Treatise on Jainism

Author(s): Jayantibhai S Sanghvi
Publisher: S J Sanghvi

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A Treatise on Jainism
(10) Leshya. Thought-paint is of 6 kinds
Black, Blue, Dove-gray, Yellow, Pink,
White.
(11) Bhavya. It is of 2 kinds-Capacity or
Incapacity of being liberated. (12) Samyaktva. Right Belief is of 6 kinds
Subsidential, Destructive, Destructivesubsidential, Wrong-belief, Downfall,
Mixed right-and-wrong belief. (13) Sanjna. It is of 2 kinds Rational and
Irrational. (14) Akaraka. It is of 2 kinds--Taking or not
taking, no-karmas or assimilative matter.
All these divisions of Soul-quests are marked out with reference to the results of the operation of different Karmas. The pure soul has perfect knowledge, perfect conation, right belief and pure right conduct. These have no reference to any operation of Karmas. The pure soul is free from all these distinctions of Soul-quests.
Spiritual Stages (Gunasthana). These are dealt with in a separate chapter.