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and Nyaya philosophies believe in the doctrine of Kriyavada, which teaches that the soul acts or is affected by acts. We may here say that the opposite doctrine of Akriyavada is believed by the Buddhist, Sankhya and Yoga philosophies.
The soul which is knowing or intelligent and sentient (chaitana ) is considered by the Jains as big as the body it animates. This theory that the soul and body agree in dimension, is selected by the Vedantist as showing the weakness of Jain system. “A Jiva or atma in a worldly condition has four kinds of Prana or living powers. The four kinds of Prana are the effects of Pudgala, and the Jiva having delusion desire and hatred developed in it becomes tied down to the karman which Pudgala generates and to the Pranas, and thus experiences the fruit of the karman and while so experiencing contracts the ties of other karmans,..... Karman arises from Pudgala, but it operates
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