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kinds, namely, 1. Mithyathwa mohaniya (illusory perception), 2. Mishra mohaniya (mixed perception) 3. Samyakthwa mohaniya (right perception). Charitra mohaniya has two main forms, namely, (1) Kashaya mohaniya, (2) Nokashaya mohaniya. The four original kashayas are krodha (anger), Jana (pride), Maya (illusion) and lobha (gree). Each of these four has four parts or aspects, namely, (1) Ananthanubhandhi or thivrathithivra (the acutest); (2) Aprathvakhyanavarana or thivra kashaya (the acuto form), (3) Prathvakihyavarana or Vadvamakashava (the moclcrute one) and (4) Sanjvalana or the manda kashaya (the siow one). Thus, there are sixteen kashayas wuder charithra mohaniya kashayas. The nokashaya has pine forms namely, (1) Hasya (humour), (2) Rathi (enjoyment), (3) Arathi (non-love), (4) Shokha (distress), (5) Bhaya (fear), (6) Jugupsa (clisgust), (7) Sthreeveda (rlesire to have co-habitation with man), (8) purushadeva (desire to have co-habitation with woman), (9) Napumsaka veda (the desire for mating with both man and woman). (Here vedla implies sex impluse). Thus there are twenty-five forms of charitra mohaniya and fear is one of them.
As long as karma keeps arising, the jiva keeps entertaining fear by experiencing fear and by causing fear in others. This nokashya, namely, fear entangles the jiva in karma and sin. He who does not entertain fear and does not cause fear in others is heroic, valiant and victorious. We are worshippers not merely
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