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Reals in the Jaina Metaphysics
the soul, the Jiva, although it is possessed of True Faith then, becomes unrestrained; this is the fourth stage of the soul, called the Asamyata. When the Apratyākhyānāvaraṇa Kaşaya ceases to arise, the Jiva finds itself in the fifth state called the Deśa-samyata; it is then partly restrained and partly unrestrained. When, again, the Kaṣāya, called the Pratyākhyānāvaraṇa ceases to be virulent, the soul becomes fully restrained; but the Pramada continues to exist in it; this state of the soul is called the Pramatta-samyata. Next, the soul finds itself in the seventh Gunasthāna, called the Apramatta when on account of the annihilation of the Kaṣāya, called the Sanjvalana, the fully restrained Jiva extricates itself from the Pramada. The soul advancing on the way to Emancipation, gradually attains the curious White Contemplation (Sukla-dhyāna) and consequent Purity, this is its stage of Apūrva-karaṇa. When the gross parts of the sage's Moha-karma become powerless on account of the great increase of the aforesaid White Contemplation in him, the Jiva comes to the ninth Guṇasthāna called the Anivṛtti-karana. When the powerless Kaṣāya's remain only in a subtle state, the Jiva finds itself in the stage of Sūkṣma-kaṣāya. When all kinds of Moha are mitigated, the Gunasthana which is attained by the soul is called Upaśānta-kaṣāya. When these are absolutely annihilated, the Jiva attains the twelfth stage, called the Kṣīņa-kaṣāya. After this, the four kinds of Ghati-karma are absolutely destroyed and the soul is possessed of the pure Kevala-jñāna or Omniscience; this is the thirteenth Guņasthāna called the Sayoga-kevali. The fourteenth or the last stage has the duration of a few moments only; it is the state of the soul immediately before all its Karma's are annihilated and is called the Ayoga-kevali; when this state is attained, the soul leaves all connection with all kinds of the Karma.
Every Mundane soul must be in any one of these fourteen Guṇasthāna's.
The Liberated state is beyond these fourteen stages and is one of uninterrupted joy, an inexpressible state of
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