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अध्याय- २
inherent nature of the soul-pārināmika-is of three kinds.
What are the two kinds of characteristics arising from subsidence (upaśama)?
सम्यक्त्वचारित्रे ॥३॥
[ सम्यक्त्व ] औपशमिक सम्यक्त्व और [ चारित्रे ] औपशमिक चारित्र इस प्रकार औपशमिकभाव के दो भेद हैं।
The two kinds of subsidential (aupasamika) disposition (bhāva) are subsidential belief (aupaśamika samyaktva) and subsidential conduct (aupasamika caritra).
Right belief and right conduct have already been explained. How do these become subsidential (aupaśamika)? Conduct-deluding (căritramohaniya) karmas are of two kinds, the kaṣāyavedaniya and the nokaṣāyavedaniya. When the following seven, the four kaṣāyavedaniya - anger (krodha), pride (mana), deceitfulness (māyā) and greed (lobha) - of the anantānubandhi type (leading to endless worldly existence), together with the three kinds of faith-deluding (darśanamohaniya) karmas samyaktva (slightly clouding right belief), mithyātva (wrong belief) and samyagmithyatva (mixed right and wrong belief) - subside, subsidential belief (aupaśamika samyaktva) arises.
How can karmas subside in case of the eternal misbeliever who is subject to passions (kaṣāya) arising from karmas? It is on the basis of the attainment of favourable-time (kālalabdhi), etc. The first kālalabdhi is with regard to time. The potential soul (with capacity for liberation) bound by karmas becomes capable of attaining the first stage of right belief (prathama samyaktva) when there is the residue of
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