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GUIDE LINES
TO MAHAVIR-DARSHAN
PART II
METAPHYSICS
Jain Metaphysics divides the Universe into two everlasting, uncreated, co-existing but independent categories--the Soul and the Non-Soul. The link of union between the Soul and the Non-Soul is “Karma". The production, fruition and destruction of Karma together with the Soul and the Non-Soul are called the principles (taitvas) of Jainism. The resultant being, from the combination, is different in its characteristics from either of these two ingredients. The forces of attraction and repulsion natural to insentient matter become attachment and aversion. Aversion takes the form of anger or pride; whereas attachment becomes deceitfulness or greed. The more there is the influence of matter in compound, the more is the living being ignorant, angry and greedy.
The following lessons, therefore, deal with as under : Lesson No. III
Karma Siddhanta Lesson No. IV
Seven Principles Lesson No. V
The Path of Salvation Lesson No. VI
Ladder of Development. [Lessons III, IV, V and VIII have been based and/or partly taken from “Outlines of Jainism” by Late Jagmander lal Jain, M. A., Bar-at-law to whom we owe our thanks. ]
[ Lesson VI is based and/or partly taken in a condensed form from the paper prepared by Dr. Indra Chandra Shastri M. A., Ph. D. to whom we owe our thanks.]
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