Moksha Marg Prakashak

SR No.: 006760
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Todarmal Pandit
Publisher: Kundkund Kahan Digambar Jain Trust
Publication Year: 1992
Total Pages: 556
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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CHAPTER-V
others. Therefore, it can be concluded that there should be someone who would have these (knowledge, etc.) in full measure. In this way, the state of Moksha is achieved by one who has uprooted all vices and evolved all qualities.
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Moreover, we see the Jivas reaping the fruit of their virtues and vices. Someone remains pauper even besides his making the efforts; someone gets wealth on its own; someone remains diseased even besides taking due care of the body; someone enjoys good health without efforts, etc. - is seen clearly. So, there should be some reason of all these contradictory conditions? Whatever is the cause of these, the same is virtues and vices.
The existence after death i.e., rebirth also can be conjectured directly and by inference. The Vyantaras (peripatetic gods) etc. are seen stating, "I was so and so and I have now become a god". And if you say- "This is the Pavan (air) only but we call (believe) soul to be that substance in which "I am" etc. form of consciousness is found; you call same as Pavan (air). But Pavan (air) is obstructed by wall, etc; whereas soul, even besides its being enclosed by body, cannot be obstructed by any thing; therefore, how can it be treated as Pavan (air)?
Further, you say that the world is confined to that much only which is seen and sensed by material senses but you cannot know by senses even about the objects of regions which are a few miles distant only and about times a few years past and a few years hence. Yet, we have been hearing traditionally about far distant places and of immemorial times. This proves that you do not possess the capacity of knowing all, how do you then say that world is confined to what you know?
Further, in Charvaka sect it is said that by intermingling of earth (clay), water, fire, air, sky (space) the animate object gets created. But on death, the earth (material body) etc. are left here and the sentient substance departed and became a Vyantara (peripatetic god) etc.; thus these (earthen body and soul) are seen clearly separate-separate. And in a body the earth, etc. clearly appear to be sepatate-separate, the sentience appears to be one. If the sentience be based on earth, etc. then bones, blood, breath, etc. will be having