Account of Jainism

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same work when it says that God pervades every being and puts in illusion by means of his Maya. $
To say that God does nothing and also that he does every-thing is obviously contradictory. This is reconciled by saying that the two are true from two different points of view.
Even now we look at everything from ethical, hygienic and other points of view. This subject is very clearly explained by Dr. Bhandarkar, M. A. Ph. D. LL. D etc. in his report regarding the Deccan College Manuscripts. He says:
“There are two ways of looking at things, one called Dravyaarthikanyaya and the other Paryayarthikanyaya. The production of a jar is the production of some thing not previously existing, if we take the latter point of view, i. e., as a Paryaya or modification; while it is not
$ ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति ॥ __भ्रामयन् सर्वभूतानि यंत्रारूढानि मायया १