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travellers on the path of liberation. Aupshamik. samyaktva (righteousness attained through pacification of karmas) and kshayopashamik samyaktva righteousness attained through extinction-cum-pacification of karmas) are like submergible islands and apratipati or kshayik samyaktva ((righteousness attained through extinction of karmas) is like non-submergible island. In the same way the scriptural knowledge is like extinguishable lamp and omniscience is like inextinguishable lamp.
(Acharanga Churni, p. 223-225; Acharanga Vrịtti, leaf 224) Jaha se diyapote--this. phrase compares a neo-ascetic with chicks. A bird hatches its eggs and nurses the chicks as long as they do not have mature wings and are not able to fly independently. In the same way a guru or acharya nurtures, supports, and promotes a newly initiated ascetic till he gains competence to teach and impart training of codes of conduct and scriptural knowledge.
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