Book Title: Jain Penance
Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: The Indian Press Allahabad

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________________ THÐ SINFUL DISPOSITION 27 out. In this way we get 2 =2x2x2x2x2=32 types of sinful mentality Naturally the penance for the best type which is to be symbolically represented by fire plus marks (+++++) will be the lightest, but it will be the heaviest for the opposite kind (to be repiesented by the sign of minus 1epeated five times, thus -----). The technical term for the types (as well as for TOTS) is aksha , their tabulation is prastāra, the determination of the aksha from its position in the table is nasta , and the determination of the position when the aksha is known is uddısta The 32 types are as follows +++++ -++++ +-+++ 1 Doroted, muoh learning, external pres sure, one fault, straightforward 2 Indifferent, muoh learning, external pressure, one fault, straightforvard 3. Dovoted, little learning, external pres sure one fault, straightforrard 4 Indifferent, little learning, external pressure, one fault, straightforward 7. Deroted, much learning, without ex ternal pressure, one fault, straight forward 6 Indifferent much learning. Tithout es. ternal pressure, one fault, straightforward --+++ ++ ++ -+-++

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