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Apramatta
Apurvakarana.
Anivrittikarana.
Suksmasamparaya.
11 Upasantamo
ha.
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[Samyaktva prakriti.]
[1 Joking, 2 attachment, 3 aversion, 4 grief, 5 fear, and 6 disgust.]
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[Anger, pride and deceit of the mild type, and the three kinds of sexual passion.]
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[Greed of the mild type.]
Purity of Right Faith results from the elimination of samyaktva prakriti.
The destruction of the energies mentioned in column 4 enables the conduct to become almost perfect. Total destruction of the ghatiya karmas of class (a) results in the condition of absolute desirelessness.
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The word apramatta means devoid of laziness. Hence, the conduct of the saint on this stage is not characterised by carelessness or laziness.
The name of this stage indicates strange, i.e., new thought-activity, resulting from the absolute purity of faith.
The words anivritti karana indicate advanced thoughtactivity, showing that the mind of the saint in this stage is full of very holy thoughts.
The name of this stage is suggestive of its chief characteristic, i.e., the slightest tinge of greed with all other passions eradicated.
The upasantamoha is a station which does not lie on what may be termed the main line. As its name indicates, it is the stage of
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GODS.
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