In Jain Dharma, every saṁsārī jīv has been mithyādṛṣṭi from anādi kāl (without beginning). To become samyag-dṛṣṭi, two things must happen together:

1. Inside (upādān kāraṇ) – deep inner purity and readiness in the soul
2. Outside (nimitta kāraṇ) – contact with true Jain Tattva (Tīrthaṅkar’s deshnā, śāstra, sadguru, satsang)

I’ll explain very simply, in steps.

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1. Basic principle: change in darśan = change in karma

• Wrong faith (mithyātva) is due to darśan-mohanīya karma (especially mithyātva-mohanīya). ( jainknowledge.com)
• Right faith (samyak darśan) comes only when this karma is:

- Suppressed (upśam) - Or partly destroyed + partly suppressed (kṣayopśam) - Or fully destroyed (kṣayik)

So, as long as mithyātva-mohanīya is fully active, jīv remains mithyādṛṣṭi. When it becomes weak / subsides / ends, the same jīv becomes samyag-dṛṣṭi.

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2. Stages (Guṇasthān) involved

From the 14 guṇasthān, the journey of a typical mithyādṛṣṭi jīv goes like this: ( jainknowledge.com)

1. 1st Guṇasthān – Mithyādṛṣṭi

- Full wrong belief. No trust in true tattva, no real shraddhā in Tīrthaṅkar, Guru, Dharma. - Strong darśan-mohanīya (mithyātva).

1. (Short in-between tastes)

- 2nd – Sāsādana-samyag-dṛṣṭi: momentary taste of right faith, then fall. - 3rd – Miśra-dṛṣṭi: mixed view – sometimes right, sometimes wrong. These are very short, often practically “instant” stages.

1. 4th Guṇasthān – Avirata Samyag-dṛṣṭi

- Here proper samyak darśan is attained. - Faith in tattvas, Tīrthaṅkar, true path becomes firm. ( jainknowledge.com) - Still no external vows (virati) like muni or strict śrāvaka – but inner vision has turned right.

Later, with vows and discipline, he goes to 5th, 6th… up to 14th, but your question is only till becoming samyag-dṛṣṭi, which happens at 4th guṇasthān (minimum).

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3. What actually changes inside the jīv?

When a mithyādṛṣṭi jīv becomes samyag-dṛṣṭi, these inner transformations occur:

a) Shift in faith (śraddhā)

From:

• Believing body, mind, wealth, relations etc. as “me” or “mine”
• Doubt / disrespect for Jain Tattva, Tīrthaṅkar, Guru, śāstra
• Attraction to wrong deva, wrong guru, wrong dharma

To:

• Clear acceptance that I am jīv, eternal, distinct from body and pudgal
• Firm conviction:

- Tīrthaṅkar is the true Arihant - His Samyak-Darśan–Jñān–Cāritra is the only path to mokṣa ( jainknowledge.com) - Jain Agam / śāstra are the true description of reality

• Inner reverence for Pañca-Parameṣṭhī and Jain dharma

b) Change in kashāy (passions)

• Very intense passions that completely block right faith (anantānubandhī kaṣāy) become inactive with respect to darśan. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Still there may be anger, pride, deceit, greed – but not so strong that they destroy samyak darśan.

c) Clarity of tattva

The jīv starts truly “seeing” the core tattvas:

• There is soul (jīv) and non-soul (ajīv)
• Karma binds jīv and causes all pleasure–pain
• Mokṣa (freedom from all karma) is the highest goal ( jainknowledge.com)
• Path is the Ratnatraya: Samyak Darśan, Samyak Jñān, Samyak Cāritra

This is not just book-knowledge; it becomes inner conviction.

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4. How does this turn actually happen? (Practical view)

From anādi the jīv keeps wandering in saṁsār. But:

Step 1: Puṇya + old saṁskār

• Some strong puṇya from past lives gives:

- human birth - Jain family / environment - chance to hear true dharma, meet sādhu–sādhvī / Āchārya / Upādhyāy

Step 2: Nimitta of true dharma

• Listening to Tīrthaṅkar’s deshnā (in their time), or
• Listening / reading Jin-vāṇī, Agam, śāstra, or
• Satsang with samyag-dṛṣṭi guru

This acts as external nimitta.

Step 3: Inner “click” – upśam / kṣayopśam of mithyātva

Because of the external nimitta and inner maturity:

• Mithyātva-mohanīya karma becomes weak / subsides (upśam)
• Or partly destroyed + subdued (kṣayopśam)
• Immediately, darśan turns right – this is samyak darśan.

This turning is very fast – like light switching on in a dark room.

Step 4: Stabilising right faith

Now the jīv:

• Stops criticizing true dharma, Tīrthaṅkar, Guru, śāstra ( jainknowledge.com)
• Gives up belief in wrong gods, wrong gurus, wrong paths
• Regularly does:

- upāsanā of Pañca-Parameṣṭhī - svādhyāy (study) - pratikramaṇ, dhyān - lives more carefully in ahiṁsā, satya, etc.

Thus samyak darśan becomes firm and long-lasting, not just a momentary flash.

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5. Types of Samyak Darśan (brief)

According to both Digambar & Śvetāmbara, samyak darśan can be:

1. Aupśamika – from pure suppression of mithyātva karma
2. Kṣāyopśamika – partly destroyed, partly suppressed (most common type)
3. Kṣāyik – mithyātva karma totally destroyed; right faith can never be lost

All three are samyag-dṛṣṭi, but stability and strength differ.

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6. In very simple words

• From beginningless time, jīv is covered by deluding karma → wrong belief.
• Through good puṇya + true Jain satsang / śāstra / guru, one day that deluding karma becomes weak.
• At that moment, the same jīv:

- Feels deep trust in Tīrthaṅkar and Jain tattva - Leaves wrong beliefs - Becomes samyag-dṛṣṭi (enters at least 4th guṇasthān).

From there, with vows and practice, he moves slowly towards mokṣa.

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You can read short Jain explanations on mithyātva, samyak darśan, moha-karmas, and guṇasthān here:

• Mithyātva –
• Samyak Darshan –
• Mohaniya karma –
• Guṇasthān overview –