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Section 2
Right Knowledge द्वितीय परिच्छेद
अन्यूनमनतिरिक्तं यथातथ्यं विना च विपरीतात् । निःसन्देहं वेद यदाहुस्तज्ज्ञानमागमिनः ॥ ४२ ॥
सामान्यार्थ - जो ज्ञान वस्तु के स्वरूप को न्यूनता रहित, अधिकता रहित, ज्यों-का-त्यों, विपरीतता रहित और सन्देह रहित जानता है उसे आगम के ज्ञाता पुरुष सम्यग्ज्ञान कहते हैं।
That by which the objects of knowledge are known without disregard of any of their present attributes (i.e., without denying the existence of an attribute that may not be under consideration at the moment), without over-emphasizing an attribute (i.e., without resorting to the absolutist point of view), as they are (i.e, as per the Reality), without contradiction (i.e., not against their true nature), and without doubt, is called by the knowers of the Scripture as right knowledge.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Belief in substances, souls and non-souls, as these actually are, is right faith. The Omniscient Lord has called right knowledge (samyagjñāna) as the effect and right faith (samyagdarśana) as the cause. Therefore, it is appropriate to venerate and acquire right
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