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3) Nirveda - complete indifference to and disregard of worldly objects.
The characteristics of one who has attained nirveda are:
• Indifference to sensual indulgence. • Disregard for objects of sensual pleasure. • Deep-rooted desire to renounce the world and attain liberation.
4) Anukampaa - spontaneous compassion.
The characteristics of one who has attained anukampaa are:
• Empathy with and sympathy for those who are troubled. • Desires to alleviate the sorrow of his own and others' souls.
Such a person realises that his own soul deserves compassion also, since he too is stuck in the quicksand of transmigration.
5) Aasthaa - firm conviction.
The characteristics of one who has attained aasthaa are:
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Deep and unshakeable faith in the teachings of the Jinaas. Deep and unshakeable faith in the scriptures. Deep and unshakeable faith in the nine substances (nine tattvas) as adumbrated by the Jinaas. Considers the benefit or harm to his own soul and to the souls of others before taking any action.
6) Five Duushana (Vitiations):
In order to keep one's samyaktva pristine, one has to stay away from those things, which vitiate one's samyaktva.
The following vitiate and corrupt one's samyaktva:
1) Shankaa {doubt): Doubt in the teachings of the Jinaas may be resolved through the knowledge gained from a preceptor and by studying the scriptures. On doing this the soul progresses on the path of emancipation. Knowledge-obscuring karmas may impede our understanding certain aspects of the teachings of the Jinaas. It may well be that some recondite aspects of the Jain doctrine defy our correct comprehension. But this does not mean that one should doubt the teachings of the Jinaas! One should have firm conviction that every word written in the scriptures is correct. Whether one comprehends them or not, one must have faith in the teachings of the Jinaas.
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