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Jaina Path of Purification (Liberation)
9. Anivṛttikarana
Unprecedented spiritual fervour and vigour already attained in the previous stage here becomes uniform in all the souls climbing up the same ladder (ladder of suppression or that of annihilation). This and the previous stage indicate the different degrees of internal purity attained by the soul.1
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10. Sukṣmasamparāya2
While gradually undergoing suppression or annihilation, when all (i.e., with its entire paraphernalia or family) the conduct-deluding karma gets suppressed or annihilated and the subtle greed (attachment) alone remains to disturb the soul, this stage is attained. Here the soul is practically free from all the four passions, except a very slight degree of greed.
11. Upaśāntamoha
In the case of those who have started in the ninth stage suppressing the conduct-deluding karma of the form of four passions, when they completely suppress them, they are in this stage. This is the reason why the stage is given the name 'Upaśāntamoha'. The subtle greed which was active in the previous stage is also suppressed in this stage. Thus, at this stage there is total suppression of all the four passions. Those who have attained this stage, invariably fall down to some lower stage on the rise of suppressed passions.
12. Kṣinamoha
But in the case of those who have started in the ninth stage annihilating the conduct-deluding karmas of the form of passions, when they completely annihilate them, they are at this stage. The subtle greed which was active in the tenth stage is also destroyed in this stage. That is, the soul which has started climbing up the ladder of destruction in the ninth stage goes up from the tenth directly to this twelfth stage. The eleventh stage
1. Apurvakarana and anivṛttikarana operative in the first stage are related to right faith. Similarly, the two operative in the eighth and the ninth stages respectively are related to the highest conduct.
2. 'Samparaya' means passions in general but in the present context it means a particular passion, viz. greed.
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