Jinamanjari 1999 04 No 19

SR No.: 524019
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication
Publication Year: 1999
Total Pages: 88
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, Canada_Jinamanjari, & Canada
File Size: 5 MB

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(destructional volition). Similarly, it, which also subsides, will subside and has subsided many of the karmic species in this stage has aupașamika bhāva (subsidential volition). The kşayika bhāva living being possess destructional volition with respect to samyag-darsana. In contrast, the living being on subsidential ladder has both upaşamaka and upaşamak volitions, as he can ascend the subsidential ladder through both the categories of righteousness.
Because of both adjective terms-unprecedented and similar (in v.16 and 17 above), this spiritual stage has altogether different types of volitions in comparison to the earlier stage. It is said also in the GJ, verse 59: “The subtle-passioned living beings with sūkshma-samparāya (subtle nominal desire), which is the first pure contemplation, have apūrvakārana (unpreccedent) spardhaka (large group of karmic atoms - supervariform).”
The next verse describes the last spiritual stage of upaşamaśreņi (subsidential ladder):
(Uvasanta-kasāya-vīyarāya-chadumatthā - 19. In general, there are living beings - upașānta-kaṣāya-vitarāgi ( detached non-omniscient with subsided passions).
Q. What is definition upaşānta-kaṣāya-vitarāgi ? A. One whose passions have gone subsided is called upașānta-kaṣāyi and his detachment destroyed, he is called vitarāgi. The jnānāvarniyia (knowledge-obscuring) and darşanāvarņiya (conation-obscuring) karmas are called chadma (disguise), and the person under these two obscurations is called chadmasta (non-omniscience). With the adjective word 'detached,' vitarāgi. chadmasta is excluded up to the tenth gunastāna. There is the adjective of ‘subsided passions' which excludes the twelfth higher stage individuals.** It is also said in the GJ, verse 61: "The spiritual stage of upașānta-kaṣāya (subsided passions) is the purified bhāva form arising due to the subsidence of mohaniya (deluding) karma in totality, like the muddy water is purified by kataka fruit (nut-plant), or the clean water of the pond in the autumn.'
** The duration of this stage is just 48 minutes. Afterwards, the living being at this stage falls down to lower stages due to the completion of life span or completion of the duration of this stage.
The next verse describes nirgrantha (passionless) spiritual stage:
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