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A Treatise on Jainism
• Right Belief (Samyak Darshan) : Right Belief must first be acquired; for it is there. after that Knowledge and Conduct become Right.
It is an unshakeable belief in the real nature of the essential soul, non-soul etc., the seven principles of Jainism as described previously. These seven principles solve all problems which agitate man's mind, such as, what substances the universe is composed of, what are the natural qualities and functions of each of these substances, what is the reality of Jiva, why does it transmigrate, and how can it attaia Nirvana, what am I, why am I here, what is to become of me, what is the reality of what I see around me, why is there pain and misery in the world, and how can they be got rid of, and how can happiness be attained ? There are 8 pillars of Right Belief as shown below :
(1) Nishankita Anga i.e. it should be free
from doubt. The true believer should never entertain any doubt as to whether all these many sided views of things proceeding from the Omniscients, are true
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