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Second Mantra fine
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Regarding the number and qualities of the places, the karma-related blindness, etc., in the Marganas, there is a general similarity in the subject matter of the karma literature written by the theoreticians, karma-text writers, and the Svetambara-Digambara Acharyas. There are some differences, which are worthy of study and contemplation regarding the subject of karma, and therefore we are presenting some points here.
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Characteristics of Gunasthan
In Svetambara texts, Gunasthan is explained as "the state of the being of a living being due to the increase or decrease in the purity and impurity of knowledge, etc., is called Gunasthan." However, in Digambara texts, Gunasthan is explained as follows: "The state of the living beings is known from the feelings that arise at the time of the arising, etc., of the Darshanamohaniya and Charitramohaniya, therefore those feelings are called Gunasthan." - Gommatasar Jivakand Ga. 8
In the Agamas, the word Jivasthan is used for the word Gunasthan. The word Gunasthan has been used in karma texts and other texts written by Acharyas after the Agamas. In the Dhavala Tika of the Shatkhandagama, the word "Jivasamas" is used for Gunasthan, and the reason for this is explained by saying that the living being resides in the qualities, therefore it is called Jivasamas.
In Digambara literature (Go. Jivakand, Ga. 622), the living beings have been divided into two categories, namely, punya and papa, according to the order of Gunasthan. The Mithyatvi or Mithyatvounmukhi living beings are called Papajivas and the Samyaktva living beings are called Punyajivas.