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## Mulachara
Karmas are destroyed by attaining (the state of) non-attachment, and through the grace of the Acharyas, knowledge and mantras become perfected. || 569 ||
One who has attachment to the Arhats, who are free from attachment and free from faults, who has attachment to Dharma, who has attachment to the twelve-fold Shruta, || 570 ||
One who has attachment to the Acharyas, who has attachment to the Shramanas, who are learned and have excellent conduct, this is the most praiseworthy attachment among all attachments. || 571 ||
**Meaning:** Attachment to Arhats who are free from attachment and eighteen faults, attachment to Dharma, attachment to the twelve-fold Shruta, attachment to Acharyas, attachment to Munis, attachment to Upadhyayas, attachment to those with excellent conduct, all these are auspicious attachments. || 570, 571 ||
Their desires are fulfilled by facing them and by devotion. Therefore, devotion is called attachment, not the cause. || 572 ||
**Meaning:** Desires are fulfilled by facing those Jinas and by devotion to them. Therefore, this devotion is called attachment, not the cause, because the cause of the world is called the cause. Here, the cause of the world is absent. || 572 ||
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