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Siddhabbhakti (12 Gāthās)
Sudabhakti (11 Gāthās)
Caritta Bhakti (10 Gāthās) Jogī Bhakti (23 Gāthās Ayariyabhakti (10 Gāthās)
Nibbāna Bhakti (21Gāthās)
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XI.
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Pañcaguru Bhakti (7 Gāthās)
Nandisvara Bhakti
Sānti Bhakti
Samāhi Bhakti
Ceiya Bhakti
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8. Bārasa Aṇuvekkhā
Bārasa Aṇuvekkhā (91 Gathas) deals with 12 types of reflection, which are prescribed for the stoppage of Karmic influx. They are:
I.
Anitya: All are transitory
II.
Asarana: No external things can rescue the soul from death
Ekatva: the soul is only responsible for the fruits of the Karmas
Anyatva: External objects are quite separate from the soul
Samsara: Soul is wandering in Samsara
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VI.
Loka: This universe is threefold
VII.
Aśuci: Ever thing in this world is impure
VIII.
Āśrava: Mithyātva, passions etc. are the causes of karmic influx.
IX. Samvara: Such religious activities which counteract the karmic influx, should be
reflected upon
Nirjarā The twofold way of shedding the karmic matter should be considered Dharma: Pratimas of a householders and 10 Dharmas should be considered
Bodhidurlabha Anuprekṣā; enlightenment is rare, so one should reflect on the means
of attaining it.
9. Rayanasaro
The Rayanasaro (162 Gāthās) deals with the religious duties of laymen and monks. Some scholars are of view that this is not the work of Kundakunda as it has a lot of Apabhramśa impact, but it is not correct. This happened only due to ignorant copyists. There are many common ideas found in his work. Right faith is the root of the tree of liberation. Inauspicious
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