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    What is samprayika kriya at 13th gunasthana

    a month ago 7

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    At the 13th gunasthana, which is Sayoga Kevali, samparayika kriya does not operate. Samparayika kriya is the type of activity associated with passions (kashaya) and karmic bondage, while the 13th gunasthana is a passion-free state. At this stage, only airyapathiki kriya remains; the soul still has body, speech, and mind activity, but not passion-driven activity. ( jainqq.org)

    Explanation

    In Jain philosophy, samparayika kriya means activity mixed with anger, pride, deceit, greed, attachment, or aversion. Such activity binds karma. The sources explain that samparayika kriya belongs to the kashaya-yukta state, whereas airyapathiki kriya belongs to the kashaya-free state. Since the 13th gunasthana is a stage of omniscience with remaining yoga but without passions, samparayika kriya is no longer present there. ( jainqq.org)

    Spiritual Understanding

    This shows an important Jain teaching: karma-binding activity stops when passions stop. The 13th gunasthana is very elevated because the soul is fully enlightened, yet subtle activity of body, speech, and mind continues until the 14th gunasthana. So the key distinction is:

    • 13th gunasthana: yoga remains, but kashaya is absent
    • samparayika kriya: requires kashaya
    • Therefore, samparayika kriya cannot exist in the 13th gunasthana ( jainqq.org)

    Takeaway

    Samparayika kriya is passion-based karma-binding activity, so it is not present at the 13th gunasthana. At that stage, the soul has only subtle, non-passional activity. ( jainqq.org)

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