In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Mithyātvābhāva (मिथ्यात्वाभाव) refers to the “absence of wrong faith”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he speaks about the absence of wrong faith (mithyātvābhāvam) for yogis (yogināṃ)]—Yogis continually drive away desire and dislike through equanimity or through the state of non-attachment , and they drive away wrong faith (mithyātva) through the application of right faith. Those who know the self certainly destroy mental darkness, which is produced by the great quantity of ignorance [and] is a barrier to reality, with the sunbeams of knowledge”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Partial matches: Mithyatva, Abhava.

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