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THE PATH OF NIRVANA OR LIBERATION 193
Karmanta, Samyakajiva, Samyak V yayama and Sam. yaksmriti are included in Sila ; while Samyak Samadhi is itself Samadhi.
The Jain scriptures also describe the three-fold path which very closely resembles the Buddhist three-fold path. Samyak darsana and Samyak Jnana of the Jains are included in Prajna, because it means right discrimination such as “my self is distinct from nonself and all other substances, and that I am only realizable alone”; while practical Samyak-châritra of the lains is included in Sila and the real Samyak chåritra is included in Samadhi.
(2) Buddha Charya p. 244 D.N. 1-4 Sinadanda Sutta
It says: “ Self-discrimination is purified by conduct, conduct is purified by self-discrimination. When there is conduct there is discrimination ; when there is discrimination, there is conduct; self-discrimination is procured by conduct, while conduct is procured by selfdiscrimination. Still conduct is said to be the foremost of all the self-discriminations. Self-discrimination is purified by conduct and conduct is purified by selfdiscrimination."
Note. In fact, practical conduct is necessary for right belief and right knowledge, thereby the mind will become mild and self-discrimination will appear, while on procuring self-discrimination, practical conduct will
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