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जीवाधिकार
1 - THE SOUL
this reason that, from the empirical point-of-view, right faith (samyagdarśana) has been described as having belief in the sectfounder (āpta or the Tīrthankara), the Scripture (agama) and the substances of Reality (tattva).
Ācārya Samantabhadra has provided a simpler and more functional definition of right faith (samyagdarśana), particularly for the householder:
Acārya Samantabhadra's Ratnakarandaka-śrāvakācāra:
श्रद्धानं परमार्थानामाप्तागमतपोभृताम् । त्रिमूढापोढमष्टाङ्गं सम्यग्दर्शनमस्मयम् ॥४॥
परमार्थभूत - वास्तविक अथवा सच्चे अर्थ में - आप्त (देव), आगम (शास्त्र) और तपोभृत् (गुरु) का तीन मूढ़ताओं से रहित, आठ अंगों से सहित और आठ प्रकार के मदों से रहित श्रद्धान करना सम्यग्दर्शन कहलाता है।
To have belief, as per the Reality, in the sect-founder or deity (āpta or deva), the scripture (āgama or śāstra), and the preceptor (tapobhịt or guru) is right faith. This right faith must be rid of the three kinds of follies (mūdhatā), endowed with the eight limbs (astānga) of right faith, and free from the eight kinds of pride (mada).
The three kinds of follies (mūdhatā) that a householder with right faith must assiduously guard against are:
1) folly relating to worldly customs (lokamūdhatā), 2) folly relating to deities (devamūdhatā),
3) folly relating to preachers (gurumūdhatā). Right faith must be strengthened by these eight limbs (aştānga):
1) freedom from doubt (nihsañkita), 2) freedom from worldly desire (niņkāñksita), 3) freedom from revulsion (nirvicikitsā), 4) freedom from superstitions (amūdhadrsti),
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