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complete detachment are attributes of soul, therefore they have compatible assimilation with bhaava-karan (mental means). Bhaavakaran in turn has two kinds-shrut-karan (scriptural means) and noshrut-karan (non-scriptural means). Shrut samayık (sermon of the omniscient) is mainly included in shrut-karan. The remaining three samayiks (righteousness, partial detachment and complete detachment) are included in noshrut-karan.
(12) Anumat-finding which naya accepts which samayık as the path to liberation. Naigam, Samgraha and Vyavahar nayas (co-ordinated, generalized and particularized viewpoints) accept charitra samayik (ascetic-discipline), shrut samayık (sermon of the omniscient) and samyaktva samayik (faith in the fundamentals) as the path to liberation. As liberation is attained only after following ascetic conduct, the remaining four nayas accept only charitra samayık (asceticdiscipline) as the path to liberation.
(13) Kim-spelling out the desired object. (What is samayık ?) According to dravyarthik naya (existent material aspect) samayık is soul entity and according to paryayarthik naya (transformational aspect) it is the attribute of soul.
(14) Katividham-defining the kinds. Samayik is of three kinds(1) Samyaktva samayık (faith in the fundamentals), (2) Shrut samayik (sermon of the omniscient), and (3) Charitra samayık (asceticdiscipline).
(15) Kasya-defining the possessor A being who is engaged in selfrestraint, self-regulation and austerities and has equanimous attitude towards all beings is said to be endowed with samayik (practice of equanimity).
(16) Kutra-defining the place Samyaktva samayık (faith in the fundamentals) and Shrut samayık (sermon of the omniscient) can be attained in upper, lower and middle regions (urdhva, adho and tiryak Loks) Deshavirati samayik (partial detachment samayık) can be attained only in the middle region. Sarvavirati samayık (complete detachment samayık) can only be attained in a particular area of the middle region called manushya Lok (the region where humans live).
(17) Keshu-defining the scope According to Naigam naya (coordinated viewpoint) the scope of samayık (practice of equanimity) is limited to the objects of desire because fondness for a thing in one's
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