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Right knowledge and Right conduct. The primary or the basic teaching of Jainism is that right knowledge should be acquired by looking at mundane things with an eye of right faith and that the same should be translated into conduct in life.
The famous Jaina text Uttradhyaayana Sutra mentions "The root of all sufferings physical as well as mental, of every body is attachment, which is the root cause of mental tension. Only a detached attitude towards the objects of worldly enjoyment can free mankind from mental tension.” The second part of Saman-Suttam discusses the Path of liberation i.e. precepts on three jewels, the Ratna-traya. The Jaina religion, the dharma, which leads to release from the cycle of transmigration, is made up of right belief (samyagdrsti, samyaktva),right knowledge (samyag-jnana),and right conduct (samyak -cartia), which together constitute the ratna-traya or three gems', sometimes also called the guna-traya. According to Lord Mahavira, to remain attached to sensuous objects is to remain in the whirl. Ahimsa as an Universal value:
Path to liberation gives precepts on the two paths of religion. It is discussed in the Sutras 296 to 300. They are Mahavratas and Anuvratas. Anuvratas /Small Vows are discussed in Sutra no.301-305 They are five as follows: i. Ahimsa
- Abstenance from Violence Satya
- Abstenance from False Speech iii Astēya
- Abstenance from theft. iv Brahmācārya - Abstenance from sexuality or unchasity V Aparigraha - Abstenance from greed for worldly
possession.
Precepts on the Non-violence is discussed in part 1,Sutra 147-159.
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