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cration, enlightenment and emancipation of the Jinas. Tirth seva here means to frequent these places and worship them so as to be able to achieve the same destiny. In an abstract sense the term refers to the four-fold community of the Jains (the monks, the nuns, and the male and female householders) practicing the twelve vows of the Jain householders.
Faults शंका-कांक्षा-विचिकित्सा-मिथ्यादष्टि प्रशंसनम् ।
तत्संस्तवश्च पञ्चापि सम्यक्त्वं दूषयन्त्यलम् ॥१७॥ Meaning : Shanka (doubt), Kanksha (desire), Vichikitsa (hesitation), Mithya-dristi Prashamsa (admiration for the adherents of other creeds) and friendship with the followers of other creeds, are the five faults which would faint the acquired samyaktva.
Explanation : Doubt-It is not a fault to ask the scholars and the learned persons regarding the structure of Jain belief based on the revelation from the omniscient lord Jineswara. But when the scholars can not clarify your doubts properly, it is a fault to doubt the validity of the scriptures.
Desire--To be irrationally carried away by the so-called miraculous performances and blindly follow them in matters of dharma is the second fault which would tarnish samyaktva.
Hesitation-This refers to the doubts regarding indulgence in religious activities. They bring about
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