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he completely disregarded the caste system. He considered the thoughts and actions of a man to be the true measure of excellence not the high caste or class. He revolted against the established religious observances and rituals, and sought to restrain religious dogma and squandering of monetary resources.
Lord Mahavira never tried to coerce others to follow Jain doctrines and practices. His ideas were novel and attitude was progressive.
He invited people for active engagement in religious pursuit:
Whatever I say, you must test this with your own reasoning and verify it through your own experience Do not accept what I say blindly by faith alone until it passes the litmus test of intellection. Otherwise, it will never be yours. If you accept what I teach on the basis of the sacred texts, or from my convincing reasoning, or even because of my radiant personality, but not by testing with your own reasoning, then in the end this will create only darkness (ignorance) in you and not light.
Mahavira's teaching about the Law of Karma was similar to the other saints of Indian traditions. He taught that each person's own karmas or past deeds are the cause of each individual soul's present condition. Life and death, joy and sorrow, are all caused by one's past deeds or karmas. He said that it is foolish to consider other persons as the cause of our joy, sorrow, life and death. When it is understood that living beings suffer due to the
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