ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 03

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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Lesya Kasaya
Color
Intensity
Black
Blue
Gray
Red
Yellow
It can be seen from Table 1 that the crucial milestone in this long journey from ignorance to omniscience occurs at the transition from grey to red lesya where the moderate intensities of kasaya enable the flow of Upasamika-bhāva (U); the raudra-dhyana is absent and practice of Dharma-dhyāna enables the dissolution of karma to exceed the influx, thus reducing the karmic body. The behavioral disposition of the red lesī is upright and compassionate; the spiritual evolution reaching up to the 7 Gunasthana. The path for further spiritual progress can now be continued with the transformation to yellow and white leśyā. The further weakening of the kaṣāya intensities and gradual annihilation of the karmic-body permit the natural attributes of the soul to be expressed more and more in the behavioral dispositions characterized by right knowledge and righteous conduct, forgiveness, equanimity and nonviolence.
White
Aleśī
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Table 1: Behavioral and Spiritual Correlates of Leśyā
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Behavioral
Characteristics
Violent, cruel,
passionate
Greedy, lazy.
deceitful
Forgiving. self-sacrificing
Bhava
Non-violent, equanimous
A, P
Jealous, angry A, P
arrogant
Upright, kind,
simple
A, P
A, P, U
A, P, U
A, P, U, SS, KS
Dhyana
Arta, Raudra, I>>> D
Dharma
Arta, Raudra, >> D Dharma
Karma
Dynamics
Arta, Raudra, I>D
Dharma
Arta, Dharma D>I
Dharma
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D >> I
INTERNATION
D >>> I
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For classification of bhāva, see sec. 2.3.; Classification of dhyana,see sec. 3.1.1.2.;
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