Gunasthān (Gunāsthāna) means the "stages of spiritual development" of the jiva (soul) on the path to liberation. There are fourteen Gunasthānas. Each stage marks a different level of belief, knowledge and conduct, and the bondage of karmas changes as one moves up or down these stages.

The 14 Gunasthānas and their gist 1) Mithyā-dṛṣṭi Gunasthāna

• False vision: the soul does not accept the right path. It’s the lowest stage of belief.

2) Sāsvādana Samyag-dṛṣṭi Gunasthāna

• Having tasted right belief: a short-lived taste of the right path, soon followed by relapse.

3) Samyag Mithyā-dṛṣṭi Gunasthāna

• Mixed faith: swinging between right and wrong view.

4) Avirāti-samyak-dṛṣṭi Gunasthāna

• Right belief with no renunciation: strong faith in tattvas, but no real renunciation yet.

5) Deśa-virata Shravak Gunasthāna

• Partial renunciation (lay vows): a layperson begins some self-control, but full ascetic renunciation isn’t yet possible.

6) Pramatta-samyat Gunasthāna

• Full renunciation with some negligence: the soul renounces the world but is occasionally negligent.

7) Apramatta-samyat Gunasthāna

• Renunciation with full awareness: disciplined life with major vows; negligence begins to fall away.

8) Apoorva-karana (Nivritti-badar) Gunasthāna

• Stage of extraordinary efforts: special karmic processes occur; preparation for higher purification.

9) Anivṛtti-bādara Gunasthāna

• Advanced stage of purification: deeper self-discipline and purification continue.

10) Sukṣma-sāmparāya Gunasthāna

• Stage of subtle greed: greed and passions become subtler; purification deepens.

11) Upaśānta-kaṣāya Gunasthāna

• Passions subsided: Kashāyā (passions) are suppressed.

12) Kṣīṇa-kaṣāya Gunasthāna

• Passions destroyed: passion-bound karmas are greatly reduced or eliminated.

13) Sayogī-kevalī Gunasthāna

• Omniscience with activity: Kevalī (omniscient) state begins, but with some active functions still visible.

14) Ayogī-kevalī Gunasthāna

• Omniscience without activity: a brief moment of pure Kevala Jnana leading to liberation.

Notes

• The order above reflects the classical Jain presentation (the first four focus on belief and right view; the middle stages on renunciation and practice; the last two on advanced pure knowledge and final liberation).
• There are minor wording differences in Digambar vs. Śvetāmbar traditions for some terms (for example, some texts spell certain stages with slightly different endings). The underlying meaning and progression remain the same across these traditions.

If you’d like, I can summarize each Gunasthāna with a short arth (meaning) in simple terms, or provide the Sanskrit terms exactly as in a traditional text.