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live in nigoda have this kind of false belief. This is because all living beings have the a perception and knowledge. And unless the living being attains samyak darshana, its attributes of perception and knowledge will know falsehood. Hence, one can either have mithyaatva or samyaktva. And mithyaatva is inherent in all jiivas until and unless they attain samyaktva {true insight/true perception/rational perception}.
Paropadeshapuurvaka Mithyaatva: (false belief imbibed from external sources
This is also known as 'arjita mithyaatva' {obtained false belief}. It is the false belief that arises out of listening to and having faith in false sources. The sources could be religious sermons, religious texts or anything else.
Obtained false belief can manifest itself in two ways:
1. Those who had inherent false belief (nisargaja mithyaatva), strengthen their false belief through
obtained false belief.
2. Those who had attained samyaktva {true insight/true belief/true faith/rational perception but
lost it due to listening to and having faith in false sermons.
Obtained false belief (arjita mithyaatva) has 4 divisions and 363 sub-divisions.
1. Kriyaavaada: Belief that liberation can be attained by carrying out certain rituals. It has 180
further sub-divisions.
2. Akriyaavaada: Belief that liberation can be attained by doing nothing. It has 84 sub-divisions.
3. Vinayavaada: Belief that liberation can be attained by showing respect to all religions and their
leaders. It has 67 sub-divisions.
4. Agynaanavaaada: Belief that liberation can be attained through ignorance of and indifference
to reality. It has 32 sub-divisions.
There are two types of mithyaatva with respect to reality.
1. Absence of faith in reality: Occurs through ignorance and nescience
2. Faith in falsehood: Occurs when a person in confused and rudderless and looks to false sources
for guidance
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| SR No. | 007764 |
| Book Title | Samkit Faith Practice Liberation |
| 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 |