आर्य पुद्गल

jain darshan ke anusar 'pudgal' ek ajiv tatv hai. vah chetana rahit hai. jab tak atma pudgal se lipt hai, tab tak vah sansar ke janm-maran ke dvandv mean bandhi huee hai. pudgal se alipt hone par hi atma ki mukti sanbhav hai.

ary pudgal pradhanat: char hote haian-

1. shrotapann, arthath‌ vah mumukshu yogi jo is avastha ko prapt ho chuka hai, jisaka mukt hona nishchit hai aur jisaka chyut hona asanbhav hai. adhik se adhik vah sat janm grahan karata hai. isi ke bhitar vah nirvan prapt kar leta hai.
2. sakridagami, jo maranoparaant is lok mean ek bar aur janm grahan kar mukti ka labh karata hai.
3. anagami, vah jo maranoparaant kisi ooanche lok mean paida hota hai aur bina is lok mean janm grahan kie vahi arhath‌ ho jata hai.
4. arhath‌ jisane avidya aant kar paramamukti ka labh kar liya hai.
   

in char ary pudgaloan ke do-do bhed hote haian- ek us avastha ke jab unhean un padoan ki prapti ho jati hai. pahale us avastha ke jab unhean us pad ki prapti ka jnan ho jata hai. pahale ko 'margasth' aur doosare ko 'phalasth' kahate haian. is prakar ary pudgal ke ath bhed hue.

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