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CHAPTERI.
JAINISM - ITS PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION.
Consideration of the term Philosophy-As they understand it in the West.-Aristotle, Spencer and Hegel-Philosophy as defined and taught by the Jinas or the Victors. - Right Knowledge. Right Vision and Right Conduct --The Triune of Jainism - Some Rudimentary Ideas and Metaphysical Notions.
We now turn to our enquiry into the Philosophy of the Finas or the Victors-the Necessity
of a Defini more immediate subject matter of the present tion of the
word 'Philotreatise. But philosophy is one of those words which are often used rather loosely, leading to much confusion of thought with regard to its real end and import. To guard against any such misapprehension which a student of modern thought and culture might labour under, it is important that we should first discuss in brief what the West mean by philosophy and what we the Jains understand by it.
Aristotle defines philosophy to be the Aristotle. 'science of principles" or "first beginnings." Another takes it to mean a “completely Spencer.
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