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50. Even though Buddhism stops at the level of self
consciousness, an indirect reference to soul is there. 51. Refer to earlier description of conception of soul in this
chapter. Also see: Bhaktivedanta, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is... op. cit., 1986; Radhakrishnan and Moore, A
Sourcebook... op. cit., 1957. 52. See: Chapter 3 - Jainism and Jain Goal of Life. Also see
earlier described soul conception in this Chapter 6 -
Philosophy of Six Padas. 53. Different terms have been used in Hinduism, Buddhism,
and Jainism to explain this conception. 54. It should be noted that samkhya philosophy in Hinduism
brings in the concept of maya and three gunas as partly responsible for the actions of beings. But for the most other fundamentals of karmic theory remain similar in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.See: Radhakrishnan and Moore, A Source Book in Indian Philosophy... op. cit., 1957; Bhaktivedanta, Bhagavad-Gita As It Is... op. cit.,
1986. 55. J. L. Jaini indicates that there are fourteen spiritual stages
in the liberation of soul. The desire for liberation stays up to the tenth spiritual stage. In the eleventh to the fourteenth stages, even the desire for liberation of soul disappears. Full liberation occurs at the end of the fourteenth spiritual stage. See: Jaini, J. L., Atma-Siddhi of Shrimal Rajchandru. Ahmedabad: Shrimad Rajchandra Gyan Pracharak Trust, 1923, pp. 20-21.
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