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in the minimum one samaya, in the maximum antarmuhürla. After ending this stage, the being belonging to it falls from the upaśama śreni and sinks into one of the lower stages. 12. KȘIWA KASI YA VITARĪGA CHADVLASTHA GUVASTHĪVA
In the last sainava of the tenth stage (slīksma sam parāya gunasthāna), when the last particle of greed has been annihilated, the being who is on the kşapaka śreņi becomes a kșina kaşāya (one with annihilated passions). He remains antarmuhurta on this stage and then becomes omniscient without fail. 13. SAYOGI KETALI GUVASTHĪN
When the karma obscuring the knowledge, intuition, bliss, and power of the soul has completely heen annihilated, the person becomes a savogi kevalin. He possesses omniscience and omnipotence. He still possesses certain activities conditional upon matter. Certain karmas are stili realising themselves, but as soon as his rīvus (age) is exhausted, he annihilates them also in order to be emancipated. This state of virtue lasts in the minimum antarmuhiirta, in the maximum somewhat less than a pūrvakoti. 14. AYOGI KELALI GUYASTHĀNA
This last and the highest state of virtue is a transitory state which lasts antarmuhūrta and leads to the complete emancipation from karma. With the complete annihilation of every action, the omniscient enters the sailesi state-a state of pure meditation which only lasts as long as is necessary to pronounce five short syllables (a, i, ?, ?, ?). When the remaining karmas are completely annihilated, the liberated soul goes to the end of the universe which is called 'siddha-śilā'. It dwells there without visible shape. It possesses an immaterial dimension of two-third of that which it had during its last existence (gati). There, it enjoys infinite, incomparable, indestructible, supernatural happiness of salvation. A soul in its perfect nature is God. Every being has got the innate nature of Godliness. Through its right belief, right knowledge, and right conduct, it can attain that state. It is the individual effort-the personal endeavour that constitutes the path to the state of God. There, the soul perfectly shines with infinite knowledge, infinite intuition, infinite bliss, and
