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1. Wrong belief - Mithyatva. 2. Downfall stage -Sasadan. 3. Right/wrong belief - Mishra. 4. Right belief with vow-less conduct - Avirat samyag drasti. 5. Right belief with partial vow-less conduct - Desh virat. 6. Right belief with complete vow conduct and with minimal
carelessness - Pramat virat. 7. Right belief with complete Vow conduct and complete
carefulness - Apramat virat. 8. Stage of new thought activity - Apurva karan. 9. Stage of advanced thought activity – Anivruti karan. 10. Stage of subtle greed - Sukshma samparay. 11. Suppressed delusion state - Upsant moha. 12. Delusion-less state - Kshin moha. 13. Active omniscient -- Sayogi kevali. 14. Inactive omniscient - Ayogi kevali.
482.
What is the logic in giving names to the spiritual development stages?
The delusion and the vibratory activity (Moha and Yog) of the soul are the logic for giving names to these spiritual development stages. As the delusion and the vibratory activity of the soul decreases, the purity of the soul increases.
483.
What are the instrumental causes in each of the fourteen spiritual developmental stages?
Right belief deluding karma are the instrumental cause for the first four spiritual development stages. From the fifth to the twelfth spiritual development stages, the instrumental cause are the right conduct deluding karma and the instrumental cause for the thirteenth and fourteenth stages are the vibratory activity of the soul - psychophysical activity (Yog). These are visualized in the following tables.
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT STAGE
INSTRUMENTAL CAUSE
1st through 4th stage
5th through 12th stage 13th through 14th stage
The right faith deluding karma (Darashan mohniya karma). The right conducts deluding karma (Charitra mohinya karma). The vibratory activity of the soul-- psychophysical activity (Yog).
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