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AN EXCELLENT WORK
The Concept of Divinity with special reference to Jainism is an excellent work of Dr. Ajay Kumar Kothari. I heartily bless him in his march towards the attainment of bliss of the Supreme Divinity who is Pure and Perfect.
Both Jainism and Saiva, Siddhanta believe in the existence of self which is different from body, possessed of Mala and it enjoys the fruits of its own action. According to Saiva Siddhanta the, souls are eternally in conjunction with anava, the spiritual darkness, which has the potency to veil the soul for having, a clear knowledge of the three realities, viz. Pati, Pasu and Pasa. It believes in the Divine Grace of God who as a Guru (preceptor), purifies the souls through performance of some rites known as diksa and imparts Divine Wisdom (Patijnana) which illumines the souls to realise the liberation.
Dr. P. Krishnan,
MA., Ph. D. Prof. and Head of the Department of Saiva Siddhanta University of Madras.
Chennai
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