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CHAPTER-V
edge) are stated. Completely passsionless and omniscient is the Lord Arihanta Deva. Having no external and internal possessions or paraphernalia - such naked monk is the Nirgrantha Guru (preceptor). Detailed characteristics of these will be discussed later on in this book.
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Here someone may say - "You have attachment-aversion feeling, that is why you establish your faith by negating other faiths."
Our answer to this is that "There is no attachment-aversion feeling in describing the right thing. If contrary exposition is done with some self-interest then it can be regarded as prompted by attachment-aversion feeling".
Then he says "If you do not have any attachment-aversion feeling then how do you say that other faiths are false and only Jaina-faith is true? If you have feeling of equanimity then you ought to treat all as equal; why do you take side with your faith?"
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Our answer is that "What is wrong we call it wrong, what is right" we call it right. How is atttachment-aversion feeling involved in it? Moreover equanimity does not consist in treating both wrong and right as similar, this is rather insensibility.
He further says that the purpose of all faiths is one and the hence, one should know all as equal?
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Our answer is that 'Why are there so many faiths (philosophies) if all have the same objective. In one specific faith discourse can be given in different ways from different angles but with one object only; who calls it a separate faith? But the objects of various faiths are different, the same is being explained here as under:Comparison of Jaina Faith with Other Faiths
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In Jaina-faith the sole purpose is of fostering passionless disposition (conduct) Veetaraagbhava only. Therefore, through mythological stories, description of universe, etc., code of conduct and essential princeples or Tattvas etc., thus everywhere, only passionlessness (Veetraagata) has been fostered. But in other faiths the sole purpose is of fostering passional dispositions (Saraag Bhua). Because imaginary exposition of substances, etc. is done only by passionate beings who foster only passions by putting forth various
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| SR No. | 006760 |
| Book Title | Moksha Marg Prakashak |
| 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 |