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is therefore considered to be one of the primary means of faith in self-realization. Right knowledge' leads to or creates right faith' in the aspirant and 'right faith 'is the mother of right conduct. Right faith can help the aspirant achieve vitarāgatā and aslo samadhi. Hence let us first try to understand the concept of right faith. 2. Right Faith
Right faith is perhaps more important than right knowledge, as one of the primary means of selfrealization. It is true that right knowledge only can lead to or produce right faith, which in turn produces and leads to right conduct. These three primary means together constitute the path of mokṣa. Ācārya Umāsvātī's Tattvārtha - sūtra, therefore begins with the sutra, samyag-darśana -jñāna- cäritrāni mokṣa-margah "13 which is the sum and substance of the path of liberation as preached by the Jinas. It may, however, be pointed out that without right knowledge, there cannot be right faith, though such knowledge may not be very deep knowledge of spirituality. However, it is certain that without right faith and right knowledge there cannot be right conduct. In other words, the right conduct is the fruit or result of right knowledge and right faith. Wrong and perverse faith, which is called mithyātva in jaina
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