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reality which is the root cause of all effects, and which has sufficient reason within itself. This approach historically goes back to Aristotle's argument that there must be an "unmoved cause" of motion.
According to Jain thinkers both these views are true only partially because the conclusions drawn by them leave much to be desired from logical point of view. Granting that there is some force beyond our minds and ideas, there is no reason to grant further that this force is outside our own self, and to over-rule the proposition (as proponded by Jains) that this force is the same which can be released by cultivation and development of the spiritual power which your own soul potentially possesses.
TO CART - "Thou art that" is as much the call of the Jains as that of the Upanishadas. Western ontologists have failed to recognise this. As for the cosmogoligal approach, the Jains would at once agree to the theory of causation as they are the most vocal advocates of the theory of Karma. They would, however, not agree to the final conclusion of the
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