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or study it himself. The idea is that the practice of all these rules leads the man to the state of samyaktva. (So that having examined himself to see if the signs of samyaktva previously mentioned are in him and finding that he has not attained the state of samyaktva, he will know now how to attain it ; namely by putting these 35 rules of conduct into practice).
33. Avoid, or give up, obstinacy in all things. Obstinacy is here defined as the doing of an immoral, wrong or evil act with the object of hurting, injuring, or defeating another person. He should be yielding and not stubborn.
34. He should be partial for virtues ; he should have all his energy directed for it.
35. With regard to opinions, beliefs, philosophies, religion, etc., he should be critical, and reconcile all the questions and solve all the doubts that arise out of this critical attitude.
That is the end of the rules which when practiced lead towards the reaching of the state of samyaktva, but the state is not actually reached until the three processes which were mentioned have been passed through. The result attained after passing through these processes is the Aupashamika samyaktva, or that state of samyaktva which is the result of the control of the three darshana mohaniya karmas and the four anantānubandhis...
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