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Verse 48
Virtuous concentration is that which does not swerve from the ten moral virtues. It is of four kinds based on the fourfold objects contemplated upon. It is attainable by laymen of the fourth and fifth stages as well as by ascetics of the sixth and seventh stages.
Jain, S.A., Reality, p. 267.
From dharma dhyāna to śukla dhyāna - destruction of karmas all the way Under the dharma dhyāna, we have a form of meditation called the structure of the universe (samsthāna vicaya), under which finer forms of meditation are recommended for the destruction of karmas. There are four such forms, namely, (1) the Piņdastha, (2) the Padastha, (3) the Rūpastha and (4) the Rūpātīta. (1) Piņdastha dhyāna is the contemplation of oneself, and comprises five special modes or forms, technically known as dhāraņās, which may be described as follows: (a) Parthivi dhāranā. The yogi should imagine a vast, bound
less ocean of milk, motionless and noiseless, with a huge resplendent lotus of a thousand petals, having a bright yellow stem, like a mountain of gold, in its centre. On the top of this stem he should imagine a throne resembling the autumnal moon, and on this throne he should further imagine himself as seated, calm and tranquil and engaged
in the destruction of his karmas. (b) Āgneyi dhāraņā. The yogi should next imagine himself
seated as in the first dhāraṇā, and should further imagine his whole body being burnt up by the fire of internal
dhyāna and reduced to ashes. (c) Māruti (pavana) dhāraṇā. He should next imagine power
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