II. Faith is produced by 1. nisarga, nature; 2. upadesa, instruction; 3. agna, command; 4. sutra, study of the sutras; 5. biga, suggestion; 6. abhigama, comprehension of the meaning of the sacred lore; 7. vistara, complete course of study; 8. kriya, religious exercise; 9. samkshepa, brief exposition; 10. dharma, the Law. (16)

1. He who truly comprehends, by a spontaneous effort of his mind , (the nature of) soul, inanimate things, merit, and demerit, and who puts an end to sinful influences , (believes by) nature. (17)

He who spontaneously believes the four truths (explicitly mentioned in the last verse), which the

[paragraph continues] Ginas have taught, (thinking) they are of this and not of a different nature, believes by nature. (18)

2. But he who believes these truths, having learned them from somebody else, either a Khadmastha or a Gina, believes by instruction. (19)

3. He who has got rid of love, hate, delusion, and ignorance, and believes because he is told to do so, believes by command. (20)

4. He who obtains righteousness by (the study of) the Sutras, either Angas or other works , believes by the study of Sutras. (21)

5. He who by correctly comprehending one truth arrives at the comprehension of more -- just as a drop of oil expands on the surface of water--believes by suggestion. (22)

6. He who truly knows the sacred lore, viz. the eleven Angas, the Prakirnas , and the Drishtivada, believes by the comprehension of the sacred lore. (23)

7. He who understands the true nature of all substances by means of all proofs (pramana) and nayas , believes by a complete course of study. (24)

8. He who sincerely performs (all duties implied)

by right knowledge, faith, and conduct, by asceticism and discipline, and by all Samitis and Guptis, believes by religious exercise. (25)

9. He who though not versed in the sacred doctrines nor acquainted with other systems , holds no wrong doctrines, believes by brief exposition. (26)

10. He who believes in the truth of the realities , the Sutras, and conduct, as it has been explained by the Ginas, believes by the Law. (27)

Right belief depends on the acquaintance with truth , on the devotion to those who know the truth, and on the avoiding of schismatical and heretical tenets. (28)

There is no (right) conduct without right belief , and it must be cultivated (for obtaining) right faith; righteousness and conduct originate together, or righteousness precedes (conduct). (29)

Without (right) faith there is no (right) knowledge, without (right) knowledge there is no virtuous conduct , without virtues there is no deliverance , and without deliverance there is no perfection. (30)

(The excellence of faith depends on the following) eight points: 1. that one has no doubts (about the truth of the tenets); 2. that one has no preference (for heterodox tenets); 3. that one does not doubt