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Q.X.9.1
A.X.9.1
What are the different causes which can lead to classifying emancipated souls? These are region, time, realm of birth, gender or dress, ford, conduct, self-enlightenment, enlightened by others, knowledge, stature, interval, number and numerical strength of the liberated soul in these eleven gateways.
Q.X.9.2 A.X.9.2
What is the meaning of present (pratyutpanna) viewpoint? It is the standpoint which targets only the present realm of birth.
Q.X.9.3 A.X.9.3
What is the meaning of past (bh ta-prajñ tpanna) viewpoint? It is the standpoint which targets only the past realm of birth.
Q.X.9.4 A.X.9.4
Is there any difference in the emancipated souls from different regions? No but by tradition we say that souls got emancipated from Bharata, Air vata and other regions.
Q.X.9.5
A.X.9.5
Are there differences in the emancipated souls due to the time and the realm of birth when they got emancipated? No, however traditionally we say that some souls became emancipated in the ascending time cycle while others got emancipated in the descending time cycle. Similarly we can say that some souls got emancipated as human beings while others got emancipated as human beings after the heavenly realm of birth.
Q.X.9.6 A.X.9.6
In which gender form the souls get emancipated? Actually the emancipated souls are genderless. However the empirical souls in the physical male gender get emancipated. As per their psychic gender state, empirical souls in any gender state can get emancipated.
Q.X.9.7 A.X.9.7
Which empirical souls get emancipated in a particular creed (t rtha)? Some get emancipated as ford-maker while others get emancipated during the existence of a ford-maker. Similarly some get emancipated when there is no ford-maker and others get emancipated without being a ford-maker.
Q.X.9.8
A.X.9.8
Which is the conduct when practised results in an empirical soul get emancipated? The empirical souls can get emancipated Practising one type of conduct (self enlightened) while others (enlightened by the sermons of the others) get emancipated by Practising two types of conduct.
Q.X.9.9
A.X.9.9
How does the self enlightened and the enlightened by the sermons of others get emancipated? The self enlightened become the true believers by their own inherent nature while the others become enlightened by the sermons / teachings of others.
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