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Ratnakarandaka-śrāvakācāra
दर्शनं ज्ञानचारित्रात्साधिमानमुपाश्नुते । दर्शनं कर्णधारं तन्मोक्षमार्गे प्रचक्ष्यते ॥ ३१ ॥
सामान्यार्थ - सम्यग्दर्शन जिस कारण से ज्ञान और चारित्र की अपेक्षा श्रेष्ठता या उत्कृष्टता को प्राप्त होता है उस कारण से सम्यग्दर्शन को मोक्षमार्ग के विषय में कर्णधार अथवा खेवटिया कहते हैं।
There is reason why right faith is entitled to preeminence over knowledge and conduct; for the same reason it is called the helmsman that steers the ship sailing in the path to liberation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Ācārya Amộtacandra's Puruşārthasiddhyupāya:
तत्रादौ सम्यक्त्वं समुपाश्रयणीयमखिलयत्नेन । तस्मिन् सत्येव यतो भवति ज्ञानं चरित्रं च ॥ २१॥
Out of the three constituents of the path to liberation mentioned above, sincere efforts should be made to first acquire right faith (samyagdarśana). Only on the acquisition of right faith can knowledge and conduct become right knowledge (samyagjñāna) and right conduct (samyakcăritra).
Jain, Vijay K. (2012), "Shri Amritachandra Suri's Purusārthasiddhyupāya”, p. 17.
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