What is dvitiyopsham? When does it happen? What happens in the process of visanyojana?
Answer
Dvitiyopashama means the
second subsidential right-belief in Jain philosophy. It arises in a saint who is in the
7th gunasthana and is preparing to move to the
8th gunasthana on the subsidential ladder. If the first subsidential right-belief does not fall down, it changes into this second kind after its duration ends, which is said to be at most
one antarmuhurta. (
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Explanation
In the process of
viśanyojana, the soul
transforms bonded karmic matter from one sub-class into another. In this context, the saint
changes the four error-feeding passions into lesser passions and causes the subsidence of the three right-belief-deluding sub-classes:
mithyātva,
samyaktva-mithyātva, and
samyaktva-prakṛti-mithyātva. This transformation is done through
karaṇa-labdhi, namely
Adhah Karaṇa, Apūrva Karaṇa, and Anivṛtti Karaṇa. (
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Spiritual Understanding
Spiritually, this is a very subtle stage of purification. The soul is no longer in ordinary delusion; instead, wrong belief and harsh passions are being softened and reorganized, so the soul becomes fit for higher spiritual progress. This is an advanced inner transformation, not just a change in outward conduct. (
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Takeaway
So, in simple words:
Dvitiyopashama is a very advanced subsidential state of right-belief, and
viśanyojana is the karmic transformation process that helps bring it about. (
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