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  • Is it true that upsham samyaktva can happen only 5 times in entire bhav bhraman, while kshayopsham samyaktva can happen asankhyat times ? In detail
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    Is it true that upsham samyaktva can happen only 5 times in entire bhav bhraman, while kshayopsham samyaktva can happen asankhyat times ? In detail

    7 months ago 136

    Yes, what you have written matches the standard Jain karm-granth doctrine.

    I’ll explain step by step, in simple language.

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    1. Background words

    • Bhav-bhraman – the soul’s endless wandering in saṃsār, taking birth after birth (anādi–anant saṃsār-yātrā).
    • Samyaktva / Samyak-darshan – right faith / right perception; true, doubt‑free belief in Tirthankar’s tattva.
    • Mohaniya karma – deluding karma, which disturbs right faith and right conduct.
    • Darshan-mohaniya karma – the part of mohaniya that disturbs right faith (samyaktva).

    Right faith arises when darshan‑mohaniya is:

    1. only suppressed (upsham), or
    2. partly destroyed + partly suppressed (kshayopsham), or
    3. fully destroyed (kshay).

    Accordingly there are three main types of samyaktva:

    1. Aupshamika samyaktva – upsham samyaktva
    2. Kshayopshamika samyaktva – kshayopsham samyaktva
    3. Kshayika samyaktva – permanent samyaktva

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    2. Upsham (Aupshamika) Samyaktva – how many times?

    Nature:

    • Here, all darshan‑mohaniya karmas are only suppressed, none are destroyed.
    • So, while it is present, faith is absolutely pure, but its support is only suppression, not destruction.
    • Therefore, it is very unstable and very short-lived.

    Standard descriptions (Digambar karm‑granths like Gommaṭsār, etc.) say:

    • Duration in one stretch:
    – Maximum: antarmuhurt (less than 48 minutes). – After that, suppressed karma rises again, and this upsham samyaktva ends.
    • In one lifetime:
    – Minimum: 1 time – Maximum: 2 times.
    • In entire bhav-bhraman (all lives):
    – Minimum: 1 time – Maximum: 5 times only.

    So yes, the statement you heard is correct:

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