Introduction to Jainsim

Author(s): Dewan Bahadur A B Lathe
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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JAINISM
fire called Shadows of Happiness. True happiness must hc frec from every possibility of pain cven in thc future. This can only be found in Moksha and hence its importancc. The way to the Moksha is the main object of cvery Jain work. To whom is the Deliverance possible? This question is answered by saying that only animate beings can attain that highest of status and we bave, therefore, to come to Jcera which is defined as the sentient or knowing or animate bcing. This scnticnce is its essence. It is The classification
fication divided according to the divisions of knowledge explained
to which it attains. Sentience is divided into Knowledge (Gyan) Faith (Darshan), ctc. But it is impossiblc for the Jceva to walk on upon thc path of Total Deliverance as long as it is associated with another principle, thc Ajeeva or matter. This Ajcera is in all respects the opposite of Jcera. The association of these two is never complctc, i. c. their scpcra. tion is always potential. Gold may bc mixed with any other metal but it can be seperated at any time. Hence cven when together, thic two arc possessed of their peculiar virtucs. Matter or Ajecia is divided in Pudgal, Dharam, Adharam, Akash and Kal. A Pulgal is either a matcrial or its bundlc. Dharma hclps the Jeera associated withi Pudgal to progress, just as water helps on the movements of a fish. Adharna cnriccs a man from the truc path just as the shadow of a tree docs to a man travelling in the hot sun. Akash is the space in which all things cxist. Kal is that through which things grow new and alicr.
Asrara is the third principle. It is defined as "what formis the inlet for auspicious and ominous Karmas." Thiesc inlets arc opened in thic case of the soul when it feels love or latcred The Aurias for whatever it sees or know's through its 500ing or knowing power (Gran or Darsiian) just a water is iet into the boat through its holes. When the soul rects its love or