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it a distinct position apart from the rival systems both of the Brabmans and of the Buddhists."'17 The fact that even a scholar like Jacobi was initially critical of Jaina metaphysics and later appreciated the integrated pattern of Jaina thought as a whole assures us that an open-minded approach to the Jaina system is bound to result in a proper understanding of Jaina metaphysics. 18
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