Aptamimansa

Author(s): Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers

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10. mada-pride*; 11. moha-delusion; 12. bhaya-fear**;
13. nidra-sleep;
14. cintă-anxiety;
15. sveda-perspiration;
16. rāga-attachment;
17. dveṣa-aversion; and 18. marana-death.
Forty-six divine attributes of the Arhat comprise four infinitudes (ananta catuṣṭaya), thirty-four miraculous happenings (atisaya), and eight splendours (prātihārya).
The four infinitudes (ananta catuṣṭaya) comprise:
1. anantajñāna - infinite knowledge;
2. ananta darśana - infinite perception;
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3. ananta sukha - infinite bliss; and
4. ananta virya-infinite energy.
Of the thirty-four miraculous happenings (atiśaya), ten appear naturally at the time of birth, ten on attainment of infinite knowledge (kevalajñāna), and the remaining fourteen are fashioned by the celestial devas.
Pride is of eight kinds: pride of knowledge (jñāna mada), veneration (pūjā mada), lineage (kula mada), caste (jati mada), strength (bala mada), accomplishments (ṛddhi mada), austerities (tapa mada), and beauty (sarīra mada).
** Fear is of seven kinds: fear relating to this life (ihaloka bhaya), of the life beyond (paraloka bhaya), of death (marana bhaya), of pain and suffering (vedana bhaya), of being without protection (atrāṇa bhaya), of divulgence of one's deeds (agupti bhaya), and of the unexpected (ākasmika bhaya).
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