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are the product of ocean, she is stated to be the sister of poison. In the same way, descriptions are made elsewhere also.
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Although many of such examples, etc. are false, yet they foster the real purpose; therefore, there is no fault in this.
Somebody may say here that the fault of falsehood lies here?
Answer: Even if it is false but fosters, the real purpose then it is not treated to be false. And if it is true also but fosters false purpose then in reality it is false only.
In the use of rhetoric, logic, naming etc., the truth & falsehood are not decided on the basis of words but on the basis of purpose. For example, a town with some decoration is stated to be similar to Indrapuri (heavenly town); this is obviously false but because it fosters the purpose of decoration, it is not treated to be false. And in this town "stick is found with the umbrella and nowhere else" - this is obviously false because use of stick is found elsewhere also but because unlawful persons are very few there and lawful persons are not punished- since it fosters this purpose-hence it is not false. Further, Jupiter (Brihaspati)'s name is written as Surguru (the preceptor of Gods) and Mars (Mangal)'s name is written as Kuja; so such names are taken from other faiths. Their literal meaning is false but that name signifies the meaning of that particular thing, therefore, it is not false.
Thus, the examples, etc. drawn from other faiths are false. Here the objective is not to foster faith in those examples but to foster faith in the purpose and because the purpose is true hence there lies no fault.
Further, in Charanaanuyoga such discourses comprehen-sible by non-omniscients are given from general point of view with the prominence of worldly tendencies, but the discourses are not given from the subtleness point of view, comprehensible by omniscience, because it cannot be practised. Here the purpose is to encourage religious practice.
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For instance, it is stated that an Anuvrati (the follower of small vows) does not commit injury to mobile beings whereas in the activities like sexual intercourse, etc. injury to mobile beings is
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