In Jain Dharma, samyaktva (samyak darshan) means right faith / right vision – clear, doubt‑free conviction in the true Tattvas (nav‑tattva) and in the Arihant–Siddha–Sadhu–Dharma.

Acharyas describe three main types of samyaktva (accepted in both Śvetāmbara and Digambara traditions):

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1. Aupaśamik Samyaktva (औपशमिक / औपशमिक सम्यक्त्व)

• Meaning: Right faith that arises by suppression (upashama) of darshan‑mohaniya karma, not by its total destruction.
• Nature:

- It is real samyak darshan, but temporary. - When the suppressed karma rises again, samyaktva can disappear.

• Example in simple words:

A person gets very clear faith after satsang, prabhavana, deep reflection. For some time, his vision is pure, free from doubt and wrong belief. Later, due to old habits, wrong company or rise of karma, his faith becomes weak or may even fall back to mithyatva.

Key points

• True samyak darshan, but unstable and short‑lived.
• Like fire created by rubbing wood: it burns nicely but can go out if not protected.

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2. Kṣayopaśamik Samyaktva (क्षयोپशमिक सम्यक्त्व)

• Meaning: Right faith that arises by partial destruction (kṣaya) and partial suppression (upashama) of darshan‑mohaniya karma.
• Nature:

- More stable than pure aupaśamik. - Some part of wrong‑belief karma is fully destroyed, some is only suppressed. - Because of the destroyed portion, it does not fall so easily; because of the suppressed portion, a fall is still possible.

• Example in simple words:

A seeker’s faith has become very deep and strong. Even in difficulties he remains on Jain path. Yet, some subtle deluding karmas are only “sleeping”. Under very strong adverse conditions, fall is still possible, though rare.

Key points

• Mixed state: half destroyed, half suppressed.
• Very important state for progressing through gunasthanas (spiritual stages).

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3. Kṣāyik Samyaktva (क्षायिक सम्यक्त्व)

• Meaning: Right faith born from complete destruction (kṣaya) of all darshan‑mohaniya karmas.
• Nature:

- Permanent, unshakable samyak darshan. - Once attained, it never goes away, in this life or any future birth.

• Example in simple words:

For such a soul, wrong belief can never arise again. Even if born in any difficult situation, the inner conviction in Tirthankars and true tattvas cannot be destroyed.

Key points

• This is perfect samyaktva.
• It is the state of arihants / advanced souls who are firmly established on the direct path to moksha.

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Relation with 14 Guṇasthānas (stages)

Very simply:

• Before samyaktva:

- 1st guṇasthān – Mithyādṛṣṭi (wrong belief) - 2nd – Sāsvādana samyaktva (just a “taste” of right belief) - 3rd – Miśra dṛṣṭi (mixed belief)

• After true samyaktva arises:

Starting 4th guṇasthān and onwards, the soul has one of the three types of samyaktva (aupaśamik, kṣayopaśamik, or kṣāyik), and then rises through higher stages with increasing vows, control and purity.

You can read a simple explanation connected to gunasthān and samyak darshan here

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Essence in very easy words

• Samyaktva = seeing truth correctly, without doubt and without wrong belief.
• Aupaśamik = right faith due to temporarily quiet deluding karma – good but unstable.
• Kṣayopaśamik = right faith due to partly destroyed, partly quiet deluding karma – quite strong, but not final.
• Kṣāyik = right faith due to totally destroyed deluding karma – perfect and forever.

All three are pure Jain concepts, based on the working of mohaniya karma and the soul’s travel through the 14 guṇasthānas toward keval jnān and moksha.