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STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
As soon as the mithyatva (delusion ) is the rolled, or inoperative, then there
out the contrary quality called yaktva. The 'tva' means ness.
contcomes Sam
The essential for the appearance of this state is that the worst degree of anger, of pride, of deceitfulness, and of greed are removed, or at least con. trolled and inoperative. Then a right attitude of throught, & right attitude towards truth, comes out, You are, for instance, convinced that to kill a living being is wrong. There is a relish of such couvictions.
A man's whole progress depends upon kis acuiring this samyaktva; and it is present in each of the remaining II gunasthana or stages of development. It is, therefore, present in the next gunasthana to be described, namely the 4th. All philosophy so-called and concentration, are of no use or are all false unless this state is reached. How, then, is this samyaktva to be reached ?
The man who wishes to obtain sanıyaktva must pass through three stages or processes. They are called respectively: yatha-pravritti-karana, a purva karana, and ani-vritti-karana. But before describing them something must be said about the duration of karmas and the Jain idea of time.
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