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Even extremely advanced Jain ascetics, who have reached the sarvavirati gunasthaanaka (6th gunasthaanaka), at times, experience a doubt about the subtle meaning of a certain aspect of the Jain doctrine. But they effortlessly quell their own doubts because they know that the teachings of the Jinaas are absolutely authentic and they have deep unshakeable faith in them.
Hence, saanshayika mithyaatva means doubting the teachings of the Jinaas. A samyakdrishti who suffers from hubris experiences this type of doubt.
It is the nature of false perception that a person suffering from it cannot discriminate between truth and falsehood. Such a person thinks that he is always right. He fails to understand that he should be on the side of truth rather than expecting the truth to side with him!
A person should always remain calm, until he has completely understood absolute reality.
Saanshayika mithyaatva is not found in abhavya jiivas (living beings ineherently incapable of attaining liberation. Because those who have this type of mithyaatva may doubt a certain aspect of the Jinaa's teachings but do not consider their teachings to be entirely false! On the other hand, an abhavya jiiva has no doubt in his mind regarding liberation... He is firm in his conviction that liberation does not exist.
5 Anaabhoga Mithyaatva (false belief arising out of ignorance
Anaabhoga means complete absence of thought, ignorance and nescience.
Bhavya jiivas (living beings inherently capable of attaining liberation can have all five types of mithyaatva.
Abhavya jiivas (living beings inherently incapable of attaining liberation can have only two types of mithyaatva - Abhigrahika (mithyaatva due to clinging to one's traditional belief} and anaabhogika {mithyaatva due to ignorance).
From a certain point of view, Anaabhigrahika mithyaatva arising out of accepting all doctrines jain or non jain to be true) is preferable to Abhigrahika mithyaatva {arising out of clinging to one's traditional beliefs} since such a person is open minded and there is always the possibility that he will be exposed to the true doctrine and develop faith in it. On the other hand, one who has Abhigrahika mithyaatva shall never receive the true doctrine since he has a closed mind. The person who has Anaabhigrahika is quick to learn from a wise monk as he does not insist on clinging to old beliefs.
These five categories of mithyaatva cover all types, varieties and genres of mithyaatva. It is not necessary that all mithyaadrishti people have all five types of mithyaatva. It is possible that a
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