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41. Samyaktva (perfect faith) is the belief in Jiva, etc. That is a quality of the soul, and when this arises, Jūâna (knowledge), being free from error's surely becomes perfect.
COMMENTARх. Jíra, Ajiva, Asrara, Bandha, Samrara. Nirjar, and Loksa are the seven Tattvas (essential principles) of Jainism. A sincere belief in these Tattvas is called Samyaktra 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 way hare 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 essential 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 these principles which succeeds Perfect Faith is free from errors or fallacy. This knowledge is known as Samyak Jhina for Perfect Knowledge. संसयविमोहविब्भमविवज्जियं अप्पपरसरुवस्स । गहणं सम्म-णाणं सायारमणेयभेयं च ॥४२॥
Samsaya-vimoha-vibbhama-vivajjiyam appaparasaruvassa, *"जीवाजीवात्रवबन्धसंवरनिर्जरामोक्षास्तत्त्वम् ।"
[araterfama 1818] † "Tearejemali APMÇalan 11"
[ ataerffator TH 1917] Sanskrit rendering: संशयविमोहविभ्रमविवर्जितं आत्मपरस्वरूपस्य । ग्रहणं सम्यग ज्ञानं साकारं अनेकभेदं च ॥४२॥ Saipsayavimohavibhramavivariilanı atmapara svarôpasya. Grahaņam samyag-Jianam sâkâram anekabhedam cha. (42).
