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objects. First of all I shall quote those passages which describe the soul from the ' real stand-point, so that the nature of the pure soul may be known. The nature of the pure soul is the nature of Nirvana. The Buddhistic literature mainly describes the; soul in an indirect way, showing all that is foreign to its nature, but the nature of Nirvana has been clearly described in a direct way. The Jain literature also has described the soul in an indirect way, showing the absence of that which does not belong to it. The following passages will show both the direct and indirect mention about the soul in the Jain literature :
(1) Samayasara by Kunda Kunda Acharya. अहमिको खलु सुद्धो दंशणणाणमइओ सयारूवी । णवि अस्थि मज्झ किंचिव अण्णं परमाणुमित्तंवि ॥४३॥
Ahamikkô khalu suddhô damsana nâșa maio sayâravi, navi atthi majjha kinchiva annam paramanu mittamvî (43).
"I (am) one, (i.e. myself) really pure, full of perfect knowledge, ever non-material. Another (i.e. the non-self) is never mine in any way, even to the extent of an atom." .
जीवस्स णत्थिवण्णो णवि गंधो णवि रसो णवि य फासो। णविरूवं ण सरीरं ण वि संठाणं ण संघदणं ॥ ५५॥ .
जीवस्स णत्थि रागो णवि दोसो व विजदे मोहो । जो पश्चया ण कम्मं णोकम्मं चावि से णत्थि ॥ ५६ ॥
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