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JAINISM AND BUDDHISM
Damsanananapahano asambhadesohu muttiparihino, Sagahiyadêhapamâno nâ yavvo erisô appâ 17. Jassa na kôhô mano máyá lóhô ya salla lêsao, Jâijâramaranam viya niranjano so aham bhaņió 19. Phâsarasarúvagandhå-saddadi ya ya jassa natthi punó, Suddhô chêyana bhà vô niranjana so aham bhaniô Nokammakamniarahio kêvalananaigunasamiddho jo, Sôham siddhô suddhô nichchô ekko nirâlambó, 27.
“This soul should be known to be having special qualities of perception and knowledge, with innumerable spacial units (like the universe), non-material, having size of the body it occupies." 17.
“That which has not anger, pride, deceit, greed, thorn in thought, thought-paints, birth, old age, death, and any defect is ‘I.?” 19.'
“That which has not touch, taste, colour, smell, sound etc., but is a pure, conscious and defectless being is 'I.'” 21.
"I am devoid of no-karmas (body etc.) karmas, and full of independent knowledge and other attributes : I am perfect, pure, eternal, one, and independent." 27.
Thus some quotations of Jain Literature have been given above in order to show how the soul is described in them from the real point of view. This is the pure soul and this is what is called Nirvana. There is no difference between pure soul and Nirvana at all.
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