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33 Brief Outlines of Jainism
which dynamic force is applied causing multiple and variagated phenomenal featutes, which we come across in life. We identify this dynamic element as “Jiva” (Soul) and nondynamic element as “Ajiva" (non-seutient and inertthing). These are the basic elements of this universe and all events and things we come across in this universe are products of the inter - action of these two basic elements. Dynamic Force remains unchanged : Who created these two basic elements ? Answer is: “None”. They are there to gather from time immemorial. They are eternal. The only difference in their functioning is that while the dynamic force celled Jiva remains unchanged, the non dynamic one called Ajiva undergoes transformations. All these transformations whether good or bad are activated by the dynamic force or energy supplied by Jiva which is associated with it.
Jiva, in its pure state, that is, the state in which its eternal association with Ajiva is
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