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catholocity and liberal approach of original Indian culture, which does not limit the fruits of sincere worship only to those who belong to a particular regious belief.
Jainism would fully approve of this attitude, as one of the foundation stones of Jain philosophy is its theory of Syadvad or Anekantvad, which recognizes the element of truth contained in every aspect or event of the universe. (For the details of this theory please refer to the "Brief Out lines of Jainism" given in the beginning).
Proceeding further with this chapter we find that verses 25 to 27 explain why the Supreme Soul is not manifest ot all. These verses point out that being deluded by passions for the things worldly, and being obsessed by the pairs of opposites, they are not able to distinguish between the things, which are finite, futile and transitory, and the nature of the Super Soul which is unborn and ever-lasting. This is the short but precise statement of Jain philosophyof bondage resulting from “Karma”.
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