Mahavira and his Teaching

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

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KAMAL CHAND SOGANI It will not be idle to point out here that the soul in this Gunasthāna is called Samyagdrști, Antarātman', Bhinnagranthi?, and the occupant of Sthırādrsț23. Being spiritually converted, the Samyagdrșți considers his own self as his genuine abode. regarding the outward physical dwelling places as artificial4. He renounces all identification with the animates and inanimate objects of the world and properly weighs them in the balance of his discriminative knowledges. His is the only self that has acquired the right of Mokşa“. Besides, he practises universal compassion (Anukampā)?, does not hanker after worldly opulence and empyreal pleasuress, shows no feeling of disgust at the various bodily conditions caused by disease, hunger etc., and is free from all fears. 10 Again, being overwhelmed by fear, inferiority and greed for profit, he does not recognise Himsā as Dharmalı. Apart from this, he has deep affection for spiritual matters and strengthens the conviction of those who are faltering in their loyalty to the path of righteousness12 and disseminates spiritual religion through various means best suited to time and place13.
Fall from awakening or (a) Sāsādana Gunasthāna and (b) Misra Gunasthāna:
If the spiritual conversion is due to the total annihilation of Darśana Mohani ya (Vision-deluding) Karma, the self has thrown 1. Kärttıkeyānupreksa, 197 (Rāycandra)
Yogabındu, 266. 3. Yogadtstisamuccaya, 155.
Samadhisataka of Pū jyapāda, 73, (Vira Sevā Mandıra, Delhi) Moksa Pähuda, 17. Yogabindu, 342 Rä javäritika of Aklanka, 1 2/30 (Bharatiya Jnana Pitha, Kası) Puruşārthasıddhyupaya of Amrtacandra, 24 (Rayacandra)
Ibid. 25. 10. Samayasāra, 228. 11. Kärttikeyānupreksa, 418. 12. Purusārthasiddhyupa ya, 29; Karttıkeyānuprekşå, 420 13. Kärttikeyānuprekașa, 423.