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## Third Proposition: The impossibility of simultaneous Samyak-Kriya and Mithya-Kriya
[287] The other-worldly ones say, speak, explain, and declare that "one being performs two actions at the same time, Samyak-Kriya and Mithya-Kriya. When they perform Samyak-Kriya, they also perform Mithya-Kriya, and when they perform Mithya-Kriya, they also perform Samyak-Kriya. They perform Mithya-Kriya while performing Samyak-Kriya, and they perform Samyak-Kriya while performing Mithya-Kriya. Thus, one being performs two actions at the same time, namely Samyak-Kriya and Mithya-Kriya."
O Bhagavan! What is the nature of their statement?
O Gautama! Those other-worldly ones who say, speak, explain, and declare that one being performs two actions at the same time, Samyak-Kriya and Mithya-Kriya, are speaking falsely.
O Gautama! I say and declare that one being performs only one action at a time, either Samyak-Kriya or Mithya-Kriya. When they perform Samyak-Kriya, they do not perform Mithya-Kriya, and when they perform Mithya-Kriya, they do not perform Samyak-Kriya. They do not perform Mithya-Kriya while performing Samyak-Kriya, and they do not perform Samyak-Kriya while performing Mithya-Kriya. Thus, one being performs only one action at a time, either Samyak-Kriya or Mithya-Kriya.
This is the second refutation of the Tiryanch-yonik authority. [104]
**Discussion:** This sutra refutes the belief of the other-worldly ones that a being can perform both Samyak-Kriya and Mithya-Kriya simultaneously. The other-worldly ones state, elaborate, explain, and firmly declare that "one being performs both Samyak-Kriya and Mithya-Kriya at the same time."