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loss is more, profit (gain) is less or even nil. All such acts are clearly irreligious.
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Moreover, the temple of Jina is abode of religion. In the temple people engage themselves in various irreligious talks, sleep and behave indolently; and they foster passions and sensual pleasures by developing orchard and flower garden, etc. (inside temple premises). Further, they give charity, etc. to the greedy persons believing them to be preceptors (Gurus) and feel exhalted by their false praise. Thus, in various ways they increase their passional desires and believe same to be religion, but the emblem of Jina's religion is passionlessness. Entry of such perverse practices in Jaina religion is due to bad times.
In this way, forbidden.
the adoration and practising of false religion is
Now the involvement of false belief in such practices is being explained:
The one basic objective in the right belief of Tattvas is to give up passions. This very disposition is called religion. If by increasing passional dispositions one believes that religion is evolved then where remains the right belief in Tattvas? This is against the Jina's commandment. Passions are sinful dispositions; believing these to be religion is false belief. Therefore, in the practice of false religion false belief is invariably involved.
In this way, know well that the adoration and believing false deity, false preceptor and false scriptures (false religion) results in strengthening false belief. Therefore, this is described here. The same is stated in the Ashta-Pahuda:
"कुच्छियदेव धम्मं कुच्छियलिंग च वंदए जोदु ।
लज्जाभयगारवदो मिच्छादिट्ठी हवे सो हु 192 | " ( मोक्षपाहुड़ )
Meaning: If someone adores false deity, false religion and false preceptor out of shyness, fear and false prestige, he is assuredly a false believer.
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Therefore, those who want to forsake false belief, first of all they should forsake adoring false deity, false preceptor and false religion.
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