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knows the real form of the Dev meaning thereby the faith with the experience of one's real self, one comes to know from within the real form of the Guru as the one following the path to become the Dev. Simultaneously one comes to know the real form of shashtra (scriptures, canonical literatures, Dharma) which shows this path.
For Samyagdarshana, first do not consider body as Soul and Soul as body. To consider body and Soul as single entity is mithyatva (wrong identity of one's real self, adverse perception of self, illusion). The body is made of pudgala dravya (matter) and the Soul is a different invisible entity. To consider pudgala and Soul as one entity is an adverse perception. In other words bhedgnyaana from pudgala and the experience of one's own real self is the real Samyagdarshana. If we look upon this from karmic angle, then the non-manifestation (upshama) of five/seven sub-types of karma or their kshayopshama (partial destruction and partial nonmanifestation of seven sub-types of karmas), or their kshaya (annihilation of seven sub-types of karmas) is known as Samyagdarshana. However, a chhadmastha (non-omniscient) person is unable to see or know the karmas. So, one must understand Samyagdarshana as per the first test only i.e. bhedgnyaana from pudgala (body and karmas) and experience of the real self (Soul). Now the question
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