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have seen that in the guņasthānas beginning with the fifth upto the twelfth mobaniya plays the important role. The other ghātikarmans are not directly taken into account.
In the thirteenth guṇasthāna the other three gbātikarmans jñānāvarantya, Darśanāvaransya and Antarāya are destroyed simultaneously. The soul attains full knowledge, full perception and full energy. This is known as Sayogikevalin; meaning that an omniscient with the activities of mind, speech and body continued. It is the stage of Arhat or jivanmukta.
The fourteenth guņası hāna is Ayogi-kevalin. In this stage the activity of all the three types is stopped. This state is known as Saileśr; meaning the static condition like the king of mountain. This state can be compared with asariprajñāta samādbi of the yoga system.
After the fourteenth guṇasthāna the soul leaves this body and shoots up like an arrow, till it reaches the top end of this universe. It is the state of liberation. According to Jainism there is a place on the top of the universe, known as siddhasila which is the abode of liberated souls. Four Dhyānas (contemplations)
In addition to the fourteen guṇasthānas the Jainas hold four dhyānas expressing the ethical development of mind. Dhyāna means contemplation. It has four types of (1)ārtadhyāna (contemplation on material gains and losses), (2) raudradhyāna (contemplation of violent acts), (3) dharmadhyāna (contemplation on virtuous deeds), and (4) sukladhyāna ( contemplation on the self). The first two types are related with the persons engrossed in worldly desires. The remaining two are useful for attaining liberation. They have four stages cach. Dharmadhyāna has the following stages(1) Ājñāvicaya— to contemplate over the teachings of a
vstarāga or sarvajña. i (Soe Karmagrantha IV.
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