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the door of an action may be or may not, yet the action takes place when the causes that bring about the action are in full play. Therefore the worship of " Vitaraga ” Lord is essential. It is not useless but very effective,
The Patis to. Salvation. We have briefly described what the world is and what the soul is, how it gets bound up and in what condition does it live after deliverance. Now in short we want to describe what way to salvation is propounded by Lord Mahavir.
According to the principles of Jain Philosophy the right combination of knowledge and action is the path to " Moksha ". Taking account of the difference in knowledge and insight there is the three-fold path to salvation Right Insight Right Knowledge and Right Character. In some places penance is separately added in differentiation to character in order to give it added importance. According to this Right Penance is the real path to salvation. There is no real difference in these different definitions, it is simply verbal.
In order to cure the patient it is of primary importance that the disease be first accurately diagnosed. If the disease is not rightly diagnosed the treatment given in ignorance can not be effective; not only this but it may lead sometimes to the aggravation of the disease. In the same way, suppose the diagnosis is correct but no treatment is given; even then the disease can not be cured. Therefore to achieve complete cure correct knowledge and accurate action or character are both equally essential. Therefore it will be clear that right knowledge and right action are both necessary to cure the diseases of the soul also. Therefore it is said:--
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