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173 4. Avirata-samyaktva. Vowless right-belief. Belief is produced by the Upaśama, subsidence of the four Anantânubandhi kaşayas (error-feeding passions) and one or three kinds of right-belief-deluding karmas respectively. i.e. one for a soul who has never been, or three for a soul who has been in possession of Samyaktva (right belief). The soul here has belief in the path of Liberation, but cannot observe the rules of conduct for attaining Liberation. Three kinds of thought activity may be noted in this stage: (i) Upašama-samyaktva is attained by the Upaśama, Subsidence of
five or seven kinds of deluding karmas. (ii) Kşayika samyaktva is attained by the destruction of the seven
prakrities. (iii) Ksayopasama samyaktva is attained by the destruction or subsidence
of sixth and the continuous operation of the seventh, i.e. Samyakprakrti-mithyâtva, right-belief clouded occasionally by the slightest wrong-belief. This kind of thought-activity is characterised
by three defects, viz: (a) Chala, the defect of being shaken in his right-belief, e.g. thinking
that worship of Santinátha will bring calmness or that of Pârśvanatha will remove obstacles, whereas all Arhats are the
same. (b) Mala, the defect of having the thought-activity soiled by one or
more of the defects or transgressions, e.g. Shanka, doubt; Kânkșa, desire of sense pleasures; Vichikitsa, hatred of the sick and deformed, etc.; Anya-dțiști-prašansâ, thinking admiringly of wrong believers; and Anya-driști-samstavan, praising wrong
believers. (c) Agâdha, the defect of losing firm hold of right belief, e.g.
dedicating a temple and still thinking it to be one's own property. 5. Deśa virata. Partial vows, i.e. taking the partial vows. All the 11 Pratimâs or stages of a layman's life come in this stage. These are given supra page.
6. Pramatta virata. Imperfect vows, after renunciation of all wordly objects, still occasionally turning the mind to the service or needs of the body. This is pramattabhậva, careless slackness in concentration Henceforth the stages are all in the life of a Muni, Saint.
7. Apramatta virata. Perfect vows. Renouncing the careless slackness of the 6th guṇasthâna, and being absorbed in spiritual contemplation (righteous concentration of the highest type). From here, there are two Śreņis, or ways of ascent : (i) Upašamı śreņi in which the right-conduct-deluding karma
subsides; (ii) Ksapaka-śreņi in which it is being destroyed. This last is the
necessary way to Mokşa, Liberation. 8. Apůrva karana. New-thought-activity. Karaņa or thought-activity which
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