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A Treatise on Jainism
(13) Sayoga Kevali, Vibrating-Perfect Soul.
Before commencing this, the soul must have destroyed the three remaining destructive karmas Knowledge-Obscuring, Conation--Obscuring and Obstructive karmas. The soul is subject to mundane vibratory activity due to body-making karma. A saint after destroying all the four Ghati Karmas by dint of meditation and self-realisation enters the 13th stage of Vibratory Omniscient (Sayoga-Jina), when he is known as Arhat or the Wor. shipful Lord. The Soul becomes Arhat or Perfect Soul in human body with vibrations in it. Preaching and Peregrinations belong to this stage. The Worshipful Lord
Proclaims Truth to the world. (14) Ayoga Kevali. Vibration less-Perfect Soul.
When the same Soul or the Worshipful Lord is about to be entirely freed from Karmas and his vibratory activity has ceased the Soul is said to have entered the 14th stage of Non-vibrating Omniscient Lord (Ayoga Jina). During the very short period of this stage the Soul destroys the remaning four Aghati Karms i. e. Ved
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