Divinity In Jainism

Author(s): Harisatya Bhattacharya
Publisher: Devendra Printing and Publishing Co Ltd

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things eg, Soul, Matter etc. are unreal· Brahman alone is. We say, "I am, That is, You are But all these are due to Avidya or ignorance Really, however, there is nothing to be referred to as 'I' or 'That' or 'You' The only Being that is, is the Brahman,
"The One and the Second-less."
This eternal and ever-pure Brahman when seen through the veil of Miya (ze, Cosmic Ignorance), appears as the God (Isvara) of the
universe,
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"Who permeates all the three worlds, supports them, is indestructible and is God (Isvara)"
This eternal, ever-pure and second-less Brahman again, when viewed through the veil of Avidya (ie., Individual Ignorance), appears as many individuals having varied names and forms. Seen through Miya, Brahman is God' Seen through Avidya, that self-same, "one and the second-less Being is many and varied Individuals! Individual is God,-Individual is Brahman
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There are many philosophers who criticise the pantheistic position Philosophy is an attempt to determine the true nature of the things and phenomena of the world, instead