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ment of thoughts and feelings also which will be described later on, such mixture of thoughts and and practices is found in many Jivas. The Vyavaharaabhasis Observing Religious
Practices with Religious Attitude Many Jivas pracise religion with religious aptitude but they do not know the real religion (Nishchaya Dharma), therefore, they practise the unreal conventional religion (Vyavahara-Dharma). Knowing the conventional (Vyavahara) form of right belief, knowledge and conduct to be the path of liberation, they practise them.
. Contrary Form of Right Belief In the Shastras (scripture) it is stated that the right belief is evolved by having faith in Deva-Guru-Dharma. Obeying such commandment they have given up bowing to others excepting Arhant Deva, Nirgrantha-Guru and Jain Shastras; but they do not verify their merits-demerits, or even if they verify them then they do not verify correctly with true knowledge of Tattvas, rather verify by external differentias. With such faith they indulge in Bhakti (adoration) of true Deva-Guru-Shastra.
Contrary Form of Deva's Adoration Numerous special qualities are described as possessed by Devas. For example, he is adorable by Indra, etc., is possessed of many glories and wonders, is free from demerits like hunger, etc., possesses beautiful body, is devoid of the company of women, etc., gives sermons through divine speech (Divya-Dhawani), knows universe and non-universe through omniscience, has destroyed lust, anger, etc. Amongst these qualities many are related with Pudgalas (matter substance) and many others with Jiva (soul-substance); they do not discriminate them separately-separately. As someone not knowing distinctively the attributes of soul and matter in the dissimilar embodied state of human being etc. holds false faith, similarly, this (Vyavharaabhasi) too not knowing distinctly the attributes of soul and matter in the dissmilar embodied state of Arihanta, possesses false faith.
Moreover, knowing the external qualities he believes Arihanta Deva to be great by such qualities but, not knowing correctly the
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