Introduction to Jainism and its Culture

SR No.: 001605
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Balbhadra Jain
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 334
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Culture
File Size: 21 MB

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false perception. Because as long as purity of attitude is not attained, abandoning good attitude gets one entrapped in sinful attitude in the form of false perception. If absolute samyagdarśana is ignored the whole system of fundamentals will become meaningless. If conventional samyazdarśana is considered false the conventional spiritual path will be obliterated or terminated.
As a human body has limbs like hands, legs, etc. samyagdarśana also has eight limbs. Here limbs mean the qualities or attributes that appear on attaining the state of samyagdarśana. These eight limbs are --- Niḥśankita, Niḥkānksita, Nirvicikitsā, Amūdhadrsti, Upagūhana, Sthitikarana, Prabhāvanā, and Vätsalya. A samyagdrsti (who has attained samyagdarśana) is devoid of seven types of fear or any doubt in the fundamentals; this is the limb called Niḥśańkita. He does not have any attachment or desire for other substances, this is the limb called Nihkānksita. He has no aversion for other substances; this is the limb called Nirvicikitsā. He has no illusions about fundamentals, gods, etc., this is the limb called Amūdhadrsti. He provides protection to the righteous beings; this is the limb called Upagūhana. He has the intent and ability to stabilize and re-establish (if and when drifted) him-self and others in Jain religion (righteousness), this is the limb called Sthitikaraņa. He indulges in deeds of promoting Jain religion (righteousness), this is the limb called Prabhāvanā. He has a feeling of love for righteous beings; this is the limb called Vätsalya.
One should always endeavour that samyagdarśana remains ever pure and faultless. For this one should be ever alert. The possible faults are twenty five - eight faults are the opposites of the said eight limbs, eight types of intoxication, three types of misconceptions, and six types of wrong worship.
The first group of eight faults evidently is sankā (doubt), kānksa (desire), vicikitsā (aversion), mūdhadrsti (delusion), paradosodbhāvana (fault finding), asthitikaraṇa (destabilization), aprabhāvanā (non-promotion), and sādharmidveșa (antagonism for the righteous).
The second group of eight kinds of intoxication: to be intoxicated with pride of one's beauty, knowledge, family, caste, power, wealth, austerities, and body.