Concept
Gunasthana
Overview
Guṇasthāna (Sanskrit: "levels of virtue") are the fourteen stages of spiritual development and growth through which a soul gradually passes before it attains moksha (liberation). According to Jainism, it is a state of soul from a complete dependence on karma to the state of complete dissociation from it. Here the word virtue does not mean an ordinary moral quality, but it stands for the nature of soul—knowledge, belief and conduct.
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Related ideas
- Jain philosophy
- Kevala jnana
- Jainism
- Exegesis
- Sanskrit
- Arihant (Jainism)
- Tattvartha Sutra
- Yoga
- Sarvārthasiddhi
- Karma in Jainism
- Gommatsāra
Place in the tradition
Part of Jain philosophy.