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CONTENTS
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Foreword Preface Special Acknowledgement Key Words
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CHAPTER 1: JAINS
1.1 Introduction 1.2 Some characteristics of Jainism 1.3 Axiomatic approach 1.4 Glossary
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CHAPTER 2: THEORY OF SOUL AND KARMIC
MATTER (AXIOM 1) 2.1 Axiom . 2.2 The basic concepts
2.2.1 Soul 2.2.2 Karmons and karmic matter
2.2.3 Interaction 2.3 Terminology
2.3.1 Karmic process 2.3.2 Karmic density 2.3.3 Long-term equilibrium state
2.3.4 The nine reals 2.4 Important analogies
2.4.1 Magnetism
2.4.2 Miscellaneous analogies 2.5 Glossary
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Chapter 3: HIERARCHY OF LIFE (AXIOM 2)
3.1 The axiom 3.2 Life-units and life-axis 3.3 Division according to the number of
senses/intelligence of the life axis 3.4 The four mental states 3.5 Glossary