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B4241cHd ta ells.. 1 lloja deaths, full of pain and miseries are to be removod. It also includes the reflection over the relation between soul and non-soul and also over the evil consequences of attachment and aversion, and passions. The eradication of Karmic forces and realisation of self are the chief characteristics of this meditation. (3) Vipākavichaya means meditating over the effects and fruits produced by the working of the eight Karmic energies obscuring knowledge, perception, etc..) (4) Sansthānavichaya means contemplating over the regular working of nature and the constituents of nature, the conditions of the animate and in-animate objects along with their production, destruction and; stability as expounded in Jain Philosophy.
• It is also classified into four forms: (1) Pindastha Dhyāna in which the Yogi imagines his inner Self to be of the same essence with those of the liberated souls and with a firm faith that his Ātman is fully competent to root out all Karmic energies keeping him in bondage. This Pindastha Dhyāna also consists of five forms, such as Prithvi, Āgneyi, Māruti, Varuni and Tatrabhu. (2) Padastha Dhyāna consists in unbroken and continued concentration with the help of mantras, Pranava, Panchaparmesthi, etc.. (3) Rupastha Dhyāna means contemplation of the holy form of Tirthankar seated in the highly magnificent throne (Samovasarana) attended by Indras ( heavenly kings ) and adorned with eight heavenly signs ( Pratihārya ) and fanned by sixtyfour yaksha gods with chowries and illumined by
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