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A Hand Book of Jainology
3rd, 4th aspects of Shukladhyan it prevents completely the remaining Badar Kashaya and the remaining yogas (Activities of the mind, body and the voice).
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AYOGI KEVALI GUNASTANAK (Totally free from Karmas) At the end of the 13th stage all yogas are completely discarded. The soul which was shaky on account of yogas before becomes firm and steady like the Meru, the king of mountains; that is why it is called Shaileshikaran. The duration of this stage is equal to the time required to utter five sounds (A, I, U, Ri, Lu).
Within this short phase of time, it destroys all Karmas and becomes liberated from Karmas; becomes formless and acquires pure and infinite knowledge; it acquires the right darshan (vision) and the highest kind of felicity. Having attained these virtues, it attains salvation, within one samaya. It goes to the siddhashila located on the top of 14 Rajalokas and remains there for ever.
The Jain shasan has described this ladder of 14 stages for ascending to moksha by carrying out spiritual endeavours to destroy Karmas like Mithyatva and to attain excellences like Samyaktva.
Questions:
(1) Describe the 14 Gunastanaks and their nature. (2) Why is Mithyatva considered a Gunastanak? Saswadan Jivas keep always falling?
(3) Write short notes on:
(1) The 3 kinds of Samyaktva, (1) The nature of the 6th Gunastanak (3) Anivritti Badar Gunastanak (4) Shaileshi (5) Apurvakarana.
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