________________ 268 Christian Lindtner Jambu-jyoti 25. If one thus analyses the various (theories about] creation, in conflict with one another as they are, they must all be abandoned, because they are void of reason, just like the (absurd) speculations about both Visnu and Siva. 26. There are various possibilities :) The creator can be free, unfree, he can have a body or she may be without a body], he can create [a world] that exists or does not exist. But none of these arguments make any sense at all. 27. If he is free he does not create the world, because, being free from desire, he is not bound by karma. When a [creator] is subject to desire, etc., he has a body and is necessarily bound by his karma. 28. The [Jinas] who have perfected themselves by virtues such as (correct] knowledge, behaviour, etc., are eternal and blissful in their perfection. They are, most of them, free from the karma of bodily activities. They do not have any lord above them. 29. To be lord in sarnsara is the result of karma, and it differs from one country to another. A single lord, being a creator without a body, is not to be found anywhere in the world. 000 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
