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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
289. Buddhi, Intellect, Vyava saya, Determination, Adhysvasana, Thought-activity, Mati, Understanding, Vijnana, Discrimination, Chitta, Thinking, Bhava, Emotion, and Parinama, Feelings -all these have only one meaning.
एवं ववहारणो पडिसिद्धो जाण णिच्छयणयेण । णिच्छयणयसल्लीणा मुणिणो पावंति णिवाणं ॥ २६० ॥ एवं व्यवहारनयः प्रतिषिद्धो जानीहि निश्चय नयेन । निश्चयनयसंलीना मुनिनः प्राप्नुवंति निर्वाणम् ॥ २६॥
290. Thus know that the practical standpoint is contradicted by the real standpoint. Saints absorbed in the real standpoint attain Liberation.
Commentary. All thought activities relating to non-self are as if a hindrance to the path of liberation, Practical standpoint deals with such practices which have their concern with body, speech and mind and are not directly leading to self-realization. The practical conduct of saints and laymen is merely an auxiliary cause for selfadvancement. When a person takes his stand on the real conduct of self-absorption, which is the path of liberation the practical conduct by itself goes out of consideration. Thus those saints only who are absorbed in the self by the help of the real standpoint can obtain Liberation.
व दसमिदी गुत्तीओ सीलतवं जिणवरेहि पएणतं । कुव्वंत्तोवि अभविओ अण्णाणी मिच्छदिट्ठीय ॥ २६१॥ व्रतसमितिगुप्तयः शीलतपो जिनवरैः प्रज्ञप्तं । कुर्वन्नप्यभव्योऽज्ञानी मियादृष्टिस्तु ॥ २६१ ॥
291. Vows, Carefulness, Restraints, Equanimity, and Austerities, are described by the Conquerors (from the practical standpoint). The soul, incapable of Liberation, remains ignorant and a wrong believer, even when following these.
Commentary. There are some souls in this universe, known only to the Omniscients, who are incapable of gaining right belief. While adopting vows and practising austerities, they remain ignorant of the true nature of the soul.
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