Dharma ke das lakshana

Author(s): Hukamchand Bharilla
Publisher: Todarmal Granthamala Jaipur

Page 10

Version 001: remember to check http://www.AtmaDharma.com for updates
state of religion (serenity), in the form of self belief, self. knowledge and self-absorbedness, is manifested, in that very soul, these ten aistinct Characteristics of religion do get evolved of their own. These are the religions, characteristics, symptoms which are evolved as a consequence of self adoration.
Although, the abovementioned ten religions are the pure (passionless) modifications of Conduct attributes (Charitra Guna), yet, the word 'Supreme', prefixed to cach religion, indicates the inevitable existence of right belief and right knowledge. The purport of this is that theee pure (natural) modifications of conduct attribute are manifested in the enlightened self, possessed of right belief, and never in the ignorant self having perverse belief.
As a matter of fact, conduct (self-absorbcdness) is the real direct religion. Right belief and right knowledge are the roots of the tree of conduct. As a tree, without its roots, can pot remain standing, can not grow, or, in other words, as the existence of a tree without roots is not possible, similarly, the tree of
samyak Charitra' (right conduct) without the roots of 'Samyagdarshan' (right belief) and 'Samyagjnan' (right knowledge) can not remain standing, can not grow, or, in otherwords, without these two limbs, even the existence of Samayak Charitra' can not, at all, be immagined.
Although, in the universe, many people who are devoid of self-belief and self-knowledge, may be seen engrossed in lessening the passions etc, due to fear of bondage and the greed of taking birth in heaven or attaining beatitude or worldly honour, prestige etc., yet, they can not be regarded as the possessors of the ten religions in the form of forbearance etc,
In this connection, the thoughts of the great learned person, Pundit Todafmalji, are worth viewing --
"Moreover, due to fear of bondage etc., cr, due to desire of birth in heaven or attaining liberation (beatitude), many persons do not indulge in passional acts don't get angry), but, in them, the intention of indulging in passional acts does not vanish. For example, some one may not commit adultery due to fear of law, or due to greed of good reputation (renownedness) but,