Upasakdasha and Anuttarau Papatikdasha sutra Sachitra

Author(s): Amarmuni, Tarunmuni, Shreechand Surana, Trilok Sharma
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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Anaikkamanijje—hedoes not dwindle from his faith due to any E
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committed knowingly,it is calledAnachar (breaking ofthe vow).
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(1) Scepticism (Shanka)—Itmeans doubt. In other words, it
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denotes the doubt in existence of things ascertained by the Lord E
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as they are (tattvas) namely soul, hell, heaven, merits, demerits,
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etc. Here the question arises—Should a person not consider the
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religious concepts from different angles ? In case there is any
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doubt in the mind, should he not go deep to study it from different N
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points of view to clear his doubts and to fully grasp its true
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meaning. Reply to this query is that there is a great difference in
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scepticism and deeper research to remove doubt. In case the
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thought activity about any concept makes the faith shaky, it is E
Scepticism (Shanka). If questioning is done without an iota of
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weaknessin faith, it is not Scepticism. It rather strengthens the
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faith. Gautam Swamithefirst disciple ofBhagavan Mahavir was O
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