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Lord Mahavira
14. 1. Jiva, Soul; 2. ajiva, the inanimate things; 3. bandha, the binding of the soul by Karman; 4. punya, merit; 5. papa, demerit; 6. asrava, that which causes the soul to be affected by sins; 7. samvara, the prevention of asrava by watchfulness; 8. the annihilation of Karman; 9. final deliverance; these are the nine truths (or categories).
15. He who verily believes the true teaching of the above nine) fundamental truths, possesses righteousness.
16. Faith is produced by 1. nisarga, nature; 2. upadesa, instruction; 3. ajna, command; 4. sutra, study of the sutras; 5. bija, suggestion; 6. abhigama, comprehension of the meaning of the sacred lore; 7. vistara, complete course of study; 8. kriya, religious exercise; 9. samkshepa, brief expositions : 10. dharma, the Law.
17. He who truly comprehends, by a spontaneous effort of his mind, 43 (the nature of) soul, inanimate things, merit, and demerit, and who puts an end to sinful influences, 44 (believes by) nature.
18. He who spontaneously believes the four truths (explicitly mentioned in the last verse), which the Jinas have taught. (thinking) they are of this and not of a different nature, believes by nature.
19. But he who believes these truths, having learned them from somebody else, either a khadmasthat45 or a Jina, believes by instruction.
20. He who has got rid of love, hate, delusion, and ignorance, and believes because he is told to do so, believes by command.
21. He who obtains righteousness by (the study of) the Sutras, either Angas or other works, 46 believes by the study of Sutras.
22. He who by correctly comprehending one truth arrives at the comprehension of more—just as a drop of oil expands on the surface of water-believes by suggestion.
23. He who truly knows the sacred lore, viz. the eleven Angas, the Prakirnas, 47 and the Drishtivada, believes by the comprehension of the sacred lore.
