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This is their false speech, untrue speech. On this, the Jain philosophers say that this is not the reality. If one has studied the scriptures properly, then there is no contradiction in their statement. The six places where degeneration is mentioned are based on the intensity of the human being's decay and growth. It is not appropriate to suspect a defect in the correct evidence due to a defect in the apparent evidence. The perception of water in a mirage in the desert is a defect of perception. There is no water there, but on this basis, it is not reasonable to call the actual perception of water where it is, as false or deceptive. If smoke is filled in a mosquito and taken somewhere and its mouth is opened, then the smoke coming out of it cannot prove fire in it. Seeing this, it cannot be said that the smoke coming out of the fire where it is, is incapable of proving the fire. In this way, there is never any defect in the work done after proper deliberation. Therefore, if something is not proved due to the fault or ignorance of the person who proves it, then it is not appropriate to attribute the defect to the evidence. Similarly, there is no defect of deception in the science of cause and effect, which is established after careful consideration and proper reasoning. Those who doubt the science of cause and effect by saying that the work of a person who sneezes while going is proved, are unreasonable. Because it is seen that the work of a man who goes while sneezing in a hurry is accomplished due to the good causes that have arisen in the meantime. This should be understood. It should be known that the work of a man who sets out with a good omen is seen to be unsuccessful due to other inauspicious omens that come in between. It is heard that Buddha called his disciples and said that there will be a twelve-year famine here, so you people go to another country. When they were about to go, hearing his words, Buddha stopped them and said, "You people don't go. A virtuous great being has been born here today. Therefore, due to his influence, there will be prosperity. This shows that the other omen that came in between, the auspicious omen, produces an effect opposite to the previous omen.
Thus, the people who have come together, the monks and the Brahmins, say so. They say that suffering is self-inflicted, not inflicted by others. They say that liberation is attained through knowledge and action.
Commentary: Now, refuting the view of those who advocate action, he reveals their view, saying, "They who desire liberation, which is characterized by initiation, etc., independent of knowledge, say so, such as, 'There is a mother and father, there is a fruit of good deeds.' What is done?
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