Essence of Jainism

Author(s): Jyoti Prasad Jain
Publisher: Shuchita Publication Varanasi

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soul in bondage, preventing its
liberation. 3. Influx of Karma, when the soul acts
against its true nature by indulging in anger, hatred, pride, deceit, avarice,
cruelty, etc. 4. Karmic bondage, when the soul be
comes a slave to karmic forces, resulting for it-self in good or bad fruition,
as the case may be. 5. Stoppage of the influx, by the prac.
tice of wholesome self-control. 6. Partial annihilation of Karmic forces
through renunciation, penance and
austerities, 7. Moksha or complete liberation (Nir
vana) of the soul from the karmic bondage, which lives thereafter in a state of absolute purity, spiritual perfection, omniscience, bliss and beatitude.
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