Spiritual Stages Gunasthanas

Author(s): Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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Stages of Spiritual Development Gunasthanas
• There are 14 stages of spiritual development - Soul travels from complete Ignorance (Mithyätva) state to the complete blissful and
liberated state • The order of Gunasthänas is logical and not chronological - They are arranged according to the principle of decreasing sinfulness and the
increasing purity -Soul removes its
f Ignorance (Mithyätva) on 4th stage f Vowlessness (Avirati) on 6th stage f Passions (Kashäya) on 12th stage f Ghäti karma on 13th stage f Yoga (activities of body, mind and speech) on 14th stage and attains liberation