after his elimination of the twentyeightfold Mohaniya Karma. Such a gofats number fourteen and a hagfas number three. After this the remnant of the four traiter and the four creara Kashayas is eliminated by the 744. The details of this second step are as follows:-By the spiritual progress made
