Samkit Faith Practice Liberation

SR No.: 007764
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amit B Bhansali
Publisher: Amit B Bhansali
Publication Year: 2015
Total Pages: 447
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 7 MB

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Let us first look at the main aspect as per each tradition:
Shvetambara tradition
"Arihanto maha devo, jaavajjiivam susaahuno guruno Jinapannattam tattam, ia sammattam maye gahiyam"
Gunsthaana Mokshnaa Sopaan (Page 74, Author: Dr. Ketaki Shah, Publisher: Dariyaapuri Jain Samiti, (Navrangpura) Ahmedabad, (Gujarat) year 2010)
For as long as I live, The Arihantas {fordmakers} shall be my true god. The monks who have taken the five major vows shall be my preceptors. And reality as taught by the Jinaas {fordmakers) shall be my creed. This is my understanding of samyaktva (enlightened perception).
Digambara tradition
"Attaagama tacchaanam saddahanaado havei sammattam"
Aachaarya Kundakunda's 'Niyamasaara'; Jeevadhikaar: Verse 5 (Page 19, Publisher: Digambar Jain Trilok Sansthaan, (Hastinaapur) Merat, (UP) year 1985)
Samyaktva {enlightened perception is firm conviction in the supreme souls, the scriptures and the true nature of tattvas reals). Those who are unblemished and free from all flaws and passions and have attained omniscience are the supreme souls. They are the trustworthy supreme lords {aapta.
Both these definitions, one Shvetambara and the other Digambara, do not match completely, but in essence, they are saying the same thing. However in terms of semantics, they are stating two different things. The Sanskrit workd "aapta' means one who is unblemished, free from all flaws and passions, has attained omniscience and is the trustworthy supreme lord. Who else could be the 'aapta' other than the Tirthankaras? Aagamas mean texts based on the teachings of the Jinaas. The teachings of the Jinaas, the scriptures of the Jains, describe reality as seen and understood by the Jinaas themselves.
Thus, by combining the seminal definitions of samyaktva found in both traditions, we may conclude that the attributes of samyaktva are as under: • deva shraddhaa - firm conviction in the Jinaas/Arihantas/Tirthankaras • guru shraddhaa - firm conviction in the monks who follow in the footsteps of the Jinaas/
Arihantas/Tirthankaras dharma shraddhaa - firm conviction in the religion based on the teachings of the Jinaas/Arihantas/
Tirthankaras • shaastra shraddhaa - firm conviction in the scriptures based on the teachings of the Jinaas/
Arihantas/Tirthankaras
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