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JAINISM AND BUDDHISM
dayo ; avijjâ nirodha-asava-nirodho, ayameva atthangiko maggo åsava nirodha-gâmini pati pada.........Evam â sava-nirodha-gâmini patipadam pajânati, so savvaso râgânusa yam pahaya patighônusa yam pati vino det va asmiti ditthi mîn înusa yam sammu hanitwa avijjam pahaya, vijjam uppadetuâ dittheva dhamme dukkhassa antakaro hoti-ettâ vatâ ariya sâvako sammaditthi hoti ujagatâ ssa ditthi avechap pasadena samannågato, âgato imam saddhammam ti."
“ (A. right believer) knows the ảsavas, the cause of the âsavas, the cessation of the âsavas, the means of the cessation of the âsavas. There are three âsavas :sense desire. desire of birth, entanglement in ignorance. Rise of ignorance is the cause of â savas. Cessation of ignorance is the cessation of âsavas. This eight-fold path is the means of the cessation of the åsavas. Thus he, who knows the path of the cessation of the asavas, having removed the dirt of attachment, has destroyed the dirt of hatred, having removed this pride of “ I am" (such and such), having cut off ignorance, having acquired knowledge, ends the miseries even in this very life. Thus an Arya srâvaka is a right believer, and his view becomes right, he maintains firm belief, and he knows this True Dharma (the Path of Liberation).”
Note. This samma ditthi sutta describes the means of checking the following things :-(we may count the thirteen things from reverse side)-(1) âsavas (2) ignorance (3) sanskâra of mind, body and speech
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