1) How to know if you are Samyag‑dṛṣṭi (Samkit) – signs / “symptoms”

In Jain dharma, pakkā nirṇay (final decision) about someone’s samyaktva is really known only from the side of kevalī or by seeing the exact karmic state. But śāstra gives clear lakṣaṇ (signs) so a jīva can roughly check himself.

(A) Inner recognition – what changes inside?

A samyag‑dṛṣṭi jīva has:

1. Niśaṅkitā – no doubt about tattvas

- Firm faith in: jīva, ajīva, āsrava, bandha, saṃvara, nirjarā, mokṣa. - No confusion: “Is there really soul / karma / moksha…?” – inside he is clear.

1. Nirvicikitsā – no disgust towards dharma

- No inner dislike for: pratikramaṇ, samayik, tapas, sadhu‑sādhvī, their rules. - He may be weak in practice, but he does not secretly hate true dharma.

1. Amūḍha‑dṛṣṭi – not easily misled

- Miracles, fear, social pressure, other philosophies cannot shake his faith in Tirthankar’s path.

1. Nirīcchā / Nikāṅkṣitā – no worldly expectation from dharma

- He does not follow religion for health, money, name, status, miracles, heaven only. - His main bhāv: “I want mithyātva‑kṣaya and finally moksha.”

These are among the classic aṅga of samyak‑darshan.

Simple check:

• If doubt, hatred, or worldly bargaining with dharma is still strong, samyaktva is not yet firm.
• If faith is steady, loving and without bargain, then samkit is arising / arisen.

You can read a simple explanation of samkit and gunasthān here

(B) Outer behaviour – how does life look?

Some practical signs usually seen when samyaktva is there:

1. Shraddhā in Panch‑Parameṣṭhī and Jain tattvas is natural and deep, not forced.
2. Respect for Jain sādhus–sādhvīs who live according to śāsan, even if one cannot follow them fully.
3. Gradual softening of krodh–mān–māyā–lobh; they may appear, but the jīva regrets and tries to improve.
4. Attraction towards śāstra, satsang, pratikramaṇ, samayik, tapa grows; attraction to pure sensual enjoyment slowly reduces.
5. When doing sin by weakness, inside there is spashta pashchātāp (clear repentance), not pride or justification.

Remember:

• Samyaktva ≠ perfection.
• It is right vision + right faith beginning; conduct becomes pure step by step after this.

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2) Within how many bhav (minimum / maximum) does a jīva get moksha after Upshamik / Kṣāyopśamik / Kṣāyik Samyaktva?

First, very briefly:

• Upshamik Samyaktva – samyak‑darshan due to temporary suppression of Darshan‑mohanīya karma.
• Kṣāyopśamik Samyaktva – samyak‑darshan due to part‑destruction and part‑suppression of mohanīya karma.
• Kṣāyik Samyaktva – samyak‑darshan due to complete destruction of Darshan‑mohanīya karma (never returns).

These are all discussed with respect to Darshan‑mohanīya‑karma and 14 guṇasthān.

Now your specific question: > “Within how many bhav minimum and maximum will he attain moksha?”

On this point, different Jain texts and commentators (Digambar / Śvetāmbara granth, tikās, etc.) give technical numerical details, often with conditions (which guṇasthān is reached, which vows, which type of saṃyama, etc.).

Because these numbers are very exact and differ slightly from text to text and school, and because you asked for minimum and maximum fixed counts for each type, giving a guessed or mixed figure would be against śuddh Jain maryādā required here.

To keep the answer authentic and safe:

• Generally accepted principle:

- Once Kṣāyik Samyaktva is attained and the jīva continues to progress in right knowledge and right conduct, fall back to mithyātva does not happen, and moksha comes within a limited number of future bhav (often very few, frequently described as within the same or a few lives, depending on the rise of conduct). - In Kṣāyopśamik and especially Upshamik Samyaktva, there is still possibility of fall if strong passions rise; hence the bhav‑count to moksha is not one simple fixed number; it depends on whether the jīva preserves samkit, takes saṃyam, moves up the guṇasthān, or falls back.

• But exact minimum / maximum bhav‑numbers for each of the three (as a clean table) require quoting specific traditional sources and exact passages. I do not have those exact agreed-upon figures available in a way that I can guarantee 100% correctness here.

So, instead of giving possibly wrong numbers, I will stay within maryādā:

> For this technical question of exact minimum / maximum bhav‑counts for Upshamik, Kṣāyopśamik and Kṣāyik Samyaktva leading to moksha, please refer directly to a knowledgeable Jain Āchārya / Paṇḍit or a standard karmagranth (e.g. authoritative texts on guṇasthān and karma for your tradition). I will not quote numbers that I cannot fully verify.

Essence for practice:

• Main goal is not “how many bhav” but “how deep is my samkit now?”
• Strengthen:

- firm faith in tattva, - daily samayik–pratikramaṇ, - gradual renunciation and control of kashāyas.

• As samkit becomes purer (moving from upshamik → kṣāyopśamik → kṣāyik) and as conduct rises through guṇasthān, the distance to moksha shrinks very fast.

For background on guṇasthān and samyag‑darshan you can see:

If we stay truthful to śāstra, it is better to keep the quality of samkit clear, rather than speak speculative quantities of bhav.