Book Title: Tattvartha Sutra
Author(s): Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers

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________________ Tattvärthasūtra stings. Is the right-believer (samyagdṛṣṭi) votary free from transgressions? It is clarified that sometimes, owing to delusion (moha), the following transgressions do occur in case of the right-believer (samyagdṛṣṭi). शंकाकांक्षाविचिकित्साऽन्यदृष्टिप्रशंसासंस्तवाः सम्यग्दृष्टेरतिचाराः ॥२३॥ [ शंकाकांक्षाविचिकित्साऽन्यदृष्टिप्रशंसासंस्तवा: ] शंका, कांक्षा, विचिकित्सा, अन्यदृष्टि की प्रशंसा और अन्यदृष्टि का संस्तव ये पाँच [ सम्यग्दृष्टेः अतिचाराः ] सम्यग्दृष्टि के अतिचार हैं। — Doubt in the teachings of Lord Jina - śańkā, desire for worldly enjoyment - kāńkṣā, repugnance or disgust at the afflicted - vicikitsā, admiration for the knowledge and conduct of the wrong-believer - anyadṛṣṭiprasamsā and praise of the wrong-believer - anyadṛṣṭisamstava, are the five transgressions of the right-believer (samyagdṛṣṭi). 290 Qualities like freedom from doubt - niḥśańkitva - etc., have been explained earlier in 'darśanaviśuddhi...' (see sutra 6-24). Doubt, etc., are the opposites of those qualities. What is the distinction between admiration (praśamsă) and praise (samstava)? Admiration (praśamsā) is attributing knowledge and conduct to the wrong-believer (mithyadṛṣṭi) in one's own thought. Expression of existent or nonexistent qualities in the wrong-believer (mithyādṛṣṭi) is praise (samstava). This is the difference between the two. Now, eight qualities have been mentioned for right belief (samyagdarśana). Should not the transgressions be eight? No, it is not necessary. The author lays down five transgressions each for the primary vows and

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