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14. An aspirant who continuously observes the austerity of two day fasts, missing six meals, and exposes himself to the scorching sun raising his arms standing at the allotted spot; at some point of time that being (capable of attaining omniscience without hearing the sermon) acquires the pervert knowledge called Vibhanga-jnana due to his natural simplicity, natural gentleness, natural very low intensity of anger, conceit, deceit and greed, very humble disposition, detachment from indulgence in mundane pleasures, nobility and humility, as well as through his noble endeavour, noble intent, pure soul-complexion, and destruction-cum-pacification of karmas obscuring that (Vibhanga-jnana),
undergoing the progressive process of Iha (effort to acquire knowledge or $i conceiving of the proper meaning), Apoh (to ascertain through
contemplation), Margana (the search for supporting values) and Gaveshana (the comparison with opposing values and their negation). With the help of this pervert knowledge he is able to know and see up to a minimum distance of uncountable fraction of an Angul (a unit of linear measure equal to width of a finger) and maximum distance of innumerable thousand Yojans (about eight miles). With this acquired knowledge he knows the world of the living as well as that of the nonliving. That paakhandasth (ritual observer of vows) knows sinning, covetous, and tortured living beings as well as those undergoing purification. Later, this aspirant first of all attains righteousness (samyaktva); thereafter he gets inclined towards the Shrcman religion and accepts the code of conduct; then he gets initiated and takes the ascetic garb. Consequently his state of unrightousness (mithyatva) gradually fades and that of righteousness increases. So much so that the Vibhanga-jnana gets infused with righteousness and soon turns into
Avadhi-jnana. + विवेचन : विभंगज्ञानी को सम्यक्त्व-प्राप्ति किस प्रकार होती है ? इसकी प्रक्रिया बताने के लिए अन्त में पाठ
दिया गया है-'विभंगे अण्णाणे सम्मत्त-परिग्गहिए। उसका आशय यह है कि चारित्र-प्राप्ति से पहले वह भूतपूर्व विभंगज्ञानी सम्यक्त्व प्राप्त करता है और सम्यक्त्व प्राप्त होते ही उसका विभंगज्ञान अवधिज्ञान के रूप में। परिणत हो जाता है। उसके बाद की प्रक्रिया है-श्रमणधर्म की रुचि, चारित्रधर्म स्वीकार, वेशग्रहण आदि। (वृत्ति, 43833-838)
Elaboration - The last sentence of this aphorism-Vihanga annaane sammat-pariggahiye ... explains the process of Vibhanga-jnana evolving into Avadhi-jnana. It conveys that prior to accepting the code of conduct, one who was Vibhanga-jnani (one having pervert knowledge) attains righteousness (samyaktva). The moment he attains righteousness his
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Ninth Shatak : Thirty First Lesson
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