Book Title: Samkit Faith Practice Liberation
Author(s): Amit B Bhansali
Publisher: Amit B Bhansali

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________________ Guna (attribute}: The soul in this gunasthaanaka knows the nine substances (nine tattvas) through the points of view of dravya sustance), kshetra {place), kaala {time) and bhaava {disposition), through the shortest penance to the half-yearly penance. He has faith in them and practices them to its fullest capacity. Phala consequence}: This gunasthaanaka may be accomplished at least once and at the most twice by the highly advanced monastic seeker. Over multiple lives, this gunasthaanaka may be accomplished a minimum of twice and a maximum of four times by the highly advanced monastic seeker. One who has accomplished this gunasthaanaka attains liberation within three births at the maximum, Gati {birth}: If the person dies while in this gunasthaanaka, he is reborn in one of the five anuttara vimaana heavens. 12. Kshiina Moha (Viitaraaga Chhadmastha) Gunasthaanaka: This gunasthaana is known as the kshiina moha gunasthaanaka as all 28 types of mohaniiya karmas {delusion causing karmas) are completely annihilated here. Because of the complete annihilation of mohaniiya karmas, this gunasthaanaka is known as viitaraaga (supremely detached) chhadmastha. But three ghaati karmas (karmas which prevent the soul from attaining omniscience) are still present, thus it is known as “Viitaraaga Chhadmastha’ (supremely detached but non-omniscient}. Only those souls, which have ascended using the kshapaka shrenii {sequential rise through annihilation of karmas can attain this gunasthaanaka. Souls, which have ascended using the upashama shrenii (sequential rise through suppression of karmas cannot attain this gunasthaanaka nor the ones that lie above it. 318

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