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his is the most important section of this book
This deals with the Jaina philosophy and
metaphysics in all their vivid details and far-reaching ramifications. As would be expected, it starts with the chapter on fundamentals and then goes on to examine the issues of vital importance like the rightvision, right-knowledge, Anekāntavāda and Syādvāda, Karma Theory and Stages of spiritual progress of an aspirant, who treads the spiritual path, right up to his liberation from the mundane existence.