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General definition (in Jainism)

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Nirjugupsā (निर्जुगुप्सा) or Nirvicikitsā refers to “overcoming of repugnance” and represents an aspect of samyaktva (right belief) classified under the aṅga heading, according to various Jain authors (e.g., Pūjyapāda, Samantabhadra, Cāmuṇḍarāya, Somadeva and Amṛtacandra). Samantabhadra, in his Ratna-Karaṇḍa-śrāvakācāra, holds nirjugupsā to imply the love of virtue without disgust for the body which is impure by nature but sanctified by the ratna-traya. For Amṛtacandra, in his Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya, nirjugupsā means the victory over a person’s natural repugnance for whatever is physically nauseating like excrement, or productive of discomfort like heat and cold, hunger and thirst. Cāmuṇḍarāya, in his Caritrasāra, explains this nirjugupsā-aṅga as the removal of the false concept that the body is pure by comprehending the nature of its impurity; or else as the absence of the regrettable idea that such and such a doctrine of the Jaina religion is inappropriate and horrifying whilst another doctrine is in every way admirable. For Somadeva, in his Yaśastilaka, nirjugupsā means that there must be no hesitation in the practice of vaiyāvṛttya.

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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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