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belief during the period within a 'muhūrta' but who had lost it again on account of the breaking out of passions, are said to enjoy this guņasthāna. After the lapse of the settled period, the being necessarily sinks back into the first guṇasthāna. Miśradrști :
The fundamental characteristic of this stage is indifference which lasts only during the period within fortyeight minutes (muhurta). It is a mixed belief produced by the mingling of truth and falsity. After the lapse of the time of the stay on this stage, the being attains wrong or right belief, according to the circumstances. Avirata Samyagdşşti :
To this stage belong those beings who possess right belief and have the knowledge of truth and falsity but on account of the realisation of the apratyākhyānāvaraṇa kaşāyas are not capable of practising self-discipline. The duration of this stage is in the minimum within a muhūrta and in the maximum somewhat more than thirty-three sāgaropamas. Deśavirata :
In this state of virtue, partial self-discipline exists. The duration is in the minimum within a muhūrta and in the maximum somewhat less than a pūrvakoți. Pramatta Samyata :
The being belonging to this guṇasthāna attains complete self-discipline, although he is disturbed through negligence produced by the realisation of the sañvalana passions. This state lasts in the minimum one samaya and in the maximum within a muhürta. If the person belonging to this stage degrades after one samaya, he becomes an avirata (4th stage); if the degradation is after antarmuhurta, he becomes a deśavirata (5th stage). If the antarmuhūrta, however, has passed without any incident, he goes to the seventh stage. If he has ascended no series, he comes back to the sixth stage and the operation
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