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146 JAINISM AND BUDDHISM mundane soul wanders with the army of delusion in this world, 19.
: Note. From the above description the nature of delusion or wrong-belief is clearly evident. It shows that to identify the self, which is really Nirvana in essence, with any worldly condition is delusion. i. This wrong belief is of the subjective inflow or Asrava or subjective bondage or bandha. Right belief removes the wrong belief..
The Jain Saint Amritachandra says thus about right belief in Tattvârthasâra. : 1. qera Bar EU Fata Stati I jis area TATTHET Fa: 11
Paśyati svasvârúpam yo jânâti charatyapi Darśana jnána cháritra trayamâtmaiva sasmritah.
“ Belief in one's own real self is right belief, knowledge of it is right knowledge, realization of the same is right conduct. Really this self is itself right belief, right knowledge and right conduct." ;
Right belief is to believe in the self as it is in its essence, while wrong belief is to identify oneself with all the other conditions and thoughts foreign to this real self.
· Checking of the subjective inflow and bondage and of Vowlessness is caused by practising the full vow's of non-injury, truth, non-stealing, chastity and nonpossession. Checking of subjective inflow and bondage, and of carelessness is caused by acting carefully, that is by observing the five kinds of carefulness, i.e., Samiti.
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