________________
Samadhi Shataka
29
to its end having fully extinguished the ever pinching, upsetting and making our personality restless doubtful and suspicious. It is the most essential value for those who are desirous of the ultimate knowledge and happiness, and it is this aim is implied therein.
Secondly this volume is imperative and worth studying for the data accumulated therein are an apprehension of the truth in the traditional Paramagama. Being in conformity with Agama, experienee and logic it has been a standard and authentic work on Jain
philosophy; so the Mumukshu,
should
desirous of liberation, the study it for therein a full and all-comprehensive description of the enternal, omniscient and ultimate soul is given in detail. The soul cannot be determined by the three faults, the under pervasion over pervasion, improbability and therefore cannot be distorted and vitiated.
Consciousness exists in worldly emancipated Jivas alone, so under pervasion is impossible, in pudgala or material objects, sentientness or