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are fully detailed, analysed and explained in a lucid style in this book.
The Jains believed that every soul is Godly by nature and all are equal in their original form, there fore, endowed with all the attributes of perfection are associated with the holiest conception of divinity. These divine attributes, which comprise omniscience, highest bliss and the like are however, not always known and certainly are not fully menifest in the case of the embodied souls involved in this world or transmigration, but will become fully realised and manifest when the soul attains to Nirvana.
Now Nirvana (Moksha) as understood by Jainism implies complete freedom from all the impurities of sin which limit and curtail the inherent and natural attributes and properties of soul. The jain aspire to become God by crossing the Samsarik, that is worldly sea. In the aspiration to become God, the Jains follow the method followed by their twenty-four Thirthankars of which last was Lord Mahavira, who have already liberated their souls and attained Nirvana (Moksha). They have taught others the way to this God of Nirvana or fullest Samata (Equality) of Souls.
Hence, religion as understood by Jainism is the path of 'Samata' or the liberation from suffering and pain which is the lot of all beings in transmigration, All living beings are ever searching for happiness in all things and in all their varied experiences. How they seek only joy and evade in every possible way misery and pain, is apparent to all. They want freedom from every type of misery and attainment of the joy of equality.
To attain this goal, unlike the majority of religions in vogue in this world which have only dogma and myth to
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