Account of Jainism

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Jainism.
Bhartrihari speaks of the dispassionateness of the Jinas as being matchless- §
Such instances may be multiplied many-fold; but it will take long time.
These references further support our point. PANINI'S authority may be added to this. He defines Nastikas as those who deny the existence of post-mundane worlds. T The Jains 8 एको रागिषु राजते प्रियतमादेहार्द्धधारी हरो । नीरागेषु जिनो विमुक्तललनासङ्गो न यस्मात्परः ॥ दुर्वारस्मरबाणपन्नगविषव्यासक्तमुग्धो जनः ।
शेषः कामविडम्बितो हि विषयान्भोक्तुं न मोक्तुं क्षमः ॥ The usual reading of this Shloka substitutes जन for जिन in 1. 2. But the reading here adopted is met with in a Jain work, some centuries old, the MOKSHMARGAPRAKASHA⚫ Besides, it gives a better meaning to the shloka. Editor.
" सूत्र अस्ति नास्ति दिष्टं मतिः ॥
परलोकः अस्ति इति मतिर्यस्यास्तीति आस्तिकः । परलोको नास्ति इति मतिर्यस्यास्तीति नातिकः । दैवमस्ति इति मतिर्यस्यास्तीति दैष्टिकः ।।
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