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Preface
The discussion in this exposition of sentiments (Bhava Prarupana) has been done to determine in which Gunasthana (stage of spiritual development) and which Margana (path) a particular sentiment occurs. For example, when asked about the sentiment of 'Mithyadrishti' (false belief) in terms of Ogha (influx of karmic matter), the answer given is that Mithyadrishti is an Audayika (arising from the fruition of karma) sentiment. The reason for this is that the false belief of the living beings arises due to the rise of the Mithyatva (false belief) karma. Here, a doubt can be raised that when the Mithyadrishti living being has other sentiments like knowledge, faith, spirituality etc. apart from the sentiment of Mithyatva, then why is only the Audayika sentiment mentioned? The answer given is that although the Mithyadrishti living being has sentiments other than the Audayika sentiment, those are not due to the Mithyadrishti, but the sole cause of Mithyadrishti is the rise of Mithyatva karma, therefore the Mithyadrishti arising in the Mithyatva Gunasthana is called the Audayika sentiment.
The reason for describing the other sentiments as Parinamika (transformational) in the next Gunasthana, even though other sentiments are present, is that just as the sentiments of Jivatva (living-ness) etc. are Parinamika and the rise, subsidence etc. of karma are not the cause for them, similarly for the sentiment of Sāsādana Samyaktva (quasi-right faith), the rise of Darshanmohaniya (deluding) karma, its subsidence etc. are not the cause, therefore, only the Parinamika sentiment should be understood here.
In the third Gunasthana, the sentiment is Ksayopashamika (partially subsided and partially manifested). Here a doubt can be raised that even when the obstructive karma is in the state of rise, the part of the natural quality of the living being that is observed is called Ksayopashamika. But in the rise of Samyagmithyatva (mixed right and wrong belief) nature, even the particle of the quality of Samyaktva (right faith) does not remain. If this is not accepted, then the complete destructiveness of Samyagmithyatva nature cannot be established. Therefore, it is not correct to consider the sentiment of Samyagmithyatva as Ksayopashamika. The answer to this is that when the Samyagmithyatva nature rises, a mixed sentiment of faith and non-faith arises. In that, the part of faith is the part of the quality of Samyaktva, which is not destroyed by the rise of Samyagmithyatva nature. Therefore, the sentiment of Samyagmithyatva should be considered Ksayopashamika only.
In the fourth Gunasthana, the three sentiments of Aupashamika (subsided), Ksayika (destroyed) and Ksayopashamika are found. The reason for this is that here the subsidence, destruction and partial subsidence and partial manifestation of Darshanmohaniya karma all three occur.
The first four Gunasthanas arise due to the rise, subsidence, destruction etc. of Darshanmohaniya karma, therefore, the exposition of the sentiments in those Gunasthanas has been done with reference to Darshanmohaniya. The Asanyama (non-restraint) sentiment found up to the fourth Gunasthana arises due to the rise of Charitramohaniya (deluding) karma, and is an Audayika sentiment, but its discussion has not been done here.