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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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Respect for the discourses means respect for entire four-fold Jain community, and respect for Right faith means respect for three forms of right conviction.
THREE KINDS OF PURITY
For maintaining purity of "Right faith" there are three kinds of purities as ten kinds of discipline or respects. That is mental purity by which all other schools of philosophy or all other religions except Jainism are understood as futile. That is oral purity which does not induce one to speak contrary to the tenets of Jainism and that is physical purity which does not induce anyone to bow down to any other God except. Lord Jina even at the peril of death caused with a sword-blow.
Great poet Dhanapal followed Brahamanism formerly but later on he became, devoted to Jainism with rigid 'Right faith' at his heart. Once upon a time King Bhoja took him to hunting expedition along with other Brahmin Scholars. They halted at Shiva-temple and having entered all of them except Dhanapal bowed down to Lord Shiva's shrine whereupon the King asked Dhanapal the reason of not bowing down to Shiva. Dhanapal replied, “Those who are anxious to bow down to Lord Jina, will not bow down to any other God. Bees anxious to drink rut oozing from the temples of intoxicated elephant would never lick saliva dropping from the mouth of dogs."
The King was very much offended with his reply but the great poet did not care to worry about. You can realise the strength of soul which is entertained by right faith'.
FIVE KINDS OF FAULTS
Doubting, craving, sparning, praising false faith and appreciating the person holding false faith are five faults or blemishes which contaminate "right faith".
These factors are mentioned in the sixth stanza of 'vandittusutras' as tarnishers of 'right faith'. They stain the vows and violate the vows.
One should not entertain suspicion or doubt about authenticity of Arihanta and Siddha who are accepted as Gods with faith, about
