Mahavira and his Teaching

Author(s): C C Shah, Rishabhdas Ranka, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: Bhagwan Mahavir 2500th Nirvan Mahotsava Samiti

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him Yogíndu, Pūjyapāda, Subhacandra, Kārttikeya etc. recognise this Mithyatva Gunasthana as the state of Bahiratman. In this Gunasthāna there are such souls as will never triumph over this darkest period and hene will never win salvation. They are technically called Abhavyas.1 Haribhadra aptly calls them Bhavabhinandis (welcomers of transmigratory existence2). In contrast to these souls, there are, according to Haribhadra, Apunarbandhakas who are also occupying this Gunasthana3. The difference is that the latter are moving in the direction of becoming Samyagdṛṣṭis and consequently do not commit sinful acts with much strong inclination, do not attach undue value to the worldly life and maintain proprieties in whatever they do1; whereas the former are Mithyadṛṣṭis proper, and consequently they are mistaken as to the nature of things, evince no disgust for worldly existence and are like the man to whom unworthy acts appear worthy of performances. The Apunarbandhakas may be further said to have developed first four Yogadṛṣṭis, namely, Mitra, Tārā, Balā, and Dipra. It may be noted here that the spiritual darkness of the Apunarbandhakas is not so intense as that of the Bhavābhinandīs.
KAMAL CHAND SOGANI
(2) Awakening of the self or Aviratasamyagḍṛṣṭi Gunasthāna:
Spiritual awakening or conversion is the result of Granthibheda (cutting the knot of ignorance"). By virtue of cutting the knot, the Bhinnagranthi sees supreme verity and acquires unswerving conviction in the true self. This occurrence of Samyagdarśana (spiritual conversion) is consequent upon the instruction of those who have realised the divine within themselves or are on the path of divine realisation. Yogīndu points out that insight is attained by 1. Samayasara of Kundakunda, 273 (Rāyacandra)
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Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya, 75
Yoagadṛṣṭisamuccaya, Introduction, K K. Dixit, PP 5 to 11.
Yogasataka of Haribhadra, 13 (L D. Institute)
Yogadṛstisamuccayya, 78, 79,80.
Yogabindu, 252.
Ibid. 205
Tattvarthasutra, 1.3 (L. D. Institute)