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radiance of the purity of the soul is called spiritual penance. By this penance, gradual shedding of Karmic matter takes place. Such penance (religious austerity) is blissful, but the ignorant-self feels and believes it to be irksome. Thus 'ignoring the infinite potantialities' such as knowledge, bliss, etc. of the soul and considering the object of five senses to be blissful, he enjoys the same. This is a fallacy about Nirjara Tattva'. 7. Fallacy in respect of 'Moksha Tattva”.
The manifestation of complelely pure and perfect modification of the soul is liberation (Moksha). In Moksha there is no jrksomeness and instead there is perfect, wholly independent, stoical bliss (perfect happiness). But the ignorant self, not considering this fact, feels pleasure in bodily enjoyments and luxuries. As there is no existence of body, senses, wealth, eating, drinking, friends etc., in Moksha, the deluded ignorant) self does not believe in supersensitive bliss of liberation. This is a fallacy about ‘Moksha Tattva'. ....'. In this way, due to fallacies about the seven fundamental principles, the
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