Karma Philosophy

Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi
Publisher: Agamoday Samiti

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FOREWORD.
The unsual feature of the Jain philosophy is its precise and scientific treatment of the law of Karma. In fect, the superiority of the Jain seers and the absoluis reasonableness of their way of thinking are apparent to any non-Jain student of this branch of the Jain philosophy. The whole study is scientifically based and is treated both by analysis and synthesis. Fortunately for the Jains, the synopsis in English of this valued science was written by the able hand of late Mr. Virchand Raghavji Gandbi; so far as it goes it is faultless. It oftens happens that the Jain 'works are edited by scholars who have scant knowledge of the subject and much inisunderstand ing of the Jain doctrines results. It is also gratifying to note that the book is published by such a respectable institution as Shree Jain Agamodaya Samiti whose services as the publishers of some of Jain scriptures and other very valuable works of Jain literature.cannot be forgotten by the Jain community.
It is also satisfactory to note that the Samitti sells books at half its cost price, so that even the poorest can get the advantage of possessing a copy.
The law of Karnia is a univesal law, the law that applies to every creature. not only on the earth but in the universe. This law applies even to the gods.
The Karma denotes action, Action denotes progress. This progress may be two-fold. The progress that he!