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Brief Outlines of Jainism
its eternal association with Ajiva is broken, is omniscient and omnipotent. However, these qualities are blurred by its association with Ajiva. Therefore, the attempt of Jiva is to get liberated from the association with Ajiva. This liberation comes after great efforts and experience. As Jiva's association with Ajiva results in various types of activities, all these activities called "Karma" produce their own reactions with equal force. This process of action and reactions is the root cause of birth and death, peace and conflicts, good and bad things of life, which we experience constantly.
Proof of Jiva's Omnipotency and Omniscience
What is the proof to spport the assertion that Jiva, in its pure form when it is divorced from its association with Ajiva obtains its inherent and original power of omniscience and omnipotence? The obvious proof is its dynamic force. The very fact that a particular element is capable of supplying energy causing motion of every type, shows that the same element has some inherent power or potency. This power or potency is not expressed fully on account
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