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teachings of such detached omniscient is called Ajna-vichaya. Its purpose is to concentrate on the true reality as propounded by the Vitarag, (b) Apaya-vichaya-Apaya means sorrow. Attachment, aversion, mundane, indulgences and passions are the sources of sorrow. Therefore the contemplation and meditation about removal of all these sources of sorrow, breaking of the bondage of karma and gaining the transcendental state is called Apaya-vichaya, (c) Vipak-vichaya-Vipak means fruition of karmas or fruits of karma. The contemplation and meditation on the forms of karma and their fruition is called Vipak-vichaya, (d) Samsthan-vichayaSamsthan means structure or constitution. The contemplation and meditation on the structure of universe, islands, seas, heaven, hell and other such things is called Samsthan-vichaya.
The four varieties based on attributes are-(a) Ajna-ruchiTo have faith and interest in worship and propagation of the teachings of the Vitarag, (b) Nisarg-ruchi-To have natural or spontaneous interest in the religion of the Jina, (c) Upadeshruchi-To have interest and faith in the religious discourse of ascetics and learned people and consequently in the religion itself, (d) Sutra-ruchi-To have interest and faith in the canon (Agams).
The four varieties based on support are-(a) Vachana-To take lessons of or to read Agams and other scriptures, (b) Pratiprichhana-To ponder over the lessons and seek clarification and elaboration from the learned ones, (c) Parivartana-To revise and repeat what has been learnt, (d) Dharmakatha-To steer self and others towards spiritual discipline with the help of spiritual stories, biographies and incidents.
The four varieties based on thought (anupreksha) are(a) Anityanupreksha-To revolve around the thought that pleasure, wealth, grandeur, enjoyments, body, youth, health, life, family and all other mundane things are ephemeral, (b) Asharananupreksha-To revolve around the thought that in this world afflicted with birth, aging, ailments, torments, pain and death there is no succour and refuge other than the teachings of the Jina, (c) Ekatvanupreksha-To revolve around the thought that समवसरण अधिकार
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