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One who has kshaayika samyaktva, annihilates 7 types of perception deluding karmas and part-annihilates-part-suppresses 8 types (4 apratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya obstructing partial renunciationand the 4 pratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya obstructing complete renunciation}) of kashaaya to reach the seventh gunasthaana.
One who has kshaayopashamika samyaktva, part-annihilates-part-suppresses all 7 types of perception deluding karmas and part-annihilates-part-suppresses 8 types (4 apratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya {obstructing partial renunciation and the 4 pratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya {obstructing complete renunciation) of kashaaya to reach the seventh gunasthaana.
One who has upashama samyaktva, suppresses 7 types of perception deluding karmas and part-annihilates-part-suppresses 8 types (4 apratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya obstructing partial renunciation and the 4 pratyaakhyaanaavaraniiya (obstructing complete renunciation) of kashaaya to reach the seventh gunasthaana.
Apart from this, the votary has to renounce the 5 pramaadas (mentioned as above) in order to attain this gunasthaana.
The soul in the 7th gunasthaana knows the nine reals from the points 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.
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. At the maximum, a soul in this gunasthaana can take rebirth in the anuttara vimaana* heaven.
* The highest level of heaven.
The duration of the 7th gunasthaanaka is only of one antaramuhuurta (a measure of time less than 48 minutes. However, the 6th and 7th gunasthaanas are concomitant and their duration can be as short as an antaramuhuurta {a period of time less than 48 minutes) to as long as a period slightly less than a crore puurvas.
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