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other Jivas; they too say the same thing. Similarly, one should know about other aspects of various pious acts.
Again he says. “Their standpoint is not correct, because sometimes they lay emphasis on compassion and sometimes support injurious acts?"
Answer: However, in their religions, advocation of only some aspects of compassion, etc. is found; therefore, the character of general commonness is found in these differentias. Through these differentias, correct verification cannot be done.
How then to verify correctly?
Answer: In Jina's religion the oneness of right belief, knowl. edge and conduct is described as the path of liberation. The right belief is evolved by having firm faith in true Deva (omniscient God), etc. and Jiva etc. Tattvas; by knowing them correctly the right knowledge is attained and the right conduct is evolved by virtual destruction of inner attachment, etc. passions. So, the correct description of these is not found in other religions as is found in Jain religion. And besides Jains, the followers of any other religion cannot evolve and practise these correctly. Therefore, this* is the true differentia of Jina's religion. Those only who by identifying this differentia examine the truth, are only true believers. Except in this way, those who examine in a different way, remain misbelieved only.
And many persons accept Jain religion by company of others, several persons adopt it by seeing great persons following Jina's religion, many others adopt correct or incorrect practices of Jain religion by seeing others observing them. Likewise, many types of persons without themselves recognizing the mystery involved in Jina's religion, follow it and are called Jains. So, all such persons are to be known as false believers only.
This much speciality is, of course, there that in the Jina's religion the tendency of sinful acts cannot be found chiefly and the instrumental causes of virtues (Punya) are many. And the environment for the true path of liberation also remains available there. Hence, those who are Jains even by heredity are much better than others.
*The oneness of right belief, knowledge & conduct constitute the path of liberation.
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