Sunday, October 31, 2010

Jainism - 1 - Samyak Darshan

Jain Agamas & scriptures have shown the Moksha Path with a distinct clarity. These scriptures have laid down the prerequisites for attaining Moksha.
In the Jain terminology, this prerequisite is known as Ratnatraya. Which means the Three Gems.
Ratna means Gem & Traya means Three.
These are;
1.      Samyak Darshan
2.      Samyak Gyan
3.      Samyak Charitra
The word Samyak means Right or True.
·         Samyak Darshan means the Right Beliefs
·         Samyak Gyan means the Right Knowledge
·         Samyak Charitra means the Right Conduct

In order to know what is Samyak, it is vital to know what is not Samyak. There is a word called Mithyatva for everything that is Non-Samyak.


Mithyatva means wrong, untrue. Mithya Darshan is the opposite of Samyak Darshan.
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