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liberation path through preachings of conventional practices along with real aspect of religion. In this way, the true preceptor monks render benefaction to all Jivas but if such benefaction is not availed by some Jivas then what can the true preceptors do? Whatever benefaction is possible, they do it. Therefore, the sermons are given in two forms.
In conventional form of preachings, there is the predominance of external activities only. By following them, the Jiva quits the vicious acts and adopts virtuous acts. There, according to the external activities, the inner thoughts also get released from intense passion and become of the order of feeble passion. So, chiefly it is so but someone may or may not evolve feeble passion; the true preceptors, give sermons of observing external rituals only with the object of improving thoughts and the dispositions.
And in the sermons of Vyavahara (conventional path) along with Nishchaya (real aspect of religion) the predominance is of the thoughts and dispositions only. Through its preachings, if someone tries to improve his thoughts by means of practice of Tattva-jnana and contemplation about renunciation, then one's external activities also get improved in accordance with thoughts. On improvement of thoughts, the external activities also invariably get improved. Therefore, the true preceptors predominantly give sermons of improving the thoughts.
Thus, out of two forms of these sermons, where the Vyavahara religion only is preached, there, for attaining right belief, the preceptors preach to develop faith in Arhanta Deva (passionless omniscient God), Nirgrantha-Guru (possession-less naked monk preceptor) and Daya-Dharma (non-violence religion) only and not to have faith in any other deity, etc. and to have faith in Vyavahara form of Jivas etc. Tattvas, not to get involved in doubt, etc. twentyfive blemishes and to develop qualities like doubtlessness Nihshankita-Anga etc. and Samvegya (awe towards miseries of worldly existence) etc.
And for attaining right knowledge, the preceptors preach to study the scriptures containing Jina's preachings and to make effort for understanding the true meaning of the words, etc. properly. And
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