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THE JAINA GAZETTE
kinds of Karmic forces. The first Atichar is known as Sanka i.e Doubt which consists in scepticism with regard to Jina and other principles or with regard to the path of Salvation consisting of Triple-jewel or with regard to scriptures which lay down this path or with regard to the Omniscient teacher who is the source of these scriptures. The second is known as Kanksha which consists in the desire for the enjoyment of the fruit of Faith either here or in the next world. The third which is known as vichikitsa consists in feeling disgust with regard to Apla, scripture and the principles there-in and self-controlled ascetics. The last two which are known as Anyadrstiprasamsa and Samstava consists in thinking admiringly of and in praising false faith and false believers. 1 Right Faith whether of a householder or of an ascetic must be free from these Alicharas. A discussion has been raised in Slokavartika as to the propriety of laying down these Aticharas (some of which are common to Angas) when there are already the limbs of Right Faith. The answer given there is something like this. Three are common to both; the abandonment of the first three Aticharas implies the fulfilment of the first three limbs. The negations of Vatsalya and other limbs can be included in the last two Aticharas the abandoning of which fulfils the remaining Angas. Moreover for the sake of symmetry the numbers five of Alicharas has been laid down for Samyagdarsana vrita and Sila. Presence of Atichara does not completely annihilate Faith but only soils the ideal purity of it; the latter is sufficiently harınful. 2
A man of Right Faith is not a dry and destructive rationalist. His angle of rational vision is free from materialistic tinge; he sees something beyond the grave and what is called the riddle of the universe he has to solve. He adopts religion as his means which had been adopted and thereby the aim attained by thousands of souls from hoary antiquity. He has curbed his
1. The difference between Prasanisa and Sanistava should be noted -one is admiration mentally and the other is the expression of the same in words.
2. This section on Atichara is alın ost adopted from Slokavartika Page 468 (Bombay Edition.)
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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