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If not believing in this manner and simply by believing the commandments without examination, right belief and virtuous meditation are evolved, how then the Dravya-lingi' monks who became ascetics by obeying the Jina's commandments and obtained birth in Graiveyaka heavens by adopting monk's ritual practices as per Jins's commandments, still remained misbelievers? Therefore, only on believing the commandment by some verification, the right belief and virtuous meditation are evolved. In worldly affairs also the true character of a person is ascertained only after some verification.
Further, you have stated that by raising doubt in Jina's preachings, the transgression of right belief termed Shanka (doubting) is caused. But“I do not know how is it so?” Under such doubtful state of mind no ascertainment takes place; there the transgression termed "doubting" (Shanka) is caused. And if the transgression of right belief consists in the process of ascertainment only then why is in Ashta-Sahasri (a great book on Jain logic) the person believing after verification described to be better than the person who believes the commandments without verification? How are the Prachchhana (putting questions for clarification), etc. described as part of study (Swadhyaya)? Why is the discourse for ascertainingthe nature of Tattvas and substances by means of Pramana? - Nayas' given? Therefore, believing the commandments after verification is desirable.
And many wicked persons have made imaginary statements in the Shastras) and propagated them to be the Jina-Vachana (Jina's preachings); one should not consider them to be authentic by knowing them to be the Shastras of Jaina faith. There also, after examining through Pramana - Naya, etc., by comparing them with other Shastras and by reflecting on the possibility of truth involved in them, one should know the contradictory statements to be false only.
1. Dravyalingi monk =
2. Pramana
=
The naked possessionless monks who have not attained right belief. Comprehensive knowledge (knowing a thing from all angles) Standpoint (knowing a thing from some particular angle)
3. Naya
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