Book Title: Mahavira Life and Philosophy
Author(s): Sumeruchand Diwakar Shastri
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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________________ 188 Free froin superstition, covering up the defects of others. i. e. charity ) steadying ( one-self and others in right faith ), self-less' love, and glorification (of right faith for those on the right path). सम्मत्तचरणसुद्धा संजमचरणस्स जद व सुपसिद्धा। print-contefattare orafa forestai lei effe art 11 The wise ones, free from superstition and purified by righteous faith, if they also achieve righteous living, soon attain Nirvana. वच्छल्लं विणएण य भणुकंपाए सुदाण-दच्छाए। मग्गण गुण-संसणाए उवगृहण रक्खणाए य ॥११॥ एएहिं लक्खणेहिं य लक्खिज्जइ प्रज्जबेहिं भावेहि । जीवो आराहतो जिणसम्मत्तं प्रमोहेण ॥१२॥ Love, reverence, tenderness, discriminating in gift, eulogy of the path, charity of disposition (upguhna) readiness to protect, and straightforwardness, these are the characteristics of a soul following the Jina's faith without infatuation. सम्मइसण पस्सदि जाणदि गाणेण दब्वपज्जाया। ___ सम्मेण य सद्दहदि य परिहरदि चारित्तजे दोसे ॥१८॥ Right faith sees and knowledge knows the substances and their modes (as they are); from right faith arises a conviction which corrects faults that may appear in conduct. Some think that if one is blessed with Right faith he is not required to do anything and emancipation will automatically come to him. This attitude is basically wrong. The right believer understands the utility of right conduct, because without its aid the objective will never be realised.

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