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In the Mahapurana, the Uttara Purana, those who hold the view of other relationships (like samavaya) besides the relationship of guna-gunya, their view is refuted because it leads to the denial of the established principle that there is no substance without a relationship. 539
Abandoning the pride of false views, one should accept the truth as declared by the omniscient, that all substances are eternal and non-eternal. 540
Faith in the omniscient and his teachings is called right faith (samyak darshan), knowledge of the things declared by the omniscient is called right knowledge (samyak jnana), and restraint of the three yogas (karma, ajiva, and dharma) according to the teachings of the omniscient is called right conduct (samyak charitra). 541
These three together are considered the cause of liberation for the aspiring soul. 542
Right conduct is accompanied by right faith and right knowledge, but right faith and right knowledge are present in the fourth stage of spiritual progress even without right conduct. 543
Therefore, the aspiring soul with right faith should achieve the supreme state of liberation by practicing the highest restraint and purification of all karmas. 544
Hearing this captivating explanation of Abhayakumar, all those assembled in the assembly praised him, saying, "Abhayakumar is a very skilled and learned teacher of the true nature of reality." Thus, everyone praised his greatness, and rightly so, for who are those without envy who do not praise the virtues of the virtuous? 545-546
This wise man's intellect was sharp from birth, and it became even sharper and unique through the influence of scriptures.