Jain Journal 1968 01

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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Samyak darsana (right faith), samyak jñāna (right knowledge), and samyak caritra (right conduct) together constitute the path to liberation3. The quality or power on the development of which a clear apprehension into the tattva (reality) or satya (truth) takes place or out of which there arises the inclination to the discrimination between rejectable tattvas and acceptable tattvas is samyak darśana (right faith). The true understanding of the tattvas (realities) like soul, etc., which is attained by logic and evidence is samyak jñāna (right knowledge). The nature-joy which takes place on the cessation of passionate conditions of soul, viz., rāga (attachment), dveşa (aversion) and yoga (mental, vocal and physical activities) due to samyak jñāna (right knowledge) is samyak caritra (right conduct). The first two of them, viz., samyak darsana and samyak jñāna (right faith and right knowledge), are companions. Like heat and light of the sun they do not exist without mutual association, but their association with samyak caritra (right conduct) is not inevitable, because they are found together upto certain stage even without samayk caritra (right conduct). Nevertheless, according to the order of development, the rule of samyak caritra is that when it is attained, then its preceding two means viz., samyak darsana and samyak jñāna, will necessarily be there1.
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Samyak darsana" which is the faith in the ascertainment of things in their true character is attained either by intuition or by acquisition of the external causes like knowledge, instructions imparted by teachers, etc. The inquiry into the truth which arises due to any worldly desires for wealth, fame, etc., is not samyak darśana, because its result becomes worldly, not liberation. But the faith in the ascertainment of the reality which emerges due to the spiritual development for only psychic satisfaction is samyak darśana (right faith). Samayk darśana (right faith) is recognised by five marks, viz., prasama (calmness), sambega (desire for emancipation), nirveda (disregard to worldly objects), anukampā (compassion) and astikya (piety or faithfulness). The cessation or subsidence of faults like kadagraha (evil inclination), etc., arising out of adopting unreal side of truths or realities is prasama. The fear of the worldly bondages is sambega. The decrease (or disregard) in the attachment to the worldly objects is nirveda. The desire for removing the misery of unhappy beings is anukampā. The admission of the entities like soul, etc., proved indirectly but with logical evidence is astikya (faithfulness or piety)".
As already said, samyak darśana may be attained either by intuition or by acquisition of external causes. The two divisions of samyak darśana, viz., nisarga samyak darśana (natural right faith) and adhigama