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through the preaching yields double profit. There is a spiritual cum religious concept in Jainism that by preaching the Jaina way of life and principles of perennial relevance one not only sheds off ones own pre-bound karmas but also one moulds his life after listening to sermon. It leads to social transformation through individual transformation by way of applied ethics in one's life33.
In nutshell, it is distinct and clear that the first four limbs of samyak-darśana namely doubtlessness, desirelessness for others influensive ideologies and worldly comforts, freedom from aversion or disgust for the sick, freedom from inclination for wrong path are conducive to the individual progress and the progress of religious order and business organization. The later four limbs, namely, refinement of personality, universal brotherhood, promotion of mind's stability and propagation of moral values are very much conducive to any union, religious order and especially business organization as these virtues act as a strong foundation for all around progress34. So the eight virtues, which emerge after the attainment of the samyak-darśana (right perspective) play a vital role in leading towards the path of liberation35. A man bereft of right perspective can't acquire right knowledge. Right conduct can't be acquired without right knowledge. In the absence of right conduct, there is no liberation36. So man of right perspective really winds up the wanderings of birth and death in four realms and ultimately attains the state of liberation. These eight limbs have spiritual-cum-social relevance constituting both personal and organizational progress.
References
1. Vilas Sangave, Jain Religion and community, Calefornia, Beach Publication, p. 30.
2. Puruṣārtha-siddhyupāya,
Amṛtacandra, Ed. Pandit Ajita Prasad
Jain, Lucknow, The Central Jain Publishing House.1933. verse
23-30; Upāśakadhyayana, 49-103.
3. Uttaradhyayana Sutra, 5.20.
4. Tattvärtha Sūtra, 1.1.
