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. CHAPTER I. The spiritual stages (Gunasthana), जेहिं दु लक्खिज्जते उदयादिसु संभवेहि भावेहि । जीवा ते गुणसण्णा णिदिट्टा सब्वदरसीहि ॥८॥ यैस्तु लक्ष्यन्ते उदयादिषु सम्भवैर्भावैः । जीवास्ते गुणसंज्ञा निर्दिष्टाः सर्वदर्शिभिः॥ ८॥
8. The thought activities caused by the operation, etc. (of Karmas by which souls are distinguished (are) spiritual stages, (as) has been described by the All seeing.
Commentary. Operation, etc., (Udayadi). - 5 kinds of thought-activities are recognised in Jainism.
____I.-Subsidential (Aupashamika). This arises by the subsidence (Upashama) of the deluding (Mohaniya) Karmic matter. It is of 2 kinds.
II.--Destructive (Ksháyika). It arises from the destruction of 4 obstructive (Ghatiya) Karmas. It is of 9 kinds.
III.- Destructive-subsidential (Kshyayopashamic). It arises by partial destruction, partial subsidence, and partial operation of the destructive Karmas. It is of 18 kinds.
IV.- Operative (Audayika). It arises by the operation of the Karmas. It is of 21 kinds.
V. - Natural (Párinámika). This activity consists of the self-modification of the soul. It is of 3 kinds.
Thus the total number of kinds of thought-activity is 53. (Vide Tattvártha Sutra Chapter II, Sutras 1 to 6).
The possession of a different set of thought-activities distinguishes one class of souls from another. The different classes are called the different spiritual stages or (Gunasthána).
मिच्छो सासण मिस्सो अविरदसम्मो य देसविरदो य।।
विरदा पमत्त इदरो अपुव्व अणियट्टि सुहमो य ॥६॥ १ मिथ्यात्वं २ सासनः३मिश्रः४ अविरतसम्यक्त्वंचदेशविरतश्च। विरताः ६ प्रमत्तः ७ इतरः८ अपूर्व अनिवृत्तिः१० सूक्ष्मश्च ॥६॥
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