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Vyavabāra, is related to the word nishchaya. Vyavahāra prefixed to any state means thevisible signs that you see. And it is necessaryas illustration. Vyavahâra dharma, for instance, is the visible conduct of the man. It impresses upon the minds of people who see it the truth of the conduct. The description, which a man makes either for himself or to other people, of his Deva, of his Teacher, or of his rules of conduct, would be the vyavabāra deva, vyavahāra guru, vyavahāra dharma. Such description of devaship is like the peg on which, on account of weakness, the thoughts must be hung. Vyavahāra leads to nishchaya. Bu still it does not necessarily preceds in time the nishchaya.
Nishchaya, is the term related to vyavahāra It is the real internal state, that ought to accom pany the vyavabâra acts. For instance, the nishchay: deva would be the internal condition or the realisa tion of the conviction that, there is in me th potentiality of becoming the Deva, I have described
Applying these two terms, vyavahâra and nish
chaya, dharma is to be defined from Vyavahāra these two points of view. Vyavahara Dharma.
dharma is the action in accordance with the rules prescribed or taught by Arhats and accompanied always by days or based always upon
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