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for achieving individual or personal welfare, Mantrayoga for the general welfare and Mantrayoga without any exterior or worldly object meant only for the realization of the self. It has thus harmonised itself with the tenets of Jainism.
INTRODUCTION
Thus Mantars and Vidyas have been recognised amongst Jains for securing the peace and tranquility of the body mind and soul from their respective afflictions howsoever caused. Mantrayoga is believed thus ultimately to confer even salvation on its practitioners if practised only with the object of realization of the soul. In the Purva literature as there are Jnānapravāda and Karmapravada so there is Vidyanupravāda all forming important parts of the body of doctrines known as Jain philosophy. We may compare them with Jnana, Karma and Upasana of the Vedic philosophy. Here we conclude the general part of this Introduction.
