Dravya Sangraha

Author(s): Nemichandramuni
Publisher: Chandraprabha Digambar Jain Mandir Trust

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The Sacred Book of the Jains
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• Padapathaale-Tu Jivadi-saddahanam, faith in Jiva, etc., FAREI Sammattam, Samyaktva (Perfect Faith). Tam, that. you Appano, of soul.md Ruvam, quality. Tu, and. Afire Jamhi, that. aft Sadi, being. Khu, surely. U Nanam, Jnana (knowledge). schafuqarage Durabhinivesavimukkam, free from errors. HSammam, perfect. Hodi, becomes.
41. Samyaktva (perfect faith) is the belief in Jiva, etc. That is a quality of the soul, and when this arises, Jnana (knowledge), being free from errors, surely becomes perfect.
COMMENTARY
Jiva, Ajiva, Asrava, Bandha, Samvara, Nirjara and Moksha are he seven Tatvas (essential principles of Jainism. A sincere belief in these Tatvas is called Samyaktva or Perfect Faith. The first step to liberation, according to Jainism, is to have a belief in these essential principles of Jainism. It is only after a person has this faith that he can attain Perfect Knowledge. He may have knowledge of substances before he attains Perfect Faith ; but this knowledge is apt to be fallacious, for errors might creep in the same. For example, a person may have a knowledge of the aforesaid seven principles of Jainism, but that knowledge may be vague or indefinite or it may be full of doubts, or it may be entirely wrong. These defects of knowledge arise, because the person has not at that time perfect faith in the essetial principles 'of Jainism, for Perfect Faith in such principles is incompatible with doubts and indecision or a belief in opposite principles. Consequently, the knowledge of
hese principles which succeeds Perfect Faith is free from errors or fallacy. This knowledge is known as Samyak Jnana (or Perfect Knowledge).
संसयविमोहविब्भमविवज्जियं अप्पपरसरुवस्स। . गहण सम्म-गाण सायारमणेयभेयं च ॥ ४२ ।। Samsaya.vimoha-vibbhama-viy ajjiyam appaparasaru
vassa, Gahanam sammam-nanam sayaramaneyabheyam cha.
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Padapatha- fanta fatigafaafarei Samsaya - vimohavibbhamaviyajjiyam, freed from Samsaya (Doubt), Vimoha (Perversity) and Vibbhrama (Indefiniteness). Are Sayaram, detailed. 999179 Appaparasaruvassa, of the real nature of ego and non-ego. MET