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First Chapter
(4) fena Astikya, belief in the principles, soul, non-soul, etc Vitraga Samyaktva, belief without attachment, 1e, the purity of the soul itself
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SUTRA 3
तन्निसर्गादिधिगमाद्वा ॥ ३ ॥
Tannisargadadhigamadva. (3)
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This (right belief is attained) by
(1) fair Nisarga, intuition, independently of the precept for
others; or
(2)
Adhigamaj intuition, acquistion of knowledge from external sourses, e. g by precept of others or reading the ccriptures
In reality, right belief is the result of →
(1)
Upushama, subsidence,
(2)
Kshaj opashama, destruction-subsidenes or partial subsidence, destruction and operation, and,
(3) Kshaya, destruction, of 'a media an' Darshana Mohnıya Karma [right-belief-deluding Karmas] and, the four Anantanubandhi Kashaya, the four error-feeding passions
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These are internal, but there are external causes as --
(1) Dravya, matter, e g, images of adorable i Arhat, precept, rememberance of the past lives, etc
(2) Kshetra, place, eg, a ence or where the Lord preach the Truth
Samavasarna, Hall of Audi
(3) ar Kala, time, 1. e, right belief is attained only when the interval to the sculs attaining biberation is less than half the time taken by one soul in its matter cycle, 1 e, in its emobodiments in all matter (segana fata, Ardhapudgala-parivartana)
(4) Bhava Karna, thought-activity, this is called efficiency, or Karna It is the 5th of the fo Labdhis, The five labdhis attaiments, are
af Kshayopashama labdhi, destructive-subsidential attainment, attainment by a soul (by the subsidenee, destruction and operation of certain Karmas) of such sences, mind, etc, that he may be able to acquire right belief