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{obstructing complete renunciation) kashaaya to reach the sixth gunasthaana.
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One who has upashama samyaktva, suppresses 7 types of perception deluding karmas and part-annihilates-part-suppresses 8 types of (4 apratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya (obstructing partial renunciation and the 4 pratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya obstructing complete renunciation) kashaaya to reach the sixth gunasthaana.
The soul in this 6th gunasthaana knows the nine reals from the point of view of substance, place, time and disposition. He knows everything about penance - from the navakaarashii to the six-month long penance. He has faith in penance, understands it thoroughly and practices it to the fullest extent of his ability.
From here one may fall back to lower gunsthaanak but he can rise back. This occurrance of falling and rising can happen 2/9 hundred times in one lifetime (internal disposition). A soul in this gunasthaana can take liberation either in the same life or within a maximum limit of 15 rebirths.
At the minimum, a soul in this gunasthaana can take rebirth in the first heaven and maximum in the ninth graiveyaka* heaven.
*The higher heavens, situated in the 'neck'region of a stylistic representation of the universe as a standing human are known as the graiveyaka heavens. The word graiveyaka is derived from the Sanskrit word 'griivaa' meaning the neck
The souls in this gunasthaana are all ascetics. They follow the 5 major vows, the 10 teachings of the yati dharma (the duty of the renunciant), the 5 samitis {carefulnesses and the 3 guptis {controls). They have the 27 gunas qualities of a Jain monk. They conquer the 22 parishahas {afflictions and forsake the 20 transgressions of ‘asamaadhi'.
7. Apramatta Sainyata Gunasthaanaka:
The monk who is free from the 5 indolences (5 pramaadas) of mada (arrogance), vishaya {desire}, kashaaya {passion}, nidraa (sleep) and vikathaa {gossip/passion arousing tale) is said to be in the apramatta sainyata gunasthaanaka.
The soul reaches the apramatta sainyata gunasthaana by annihilating/suppressing suppressing-cum-annihilating the 7 darshana saptaka {the 7 karmas which affect perception and suppressing-cum-annihilating the 4 apratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya {obstructing partial renunciation and the 4 pratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya (obstructing complete renunciation) kashaaya.
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