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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
monk observing five great vows who is accepted as the preceptor, and about the religion enunciated by selfless Lord and which is accepted as 'true faith', as such doubts defile true faith or right conviction. Moreover, one should not crave or long for any other faith or religion. Having accepted ideal God, ideal preceptor and ideal faith or religion who would cherish for any other fruit after relishing the taste of a fresh and ripe mango?
Dilating upon the excellences of Jainism the Scriptures declare:
"Faith enunciated by the Omniscient Lords is an excellent vehicle to traverse the path leading to salvation. This means that Jainism soon begets salvation. Jainism has destroyed pride of pseudo-debators. No debator can succeed before 'Jain faith' as the same is propounded on the Doctrine of relativity; and that is why it is declared as capable of destroying the faiths of pseudodebators. This religion is worthy of resort for the learned men of erudition. Indrabhuti Gautam and others were gigantic scholars who embraced Jainism as all of their doubts were dispelled in this religion. I, therefore, bow down to this religion which excels all other religions of the three great worlds'.. That is called 'spurning' which induces one to entertain aversion for dirty clothes and limbs of the monks. Such attitude also contaminates 'Right faith'.
Mind is enticed towards a person of False faith' by praising him and this causes pollution in right faith. One should safe-guard oneself from such praises.
Even the contact of a person holding 'wrong belief' or faith also causes 'adulteration' in right faith. Right faith is contaminated thereby, so one should avoid such contact.
Out of sixty seven varieties of 'Right faith' we discussed four kinds of faith, three kinds of signs of identification, ten kinds of respects or discipline, three kinds of purity, and five kinds of faults. Thus we have completed discussions about twenty five varieties. Rest of the forty two varieties will be discussed at the proper of occasion.
