Account of Jainism

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Jainisna.
The fifth consists in observing the rules of highest character.
The twelve kinds of Tapas or“ the checks to The Tapas the career of desires, " are enumerated in the last foot-note. We have thus seen what are the factors of the principle of Sanrar. b Now comes Nirjara which is defined as the
The partial destruction of the Karmas. principle of One kind of it is the destruction of Niryara the Karmas. by their being suffered out and another kind is its bringing to matur:ty by some means before its ordinary period. Partial destruction here means that some of
the Karmas are yet to run their course. 7 Then connes Moksha which is defined as
Moksha "freedom from every Karman.” In this state, material body disappears and only the soul consisting of infinite wisdom and insiglt remains. We have thus treated of the Seven Principles. Now I take up the third part of my lecture.
Every Jain work asserts that true