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    Can samyaktva be eclipsed

    7 months ago 122

    In Jainism, we have to be very precise here.

    1. Two main types of Samyaktva (Right Faith) Jain Acharyas distinguish:

    1) Vyavahār Samyaktva – practical / conventional right faith 2) Niścay (Aupśamik / Kṣāyik) Samyaktva – absolutely steady right faith (from higher guṇasthānas)

    Can it be “eclipsed” (lost)?

    a) At the lower stages (vyavahār samyaktva): Yes.

    • When a jīva first attains samyak darshan (from 4th guṇasthān), if the underlying darshan-mohaniya karma is only suppressed (upśama) or partially destroyed, then fall-back is possible.
    • By strong passions, wrong company, pride, greed, etc., such a person can lose right faith and fall again into mithyātva (wrong belief).
    • This is why texts speak of samyaktva being disturbed or broken (bhang) by rise of mohaniya karma.

    So, in this practical sense: Yes, samyaktva can be eclipsed / lost if it is not kṣāyik (fully destroyed).

    b) At the highest form (kṣāyik samyaktva): No.

    • When darshan-mohaniya karma is completely destroyed, the soul attains kṣāyik samyak darshan.
    • From that point, there is no return to mithyātva, no more eclipsing; right faith is permanent for that jīva.
    • This belongs to the higher guṇasthānas and leads steadily towards keval-jñān and moksha.

    Short answer

    • Ordinary / initial samyaktva (based on suppression or partial destruction of karma) can be eclipsed and lost.
    • Perfect, karmically destroyed samyaktva (kṣāyik) can never be eclipsed.

    If you want to read a simple explanation of mohanīya karma and how it disturbs samyaktva, you can see this discussion here:

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