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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
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