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Conclusion :
So far the reality of the person has been analysed from various angles ---the person from real and practical points of view, from the aspects of his ir tellect and morality, activity and enjoyment. But all these focus on his central concern in terms of the goal to be achieved viz., the realization of the essential self. This discrimination is his ultimate goal of life which free him from alienations like false identity due to perversion of mind etc. The very analysis seeks to throw light on the nature and significance of man which itself facilitates the process of discrimination.
In the order of existence, man occupies the prime of place. Though growth, decay and death are common to all living beings, the conscious attempt to realize oneself, to cleanse oneself and thereby to liberate oneself lies with the category of human beings than with the vegetable or animal kingdom. The attempt may be purely personal yet all living beings have the possibility of rising in the ladder of transcendence. Here it is useful to point out that the unique contribution of Jaina theory of self lies in its recognition of equality and dignity of all living beings whether it is man or otherwise,
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