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Nissankiya-nikkankhiya-nivvitigiccha-amūḍhadiṭṭhi ya | Uvaviha thirikarane, vacchalla - pabhavane attha ||
- Uttaradhyayana sūtra, 28.31.
Right vision has eight characteristics - 1. Doubtlessness, 2. Desirelessness, 3. Disgustlessness, 4. Undeluded vision, 5. Protection of the faithful, 6. Stabilisation of the wavering faithful, 7. Affection for all, and 8. Promotion of the faith by various means.
These have also been mentioned in Mulacăra (Ch. 20), Sarvärthasiddhi (6.24), Rājavārtika (6.24), Pañcādhyāyi (479-80), etc. Dhenurvatse akṛtrimasnehamutpādayati |
AFFECTION
Tattvärtha Rājavārtika, 6.24; Mūlācāra, 20. As a cow is naturally affectionate towards her calf so an affectionate person also has natural affection for all living beings.
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A cow bestows her natural affection on her calf and selflessly rears it with lot of care, it constantly keeps an eye on it all the time and does not tolerate any harm coming to it. Similarly, a person's undiminishing flow of selfless love and affection for the others, his cooperation for others and never to desire any harm for them is said to be his affection for them. Such selfless affection is a part of right vision. In the absence of such affection the right vision can never be
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