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decreasing with the increasing impurity of attitudes is called Heeyaman avadhijnana.
5. Pratipatik or destructible - When the oil in a lamp is finished the flame is suddenly extinguished. In the same way the avadhl-jnana that is destroyed all of a sudden in absence of inner purity is called Prattpatik avadhi-jnana.
6. Apratipatik or indestructible Opposite of destructible. The avadhi-jnana that never reaches a state where it is destroyed iscalled Apratipattk avadhi-jnana. It continues to exist till Ketval-jnana is attained.
ANUGAMIK AVADHI-JNANA
[062] MEANING - Question What is this Anugamik avadhi-jnana?
Answer Anugamnik or attendant avadhi-jnana is said to be of two types-1. Antgat (peripheral) and Madhyagat (central).
Question - What is this Antgat (peripheral) avadhi-jnana?
Answer. This Antgat (peripheral) avadhi-jnana is of three types-1. Puratah Antgat (front-peripheral), 2. Margtah Antgat (rear-peripheral) and 3. Parshvatah Antgat (flank-peripheral).
Question - What is this Puratah Antgat (front-peripheral) avadhi-jnana?
Answer - While moving, a person having a source of light like small lamp, a burning bundle of hay, a burning piece of wood, a phosphorescent gem, a large lamp or a pot with burning fire, keeps it ahead of him with his hand or with the help a wooden stick, and progresses slowly seeing things ahead of him in the light produced. In the same way Puratah Antgat (front-peripheral) avadhi-jnana moves along illuminating the area in front.
Question What is this Margtah Antgat (rear-peripheral) avadhijnana?
Answer - While moving, a person having a source of light as mentioned above keeps it behind him and progresses slowly seeing things in the light produced. In the same way Margtah Antgat (rear-peripheral) avadhi-jnana moves along illuminating the area at one's back.
Question - What is this Parshvatah Antgat (flank-peripheral) avadhi-jnana?
Answer - While moving, a person having a source of light as mentioned above keeps it at his side and progresses slowly seeing things in the light produced. In the same way Parshvatah Antgat (rear-peripheral) avadhi-jnana moves along illuminating the area at one's side. Depending on its intensity it illuminates one or both flanks. This concludes the description of Antagat avadhi-jnana.
Question - What is this Madhyagat (central) avadhi-jnana?
Answer - While moving, a person having a source of light like a comet, lamp, gems, etc. as mentioned above, lifts it over hishead and progresses slowly seeing things in the light produced. In the same way Madhyagat (central) avadhi-jnana moves along illuminating the area all around.
As it is produced due to kshayopasham, avadhi-jnana is a subject of the soul. In this context it is to be kept in mind that Anugamik avadhi-jnana is that which accompanies the soul during rebirth or which is acquired during one incarnation and is not terminated with death.
The term 'ant (a) besides meaning the end in context of existence also means extremity or edge or periphery in context of location.
In this context the avadhi-jnana that is produced at some specific peripheral segment of atma pradeshas or soul-bits (the soul being viewed as divided into infinitesimal fractions) is known as Antgat avadhi-jnana.
Aagam- 44 -NandiSootra
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