Illuminator of Jaina Tenets

Author(s): Tulsi Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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right faith can be spontaneous as well as conditioned by other ways and means 5, karana (operation of spiritual energy) necessary for both the above 6, karana is particular transformation of the soul). threefold karaṇa-automatic, unprecedented and unamenable to lapse 8, right faith consists of tranquillity, desire for salvation, detachment, compassion and spiritual belief (with note on samvega) 9, infringements of right faith-scepsis, perverse proclivity, doubt, admiration for heretics and cultivation of familiarity with them 10, means of right faithabsence of scepsis, absence of perverse proclivity, absence of doubt, unblurred vision, strengthening, stabilization, regard and exaltation 11, abstinence-renunciation of sinful propensities (note appended) 12, absence of remissness means selfabsorption 13, absence of passions (with note on vītarāgata) 14, absence of activity 15, nirjarā defined 16, penance also is a sort of nirjarā 17, voluntary and involuntary nirjară (with a detailed note on nirjarā) 18, emancipation defined 19, liberated soul is disembodied soul, with uncovered knowledge and intuition and with no delusion 20, synonyms-iiberated, enlightened, emancipated, Great Soul, Great Lord and Lord 21, emancipated souls are infinite in number and neverreturners 22: fifteenfold emancipated souls 23, emancipated souls instantly move up to the top of cosmic universe 24, their dwelling place is slightly concave 25, soul and non-soul have nine categories 26, souls are devoid of touch, taste etc 27; among non-souls some are material too 28
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ASCERTAINMENT OF THE PATH OF EMANCIPATION 103-132
Path to emancipation-right faith, right knowledge, right conduct and right penance I, right faith means true view 2, right knowledge is true cognition (with detailed note on darśana, jñana, cāritra and tapas) 3, right conduct means practice of great vows 4, five types of conduct-preliminary initiation, confirmation by ordination, purificatory conduct, conduct attended with subtle passions, and perfect conduct (with detailed note on role of knowledge) 5, mahāvratas-noninjury, truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy and non-possession 6, non-injury explained 7, truthful revelation of truth 8, nonstealing-non-acceptance of what is not given 9, celibacy--- restraint of senses and mind 10, non-possession--relinquishment of 'having mode' 11, samiti defined (with a detailed note on comportment) 12, īryā-careful movement in walking (note appended) 13, bhāṣā—sinless utterance (with note) 14, eșanābegging alms free from blemishes (detailed note on eşaņā)fifteen udgamadosas, sixteen utpādanadoşas, ten grahaņaişaņā and five paribhogaişaņā) 15, ādāna-niksepa-careful using and laying articles for regular and occasional use 16, utsarga-careful disposal of excreta 17, gupti-inhibition of mind, speech and body (with note on gupti and samiti) 18, amiprekşā—self