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## Five Vows and Their Importance (5)
**5. The Importance of a Guru and Scriptural Study**
A person who has not studied Jain scriptures from a Guru and claims to have gained knowledge from other scriptures is committing a grave sin by hiding the true source of their knowledge. They should study the scriptures properly, otherwise, they will face a severe karmic burden.
**284. The Importance of Accurate Study**
**285. **The one who reads the scriptures with accurate pronunciation, meaning, and both, with diligence, attains pure knowledge.
**Meaning:** The one who reads the scriptures with accurate pronunciation, meaning, and both, with diligence, attains pure knowledge.
**286. The Benefits of Discipline**
Even if knowledge gained through discipline is forgotten due to negligence, it will be remembered in the next life and will lead to the attainment of omniscience.
**Meaning:** Even if knowledge gained through discipline is forgotten due to negligence, it will be remembered in the next life and will lead to the attainment of omniscience.
**287. The Importance of Conduct**
This is the path of knowledge, adorned with the qualities of knowledge. Now, I will explain the path of conduct, adorned with the qualities of conduct.