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The gradual way of spiritual development
(10) SUKSHMA SAMPARAY GUNASTANAK (The stage with a little avarice remaining) : Here the Badar Kashayas are pacified or destroyed. Now Samparay means Kashayas. These will be present to a very small extent.
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UPASHANTHAMOHAK GUNASTANAK (Periodically passionless stage): This stage is reached in which Moha is pacified after even the little avarice has been pacified. At this stage, the jiva becomes a Vitrag. The pacification of the Mohaniya Karma means that it is completely checked at once from rising for one antharamuhurth but yet it is remaining. Therefore, in that antharamuhartha it may again emerge and push down the jiva to the lower stage and as a result of this, the Vitrag state and the Yatakyat charitra attained by the jiva by pacification, will be lost.
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KSHINAMOHA GUNASTANAK (The Jivas that pacify the Mohaniyakarma attain the 11th stage but those who have destroyed it reach the 10th stage and at the end when Moha is totally destroyed it reaches the 12th stage and becomes a Vitrag whose moha is totally destroyed. At this stage the Karmas like Jnanavaran, Darshanavaran and Antharay which are very harmiful are still in existence. Therefore, the jiva does not become omniscient but he will be Chadmasta Vitarag. Chadma means the cover of Jnanavaran.
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SAYOGI KEVALI GUNASTANAK (The stage of the integrated powers) : At the end of the 12th stage when all the harmful Karmas are destroyed the jiva enters this stage and attains Keval jnan and Keval darshan. The soul becomes omniscient. As a result of this, it can directly see all the 3 lokas the alokas, all the three phases of time and everything in this universe but in this stage, still, preaching, travelling on foot, eating food etc. will be continuing. These are the activities of the voice, mind and body or yogas. Therefore, the jiva is called Sarvajna Sayogikevali. In the 11th, 12th, 13th stages there will be remaining one ashrava called Yoga. On account of it, the bondage of Satavedaniya takes place. After that when the preparation is over for reaching moksha when the jiva reaches the
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