Book Title: Jainism by Vividus
Author(s): Ramnik V Shah
Publisher: Ramnik V Shah Canada

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________________ 4. Karma is not a mere abstract concept involving action and reaction, but is subtle matter (non-life), ever flowing, either sticking on or falling away from the embodied soul, thus causing material aggregates to form as the basis for building up all next em bodied life until final emancipation. 5. In the Universe, there exists infinite invisible life, where each life-form is an aggregation of embodied souls, whose functions such as respiration, nutrition, pleasure, pain, etc., are common, and only on account of Karma over ages, they each become a separate embodied soul. These and many other features, about which you may not have heard before, can be found in Jainism, where you can learn the explanation in detail. The time has now come when, for extensive inquiry into these tenets, principles and postulations, Jainism should enter the world arena of thought, either by liberalizing scriptural interpretations circumscribing Jaina saints undertaking travel throughout the world, or their becoming proficient in world languages to publish Jaina teachings, making them available on a monumental scale hitherto never attempted be fore. Whatever has been done so far by scholars on the world scene is only a drop in the ocean. Price: U.S. $ EIGHT, CAN $ TEN, U.K. £ FIVE INDIAN Rs. ONE HUNDRED (Packing and Postage By Surface Mail Included)

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