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“Kammaavisohiimagganam pahuccha chaudasa jiivatthaanaa pannattaa tam jahaa micchaaditthii, saasaayana, sammamicchaaditthii, sammaditthii, aviraya sammaditthii, virayaaviraye, pammattasanjaye, appamattasanjaye, niyattibaayare, aniattibaayare, suhumasamparaaye, uvasaamaye vaa khavaye vaa uvasantamohe, khiinamohe, sajogii kevalii, ajogii kevalii.”
Samavayanga Suutra, verse 14.4 (Page 72, Author: Lilambai Mahasatiji, Publisher: Gurupraana Foundation, (Parasdham, Ghatakopar) Mumbai, year 2009)
From the point of view of the means of purifying one's karmas, fourteen jiivasthaanas have been promulgated. They are as under: (see picture number 17)
1. Mithyaadrishti (stage of delusion and false belief 2. Saasaadana samyakdrishti {extremely fleeting samyaktva 3. Samyakmithyaadrishti/mishra {partly enlightened and partly deluded perception 4. Avirata samyakdrishti {vowless enlightened perception} 5. Virata-avirata/desha-virata samyakdrishti {enlightened perception with partial vows} 6. Pramatta-sainyata {enlightened perception with major vows but blemished by indolence due
to conduct-deluding karmas 7. Apramatta-sainyata {enlightened perception with major vows unblemished by indolence} 8. Nivritti baadara enlightened perception with major vows unblemished by indolence, with
new thought activity but with mild passions) 9. Anivritti baadara enlightened perception with major vows unblemished by indolence,
with advanced thought activity but with mild passions 10. Suukshma samparaaya (enlightened perception with major vows unblemished by indolence,
with advanced thought activity but with the extremely mild passion of avarice) 11. Upashaanta moha {enlightened perception with major vows unblemished by indolence, with
advanced thought activity, the extremely mild passion of avarice has been suppressed) 12. Kshiina moha enlightened perception with major vows unblemished by indolence,
with advanced thought activity, the extremely mild passion of avarice has been annihilated} 13. Sayogii kevalii {active omniscient} 14. Ayogii kevalii inactive omniscient}
‘Karmastava' which is the second amongst the series of texts known as the karma granthas, the fourteen gunasthaanas are explained as under:
“Micche saasana miise aviraya dese pamatta apamatte. Niatti-aniatti suhumo'vasama-khiina-sajogii-ajogii gunaa” Karmagranth, verse2.2(Page 250, Publisher: YashovijayjiJain Sanskrit Paathsala, Mehsana,year 1979)
The gunasthaanakas are mithyaatva, saasaadana, mishra, avirata, deshavirata, pramatta, apramatta, nivritti, anivritti, suukshma, upashama, kshiina, sayogii and ayogii.
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