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**Essential Sutra**
Rejection that is done with proper understanding is called **Supratyakhyan**. Rejection done without understanding the nature of the object is called **Duspratyakhyan**.
It is essential to first understand the nature of **Asanyam** (non-restraint), **Pranatipat** (violence), **Abrahmacharya** (non-celibacy), **Maithunavritti** (sexual activity), **Akalp-Akrit** (non-virtuous actions), **Agnan-Mithyagnan** (ignorance-false knowledge), **Akriya-Asatkriya** (non-action-false action), **Mithyatva** (falsehood), etc., which are all self-defeating and unfavorable behaviors. Only then can we abandon them and embrace **Sanyam** (restraint), **Brahmacharya** (celibacy), **Krit** (virtuous actions), **Samyaggnan** (right knowledge), etc. How can we abandon something without knowing what it is, its nature, the harm it causes, and the benefits of abandoning it? Therefore, **Gyan-Parigya** (knowledge-understanding) is absolutely essential before **Pratyakhyan-Parigya** (rejection-understanding). Even the most rigorous actions and intense external practices of an ignorant seeker only lead to further worldly wandering.
In the text "**Asanjam parianami, sanjam uvasampjjam**", the action "**parianami**" signifies not just knowing or abandoning, but a combined meaning of "**knowing and abandoning**".
Acharya Jinasena also says, "**Parianamitti gyan-parinaya janami, pacchakkhan-parinaya pacchakkhami**".
**Akapp-Kapp** - **Kapp** means conduct. Therefore, conduct in the form of **charan-karan** (actions and speech) is called **Kapp** in the language of the scriptures. **Akkapp** is the opposite. The seeker vows that they know and abandon **Akkapp-Akrit** (non-virtuous actions) and embrace **Kapp-Krit** (virtuous actions).
Acharya Jinasena has divided the single **Asanyam** (non-restraint) into two categories based on specific intentions: **Mulagun-Asanyam** (non-restraint of the root qualities) and **Uttaragun-Asanyam** (non-restraint of the secondary qualities). He then uses the word **Abrahm** to refer to **Mulagun-Asanyam** and **Akkapp** to refer to **Uttaragun-Asanyam**. According to Acharya Shri, the form of the vow is: "I abandon **Mulagun-Asanyam** with discernment and embrace **Mulagun-Sanyam** (restraint of the root qualities)."
**Annan-Nan** - **Agnan** (ignorance) here does not refer to the absence of knowledge due to the arising of **Gnanavaranakarma** (karma that obscures knowledge), but rather to **Mithyagnan** (false knowledge). If we interpret it as the absence of knowledge, then the question of abandoning it does not arise. How can we abandon something that does not exist?
Knowledge is obtained through the destruction or suppression of **Gnanavaranakarma**, and **Mithyatva** (falsehood) arises, making it false.
1. "**Akalp-akritma-akhyayate kalpastukritamiti**" - Acharya Haribhadra
2. "**So ya asanjam visesato duviho-mula-gun-asanjamo uttaragun-asanjamo ya. Ato samannena bhanuun sanvegadya-arth visesato cheva bhanati abham abham-ggahnena mula-gun bhananti tti evam .... akapp-ggahnena uttaragunati**" - Avasyakachurni