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man (not as creator), and this is a strong conviction of which he is quite sure without any wavering. The samyaktva spoken of so far is called Upashamika samyaktva. The upashamika means that the karmas mithyātva mohaniya and the four anantanubandhis are controlled (not removed.)
The person who has obtained the samyaktva The Teacher. would have certain convictions regarding what sort of a man could be his teacher. He would have the conviction that the only kind of person who can teach the truth in the absence of the Deva or Arhat is one who has the below mentioned characteristics. Unless a person has the following qualifications he cannot be the right kind of teacher, able to teach us the truth :
1. He does not destroy any form of life, animal, vegetable, or mineral (water, for instance) through carelessness of body, mind, and speech. It is, therefore impossible for him to be a layman.
2. His speech is actually truth in fact, and is spoken in a pleasant way, and is spoken only when the teacher (guru) thinks that it is beneficial to the person to whom it is spoken.
3. He does not take anything which is not given to him by its owner. And he only takes those things which are necessary for the maintenance of the body. That is a general statement. Now we have a more detailed one. Things which are given
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