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ii. worship iii. family iv. tribe v. power vi. affluence or accomplishments vii. religious austerity viii. person. "1 A person of faith must be free from pride due to these attachments which are foreign to soul-nature. 2
Again it is said that a man of Right Faith must be free from intimate association of six Anayatanas which are, false Gods, false devotees, false penance, false ascetics and men well versed in false scriptures. Intimate association with these becomes the cause of disturbing Right Faith. It is natural that constant association with false things will weaken a man in his adherence to true things. There are many other remote causes which undermine Right Faith and all these must be plucked out at the proper season. 3
According to Tatvarthasutra Right Faith must be from free five Alicharas or violations of Faith by the rise of adverse
1. Ratnakaranda, 26.
2. On the section of three errors and eight prides see Householder's Dharma pages 14-17 and the commentary of Brahmadeva on 41 Dravyasangraha.
3. It appears that Anayatanas overlap the Mudkas. But there is some difference. Mudha denotes actual regard towards false God and se on but Anayatana means intimate association with false Gods and worshippers. Intimate association may or may not produce regard. Though subtle, the difference is important. Samantabhadracharya has not included Anayatana in the equipments of Right Faith. But the oft quoted verse about Right Faith does include it. Some might doubt that this is an addition by later writers after Samantabhadra (2nd century A.D.); but this doubt is not well grounded as Kundakunda who lived more than hundred years before Samantabhadra has mentioned Anayatana with many other equipments of Right Faith in the seventh Gatha of his Rayanasar. The difference about details is explained in this way. In Rayanasar the Gatha does not refer to the fourth stage of Gunasthana but it refers to the fifth stage of Gunasthana and Darsana Pratima. This has been pointed out to me by Br. Sital Prasadaji in a private letter dated 1-5-1927. I am much indebted to the learned scholar in this connection], The details given in Rayanasar are as below; eight Mada, three Mudha. six Anayatana, eight limbs, seven vyasana, seven fears, and five Atichara. Atichars have been considered in the body of the article. For the details about Fears and ryasanas Bee
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mentary in Kanarese.
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