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Stages of the Spiritual Development
217 10. Sūksmasāmparāya guṇasthānal :
As indicated already, only subtle form of greed remains in this guṇasthāna. This greed means the subtle attachment of the soul with the body. Here the soul, following the upaśama śreņi, ascends to the eleventh gunasthāna and those following the kșapakaśreņi directly ascend to the twelfth gunasthāna.
11. Upaśāntamohaniya gunasthāna:
This is the highest stage which can be reached on the upaśamaśreņi. Only the upaśamakas ascend this guṇasthāna. It lasts minimum for one samaya and maximum for antarmuhürtta The soul in this guṇasthāna does not go further. As aspirant from this guņasthāna, descends either to the sixth or fifth or fourth or first gunasthāna. But, ultimately within a period of ardhapudgalaparāvarta he again becomes a kşapaka and attains liberation.
12. Kșiņakāṣāyachadmastha vitarāga guṇasthāna3 :
Here the mohaniya, which is the main obstruction, is completely destroyed. The ksapaka comes directly to this stage without going to the eleventh stage. After remaining antarmuhürtta in this stage, he becomes omniscient without fail and ascends to the thirteenth stage. In the penultimate samaya, the first two kinds of sleep (nidrā and pracalā) are eliminated. In the last samaya of this stage, five types of Jñānāvarani, daršanāvarasi and antarāya karmans are completely annihilated. 13. Sayogakevali gunasthāna :*
As soon as the ghātikarmans are destroyed at the end of the twelfth guṇasthāna, the four infinities (anantaj ñāna, ananta
1, Virasena on Satkhandāgama, 1.1.18 (Vol. I, p. 187),
Also Gommațasāra, Jivakānda, 58-60. 2. Ibid., 1.1.19 (Vol. I, p. 188).
Also Ibid., 61. 3. Ibid., 1.1.20. (Vol. I, p. 189).
Also Ibid., 62. 4. Virasena on Satkhandägama, 1.1.21 (Vol. I, p. 190).
Also Gommațasāra, Jivakānda, 63, 64.
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