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householder and embraces the stainless attitude arising from destruction-cum-subsidence (kşayopasama) of the conduct-deluding (cāritramohanīya) karmas which obstruct even partial abstinence - apratyākhyānāvaraņa - and attains innumerable-fold efficacy of dissociation. He is called the 'śrāvaka'. After that he embraces greater purity of thought-activity arising from the destruction-cumsubsidence (ksayopasama) of conduct-deluding karmas which arrest complete abstinence - pratyākhyānāvarana. He becomes an ascetic - ‘virata' - and attains innumerable-fold efficacy of dissociation. When he becomes free from the passions of anger, pride, deceitfulness and greed, which lead to endless worldly existence - anantānubandhi-he becomes still more purified in thought-activity and attains still innumerable-fold efficacy of dissociation. He is called the 'anantānubandhīviyojaka'. Later, the three subtypes of faith-deluding (darśanamohanīya) karmas are destroyed, and his thought-activity is still further refined. He is then called the destroyer of faith-deluding karmas - 'darśanamohaksapaka'- and attains still innumerable-fold efficacy of dissociation. He becomes a perfect right believer - kṣāyika samyagdrsti, turns towards the spiritual step (śreņi), and endeavours to suppress the conduct-deluding (cāritramohanīya) karmas. And he attains greater mental purity with innumerable-fold efficacy of dissociation. He is called the mitigator – ‘upaśamaka'. When the conduct-deluding karmas subside completely, he attains quiescence of passions with still innumerable-fold efficacy of dissociation. He is then called the saint of quiescent passions – ‘upaśāntamoha'. When he attains greater purity of mind and endeavours to root out the conductdeluding karmas, he is called the destroyer and he attains still innumerable-fold efficacy of dissociation. He then is called a 'ksapaka'. The same self tends towards the thought-activity capable of destroying the entire conduct-deluding karmas and attains still innumerable-fold efficacy of dissociation. He is then called the saint free from passions – kşīņamoha'. And when he destroys the four main types of destructive karmas with the help of the second type of pure meditation - sukladhyāna - he acquires the name Jina' with still
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