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*KUDEVA (The false God). The false God is he who possesses such demerits as attachments, hatred, desire, anger, miserliness, ridiculing propensity, fear, ignorance etc.
* KUGURU: (The false preceptor) is he who does not act according to the great vows like non-violence (Ahimsa); who keeps with him wealth and woman; makes others keep them; countenances such an action; with who keeps contacts (unboiled) water, fire and vegetation; who cooks food; who gets food cooked; and who countenances the cooking of food. Such a man is a false spiritual head.
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* KUDHARMA (the false dharma). The false dharma is that which is devoid of a samyag darshan (the right faith), samyag jnan (the right knowledge) and samyag charitra, the right character; which does not explain the real nature of Jiva and Ajiva etc. which deems it right to enjoy sensual pleasures; to have passions and to commit sins.
Having faith in such a false spiritual head, and false dharma; having partiality for them; and interest in them constitute false belief or mithyathva.
THE FIVE KINDS OF MITHYATHVA
THE ANABHOGIK MITHYATHVA (Total ignorance) :
This is a state of such a stupidity that one who is in that state cannot distinguish between good doctrines and false doctrines and cannot have any knowledge or understanding of them. This state is present in all the jivas that do not have a mind. The jivas from the Ekendriya upto Asamjni Panchendriyas do not possess a mind.
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* THE ABHIGRAHIK MITHYATHVA (Fanatic false faith) : This means having fanatic faith and interest in a false dharma. Believing fanatically that dharma alone is right eventhough that dharma has been expounded by one who is not an omniscient one and eventhough the God of that dharma may have derogations like attachments.
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