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by right knowledge, faith, and conduct, by asceticism and discipline, and by all Samitis and Guptis, believes by religious exercise. (25)
9. He who though not versed in the sacred doctrines? nor acquainted with other systems, holds no wrong doctrines, believes by brief exposition. (26)
10. He who believes in the truths of the realities“, the Satras, and conduct, as it has been explained by the Ginas, believes by the Law. (27)
Right belief depends on the acquaintance with truth, on the devotion to those who know the truth, and on the avoiding of schismatical and heretical tenets. (28)
There is no (right) conduct without right belief, and it must be cultivated (for obtaining) right faith ; righteousness and conduct originate together, or righteousness precedes (conduct). (29)
Without (right) faith there is no (right) knowledge, without (right) knowledge there is no virtuous conduct?, without virtues there is no deliverance 8, and without deliverance there is no perfection. (30)
(The excellence of faith depends on the following) eight points: 1. that one has no doubts (about the truth of the tenets); 2. that one has no preference (for heterodox tenets); 3. that one does not doubt
1 Pravakana. 9 E. g. that of Kapila, &c., Comm. 3 Dharma.
A stikâya; see note on verse 7. 5 I. e. true things as soul, &c. • Samyaktva "righteousness.
7 Karanaguna. The commentators make this a dvandva compound, and interpret karana as vratadi, and guna as · pindavisuddhi, &c.
8 By deliverance I have rendered moksha, and by final perfection nirvana. Moksha denotes freedom from Karman, a condition which in Brâhmanical philosophy is called gîvanmukti.
