Introduction to Jainism and its Culture

SR No.: 001605
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Balbhadra Jain
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 334
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Culture
File Size: 21 MB

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This way various schools of fatalism came about during different periods. According to fatalism all transformations for all times of all things are preordained. Thus preaching scriptures, education, indoctrination and inspiration to progress are all worthless. This misguiding doctrine has dared to impede the limitless power, potency, and prowess of man. Acārya Kundakunda has discussed the natural transformation of substances and has also accepted the theory of interdependence of cause and effect. He has accepted that the feelings of a being cause transformation of matter particles into bonds of karma and in the same way material karmas cause transformation of feelings of a being into attachment, aversion etc.
In spiritualism creativity or action is inspirational whereas in social behaviour it is dependent on motive cause. Ācārya Kundakunda lays emphasis on the self-inspired activity but in fatalism there is a total absence of self-inspired activity.
In fatalism all infinite ever-changing future modes or transformations of every substance are sequentially preordained. According to this doctrine no one is a murderer, thief, bandit, or a sage because the person does nothing. Murder, and all other acts or the modes of that particular moment were fated or preordained. This doctrine has no place for merit, demerit, good conduct or bad conduct. If a woman gets defiled it is not her fault, that transformation of man and woman was predestined. In fatalism there is a universal answer to everything it was to be. Those who did not believe in power and application of soul invented this doctrine. As the true strength of soul is reflected only in right conduct these people looked with disbelief at right conduct as well.
ADRṢṬAVĀDA (DOCTRINE OF THE UNKNOWN)
When theism could not stand the onslaught of logic and rationalism, Vaiśeṣika philosophy presented the doctrine of the unknown and protected God by taking over the blame of complexity and ambiguity. According to this doctrine there is an unknown cause at the back of every action in this universe. Without this unknown cause even the ultimate material particle does not become active. Burning of fire, movement of the wind, and activities of ultimate particle and mind all happen due to this unknown related to the user or consumer. The
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