Atmanushasana

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: Central Jaina Publishing House

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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
11. (Right-belief) arises from 1. Ájná, 2. Márga, 3. Updesha, 4. Sútra, 5. Bíja, 6. Sankshepa, 7. Vistára, and 8. Artha; and is either 9. Avagadha and 10, Parmava. gādha. (These are the 10 kinds referred to in Shloka 10, above).
श्राज्ञासम्यक्त्वमुक्तं यदुत विरुचितं वीतरागाज्ञयैव त्यक्तग्रंथप्रपञ्च शिवममृतपथं श्रद्दधन्मोहशान्तेः । मागेश्रद्धानमाहुः पुरुषवरपुराणोपदेशोपजाता या संज्ञानागमाब्धिप्रमृतिभिरुपदशादिरादेशदृष्टिः॥ १२ ॥
12. Ajna. belief is said to be that which is based solely upon the precept of the passionless (saint).
Marga belief is said to be the belief in the peaceful, path of eternal liberation, which is free from temporal ties and which arises from the subsidence of the deluding Karmas.
Updesha or Adesha belief is that which arises from ancient teachings, of great men, and from sayings, etc., received from the ocean of scriptures of right-knowledge.
श्राकाचारसूत्रं मुनिचरणविधेः सूचनं श्रद्दधानः सूक्तासौ सूत्रदृष्टिर्दुरधिगमगतेरर्थसार्थस्य बीजैः । कैश्चिज्जातोपलब्धेरसमशमवशाहीजदृष्टिः पदार्थात् संक्षेपेणैव बुध्वा रुचिमुपगतवान्साधुसंक्षेपदृष्टिः ॥ १३ ॥
13. Sutra belief is well said to be possessed by one who believes in rules declared for the conduct of ascetics, on hearing books on discipline. --
Bija belief is that which arises from the knowledge of substances, difficult to understand, (but) known with the help of certain symbols, as a result of the subsidence of perverse belief.
Sankahepa belief is the laudable belief possessed by one who has acquired faith (in principles) only explained summarily.
यः श्रुत्वा द्वादशाङ्गी कृतरुचिरथ तं विद्धि विस्तारदृष्टिं संजातार्थात् कुतश्चित् प्रवचनवचनान्यन्तरेणार्थदृष्टिः। .