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THE STATE OF SUBSIDENCE-CUM-DESTRUCTION
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245. Then what is the state of subsidence-cum-destruction of karmans? The state of subsidence-cum-destruction of karmans is stated to be twofold, viz.
(1) the state of subsidence-cum-destruction of karmans; (2) the state produced by the subsidence-cum-destruction of karmans.
246. Then what is the state of subsidence-cum-destruction of karmans ? The state of subsidence-cum-destruction of karmans is (attained) by subsidence-cum-destruction of the four destructive karmans, viz. by the subsidence-cum-destruction of (i) (karmans) obscuring knowledge (năṇāvaraṇijja), (ii) (karmans) obscuring intuition (damsanavaranijja), (iii) deluding karmans (mohaniija) and (iv) obstructive karmans (antaraiya).
This is the state of subsidence-cum-destruction of karmans.
247. Then what is the state produced by the subsidence-cumdestruction of karmans ? The state produced by the subsidence-cumdestruction of karmans is stated to be manifold, viz.
(a) Attainment of perceptual cognition on account of the state of subsidence-cum-destruction of (relevant) karmans...up to... the attainment of telepathy on account of the state of the subsidence-cum-destruction of (relevant) karmans;
(b) attainment of perverted sensuous knowledge on account of the state of the subsidence-cum-destruction of (relevant) karmans, attainment of perverted scriptural knowledge on account of the state of the subsidence-cum-destruction of (relevant) karmans, attainment of perverted clairvoyance (vibhamganāna) on account of the state of the subsidence-cum-destruction of (relevant) karmans;
(c) attainment of eye intuition on account of the subsidence-cumdestruction of (relevant) karmans, attainment of other than-eye-intuition on account of the state of the subsidence-cum-destruction of (relevant) karmans, attainment of clairvoyant intuition on account of the state of the subsidence-cum-destruction of (relevant) karmans;
(d) similarly, (there are the states of) attainment of right faith, attainment of wrong faith, and attainment of right-cum-wrong faith;
(e) attainment of equanimous conduct on account of the state of the subsidence-cum-destruction of (relevant) karmans; similarly, (there are the states of) attainment of re-initiation, attainment of purity by refraining from sin, and attainment of conduct where only subtle types
1. Vide supra, sutra No. 233.
