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Q. What are the qualities of the living beings ? A. The term quality here stands for mental dispositions due to karmic or non-karmic causes, and they are of five kinds: [1] audayika (fruitional) [ii] aupasamika (caused by karmic subsidence) (iii) kasayika (caused by karmic destruction) [iv] kasayika-aupasamika (part destruction and part subsidence of karma) and [v] parināmika (inherent). The attributed living being is also designated as the attribute or guņa (quality) because of the concomitant association. It is also said in the GJ verse 8: living beings are named as "quality" or "attribute” by the omniscient.
Verse - 9 describes spiritual stages in general and the first stage in particular:
Oghenna atthi micchāitthi - 9*** In general, there are wrong-faithed living beings - 9
***In Prakrit, the term atthi may have meanings in both singular and plural numbers - is and are, which continue up to verse 23. The term micchāitthi in here and in the followings up to 23 will have expressions in plural number, as well expressed in terms of abstract noun or attribute (wrong faith) or adjective (wrong-faithed). In this context, "attributed” is implied as the living being.
Q. Who is a mithyādraști (wrong-faithed) one ? A. Those living beings who are have predilection towards falsity or irrationality are called wrong-faithed. It is explained also in the GJ verse 17: “The living being has reverse or false predilection due to the experience of wrongfulness arising because of the fruition of the wrong - faith. He does not beieve the true religion in the same way as the man with bilious fever does not taste even the sweet juice.”
Second guṇasthana is described in verse - 10:
Sasana-sammäitthi - 10 In general, there are the sasādanis (who linger on right-faith) -10.
The terms oghena (in general) and atthi (are) are followed here from verse - 9 to get the correct meaning, and are followed up to verse.
Q. What is the definition of sasādani ? A. The opposition to, or offending of right faith with denial or āsādana (lingering) is called sasādani, whose right faith has been
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