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It is natural that due to this, there is a significant difference in the descriptions related to practical life in the texts of charitra-mīmāṃsā of those philosophies. This is why, in the charitra-mīmāṃsā of Tattvārtha, there is not a single aphorism concerning pranayama or cleanliness, and although there is extensive description of meditation, the practical methods described in Buddhist or Yogic philosophy for its attainment are not present in Tattvārtha. Similarly, the detailed and comprehensive descriptions of parīṣaha and tapas found in Tattvārtha are not visible in the charitra-mīmāṃsā of Yogic or Buddhist philosophy.
Additionally, there is one more important point to keep in mind regarding charitra-mīmāṃsā. In all three philosophies mentioned, both knowledge and character (action) have their place; however, in Jain philosophy, character is accepted as the direct cause of liberation, while knowledge is accepted as its component. In contrast, in Buddhist and Yogic philosophies, knowledge is considered the direct cause of liberation, with character being acknowledged as its component. This distinction becomes evident to one who studies the literature of these three philosophies and the life of their followers in detail. Therefore, it is natural that there is more description of character-focused actions and their distinctions in the charitra-mīmāṃsā of Tattvārtha.
Before completing the comparison, it is also necessary to understand what these philosophies conceive as the form of the ultimate goal, liberation, in relation to charitra-mīmāṃsā. Since the concept of liberation arises from the renunciation of suffering, all philosophies view liberation as the complete cessation of suffering. The Nyāya, Vaiśeṣika, Yogic, and Buddhist philosophies all believe that aside from the destruction of suffering, there is no other emotional entity in liberation. Therefore, according to them, if there is happiness in liberation, it is not an independent entity but rather a state of the absence of suffering. On the other hand, Jain philosophy, like Vedanta, holds that the state of liberation is not merely the cessation of suffering; rather, it also includes an independent entity, such as the subjectively unlimited natural happiness— not just happiness, but also the manifestation of other inherent qualities like knowledge, as accepted by Jain philosophy in this state.