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nation. Many scholars have expressed thought about this concept's. This attitude will lead the proper growth of knowledge. This leads to a more intelligible fact that the scriptures should not be taken as final word on any matter. Uttarādhyayana gives the new generation a pointer by asking one to analyse things by intellect16. The respect for sacred texts is as obstructive of true knowledge as the respect for the physical body and world. It is said that only that sacred text should be accepted as worth following which describes what is seen, heard, well thought and passes the intellectual test. Thus, they should be taken to represent and communicate about what is known and indicate about the new possibilities. They should be viewed with historical perspective for faith therein.
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1967, p. 1297. 2. K. K. Dixit, Jaina Ontology, L. D. Institute, Ahmedabad,
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75. (b) śyām Ārya, Prajñāpanā, A. P. S., Beawar, 1983,
p. 13. 5. (a) Ācārya Puşpadanta & Bhūtabali, Satkhandāgama Sat
prarūpaņa, Varni Granthamala, Varanasi, 1971, p. 12. (b) Ācārya Battakera, Mūlācāra, Bharatiya Jnanapith, Delhi, 1984, p. 10 and Mülācāra-2, p. 11. Ācārya Kundakunda, Niyamasāra, Central Jaina Publish
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