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etc., are discoursed in such a way that they give up vicious acts and adopt religious practices. Knowing this those who are inclined towards religious practices they engage themselves in such religious practices which they can follow after listening to the details (rituals) of householder's and monk's religious rituals (duties).
By such practices passions become feeble and consequently so much is achieved that they do not suffer from miseries in bad states of existence but obtain happiness in good states of existence and by observance of such practices, the instrumentality of Jina's faith (religion) is maintained and in such state if the attainment of Tattvajnana be destined, then it gets evolved.
And those Jivas who practise Charanaanuyoga after attaining. the knowledge of Tattvas, to them all these observances appear to be in accordance with their passionless dispositions (Veetaraaga Bhavas). On evolution of partial and complete passionlessness, such sort of householder's state and monk's state respectively is attained because the instrumental cause and effect relationship is found in these observances. Knowing this and identifying the characteristics of the householder's and monk's religion (duties), they indulge in such suitable religious practices as is warranted by the degree of passionlessness evolved in them. There, whatever degree of passionlessness (Veetaraagata) is evolved in them, they knowit to be beneficial and whatever degree of passions (Raaga) persists, they know it to be worthless and believe total passionlessness to be the supreme religion.
Such is the purpose of Charanaanuyoga (ethics). The Purpose of Dravyaanuyoga (Metaphysics)
Now the purpose of Dravyaanuyoga (metaphysics) is being described. In Dravyaanuyoga the Jivas are actuated to follow the religion by describing the substances and the Tattvas (essential principles). The Jivas who do not know and identify the Jiva (soul) etc. substances and the Tattvas and do not know the self-nonself to be different entities, are discoursed through reasoning, examples, logic and through Pramana (comprehensive viewpoint) and Nayas (partial viewpoints) etc. in such a way that they are able to grasp the true nature of Tattvas etc. and develop right faith in them. By its regular
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