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3. Ājñāruci – The right-vision that dawns through the
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teaching of the Lords Jina, which is referred to as instruction or ājñā.
4. Sūtraruci - The right-vision that dawns by studying scriptures,
5. Bījaruci - The right-vision that dawns by germination of the seed of one part of right-vision that ultimately grows into comprehensive right-vision.
6. Abhigamaruci – The right-vision that dawns when the meaning of the canonical texts becomes clear,
7. Vistararuci - The right-vision that dawns by studying the explanatory literature on the scriptures,
8. Kriyāruci-The right-vision that dawns through various religious activities,
9. Sarkseparuci-The right-vision that dawns by knowing, in nut-shell, that whatever has been preached by the Lords Jina is true and beneficial, and
10. Dharmaruci -The right-vision that dawns by believing in the fundamentals stated by the Lords Jina.
In the present times the sources of acquiring right-vision and maintaining it are - serving the right preceptors, listening to their discourses and studying the scriptures.
From the point of view of stability the right-vision has been said to be of the following three categories, which comes about by suppression (upaśama) or destruction cum suppression (kṣayopaśama) or the destruction (kṣaya) of one or the other or all of the seven types of bonded karma-matter - 1-4. Infinitely bonding persistent passions, namely anger, pride, guile and greed (Anantānubandhī krodha, māna, māyā, lobha), 5. Falsehood producing deluding karma (Mithyātva Mohanīya Karma), 6. Mixed delusion producing karma (Miśra Mohanīya Karma) and 7. Right-vision obscuring deluding karma (Samyaktva Mohaniya Karma) that produce false-vision and inhibits the right
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