with occasional vague memory of spiritual insight. Fleeting moments of curiosity towards understanding reality. Awareness of reality with trust developed in the right view, combined with willingness to practice self-discipline. The soul may be able to subdue the four passions, namely anger, pride, deceit and greed. Developing right view and discipline 5. The soul now begins to observe some of the rules of right conduct with a view to perfecting itself. With the discipline of introductory or minor vows, the soul starts on the process of climbing the spiritual ladder. 6. Major vows taken up with firm resolve to control passions. There may be failures due to lack of full control over passions or carelessness. Developing self discipline and knowledge 7. Intense practice of vows assisted in better self-control and virtually replaced carelessness with spiritual vigilance and vigor. 8. Closer to perfect self-control over actions, higher control over mind, thought and passions with the soul ready for reduction of the effects of conduct-deluding karma. 9. Higher control over removal of passions, and elimination of conduct-deluding karma begins. 10. Complete elimination of all passions except for subtle degree of attachment. Gaining absolute knowledge and bliss 11. Suppressed passions and lingering conduct-deluding karma may rise to drag the soul to lower stages; fleeting experiences of equanimity. 12. This is the point of no return. All passions as well as conduct-deluding karma are eliminated. Permanent internal peace achieved. No new bondage from this point onwards. 13. All inimical karma destroyed. Omniscience achieved and Arihant stage reached. However the perfected soul is still trapped in the physical body (with right knowledge attained). 14. This is the last stage on the Path, and is followed by the soul's destruction of the aghātiā karmas. Those who pass this stage are called siddha and become fully established in Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct. See also Three Jewels of Buddhism References Citations Sources Jain philosophical concepts