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activity). The activities of the body, mind and speech still continue to exist. Here the soul becomes the Arhat or perfect soul in human body. The soul appears bright like the sun freed from the clouds and attains full knowledge of the universe. Ignorance has been destroyed and the soul attains the stage of of Paramātman by acquisition of nine kinds of purified thoughtactivities arising as a result of destruction of Ghāti Karmas. The nine Kevala-labdhis are : 1) Kşayika jñāna is purified or perfect knowledge due to the destruction of knowledge-obscuring karma. 2) Kşayika darśana is perfect cognition due to the destruction of Darsanăvaraniya Karma. 3) Ksayika dāna is per charity due to destruction of Dānāntarāya Karma. 4) Kşayika lābha is perfect gain due to the destruction of lābhāntarāya Karma. 5) Kșayika bhoga is perfect enjoyment of consumable objects due to the destruction of Bhogāntaraya Karma. 6) Kshayikaupabhoga is perfect enjoyment of non-consumable objects due to the destruction of Upabhogantarāya Karma. 7) Kşayika virya is perfect power due to the destruction of Viryāntarāya Karma. 8) Ksayika samyaktva is perfect right belief due to the destruction of Darśana-Moha. 9) Kşayika cãritra is perfect right conduct due to the destruction of caritra-moha.?
As already stated, this is a stage of spiritual perfection, still associated with body, mind and speech. The Arhanta Paramești who is engaged in propounding the Dharma to all living beings is an example of Sayoga Kevali.8
14). Ayoga Kevali
This is the stage of final liberation when the vibrations of the holy body cease, as the yoga of body, mind and speech are discarded. This is the stage of Siddha a stage of transcendental perfection. The Omniscient Lord of this stage is one who has fully stopped the influx of Karmas after having destroyed those already attaching and who has put an end to vibratory activity. The soul is wholly free from the eight kinds of Karmas and has attained its true state of blissfulness which is ever--lasting. The soul abides
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