Book Title: Jainism the Creed for All Times
Author(s): D S Baya
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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________________ 7. ANEKĀNTAVĀDA AND SYĀDVĀDA 170 Anekāntavāda and Syādvāda 170 Anekāntavāda 171 Syādvāda 174 Applied Anekānta 178 Conclusion 179 8. KARMA-SIDDHĀNTA 181 Soul And Karma 181 Karma 181 The Karma Theory 182 The Importance Of Karma Theory 182 The Jaina Doctrine Of Karma 186 Causes Of Karmic Association 186 Karma At Material And Volitional Levels 187 Four Types Of Karmic Bondage 188 Various Stages Of Karma 196 The Means Of Achieving Karmic Separation 199 Karma : A Scientific Analysis 200 The Spiritual Benefits Of The Doctrine Of Karma 202 The Summary Of Jaina Karma Theory 204 9. GUNASTHĀNA : STAGES OF SPIRITUAL ADVANCEMENT 206 The Soul's Journey From Delusion To Deliverance Rise From Deluding Falsehood 207 Gunasthāna : 208 The Fourteen Virtue-Stations (Gunasthāna) 210 1. Falsehood Stage(Mithyātva Gunasthāna) 210 2. Lingering Taste Stage(Sāsvādana Gunasthāna) 210 3. Mixed Stage (Miśra Gunasthāna) 211 4. Right-Beliefed Unrenounced Stage (Avirat Samyagdrsti Gunasthāna) 211 5. Part-Renounced Stage (Deśavirat Guņasthāna) 212 206 TABLE OF CONTENTS : VII

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