Is it true that upsham samyaktva can happen only 5 times in entire bhav bhraman, while kshayopsham samyaktva can happen asankhyat times ? In detail
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:
- only suppressed (upsham), or
- partly destroyed + partly suppressed (kshayopsham), or
- fully destroyed (kshay).
Accordingly there are three main types of samyaktva:
- Aupshamika samyaktva – upsham samyaktva
- Kshayopshamika samyaktva – kshayopsham samyaktva
- 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:
- In one lifetime:
- In entire bhav-bhraman (all lives):
So yes, the statement you heard is correct: