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• Avoiding contacts with people having wrong beliefs
• Discontinuing the company of people having wrong beliefs Three Linga (Indications)
• Desire to listen to the preaching of non-possessiveness and non-aversion • Strong faith in the path of non-possessiveness and non-aversion
Respect for and service to Tirthankars and right gurus. Ten Vinay (Humility/Respect): • Arihanta
Siddha Ächarya Upadhyay Sädhu Religious place
Scriptures • Preaching of Vitaraga
Four fold Sangha
Right faith Three Fold Shuddhatä (Purity):
Purity of mind
Purity of speech • Purity of body
• Or purity of opinion about Jina, Jina's preaching and Jain Sangha Five Dushana (Perversions) to Avoid:
Doubt in the path shown by the Tirthankars
Wrong expectations • Doubts about the fruits of practicing the religion • Praising people with wrong beliefs
• Company of the people having wrong belief Eight Prabhävanä (Esteem): • Experts (Jnäni) in Jainism
Narrates religious stories Debaters to prove truthfulness of Jainism
Those who use astrology for promoting Jainism • Those who practice religious asceticism • Those who are learned and use the knowledge for the benefit of Jainism
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