$JES 904 Compendium of Jainism (Jain Academic Bowl Manual 3rd Edition)

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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PHILOSOPHY
B07- Nav Tattva Part II: Samvar, Nirjarä, and Moksha
• Moksha is represented by the clean house, which is similar to the shedding of all karmic
particles from the soul. Understanding Nav-Tattvas
• The ultimate goal of a human life: Liberation • The prescribed path: Ratna-trayi • The first step towards the goal • To know and to understand the nature of reality • To analyze and to verify the nature of reality • If convinced, to accept it with faith • Alternate practical route to gain right perception
Having total faith in Tirthankars' teachings Tirthankars' teachings are:
• Co-existence of spiritual and physical reality is beginning and interdependent • Law of cause and effect is unfailing
• Interaction between the soul and the matter makes nine Tattvas Failure to understand the relation between the two creates:
• Distorted self-identity
Social disorder Economic imbalance
Environmental problems To put the understanding into practice is a rational approach in life.
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