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on decreasing. With Kévala Jñānins, lhe darśapāvarniya karma has been completely dent.royed. They always have a state of wakefulness. They have ro sleep. Persons having faith in the teachings of the Tirthaikaras-who invariably possess Kévala Jñāna (- Perfect Knowledge ), will have no doubts in the matter. Persons not believing in the words of the Tirtbankaras are at liberty to hold a number of illusionary notions, and false hypotheses.
Every soul is potentially pure. The soul is ever a!l-perfect all-powerful By is norance, it identifies itself with matter, and hence, all its troubles and degradation.
In its pure condition, it has four enjoyments; 1. ananta jñana (infinite knowledge ) 2, ananta darśana (in finile perception) 3. ananta vīrya ( infinite power ), and 4. apanta Bukha (infinite blist, ).
Karpic matter keeps the soul from the realization of this four-fold greatness, obscuring its perception and knowledge, obstructim's its progress and success, and disturbing the equanimity of its ex'stence,
This four-fold natural Wealth of the Soul is shielded and
* Darga nävarniya (faith-obscuring or perception -obscuring karmís are of nine kinds-1, Cakşur-darsanávarpiya (that which obscures the physical sight, which is perception by means of the eyes. 2. *-cakşur-darsanāvarpiya-that which obscures other klads of perception. 3. A-vadhi-darsabivaraniya ( dat which obscures pe ception of the past. 4. Kévala-darsanavarniya (that whicb oliscures full perception. 5 Nidrā darśanavarņiya (that condition cí sleepiness which obscures perception, 6. Nidră-nidrà darganā. argiya (condition of heavy sleep which nbscures perception.) 7. Pracală darsanăvaroiya condition of restless sleep which obscures perception ) 8. Pracald-pracalā darsanävarniya (condition in which sleep is very restless, and which obscures perception. 9 Stânyaradhi dartanávarpiya (somnambulistic condition in which there is hardly any perception of the acts done).
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