Moksha Marg Prakashak

Author(s): Todarmal Pandit
Publisher: Kundkund Kahan Digambar Jain Trust

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couduct. It also contains a graphic discussion of the need and logic for discriminating between purposeful and purposeless Tattvas. Light is also thrown in detail on the states and dispositions of the soul under influence of delusion and passions.
In the Fifth Chapter the newly developed and accepted false belief has been described at length. Under it all the important nonJain schools of faith have been x-rayed.
The antiquity and truthfulness of Jaina faith has been logically established on the basis of quotations contained in the oldestshastras and scriptures of other faiths. Panditji considers the Swetamber faction of Jain faith also under other faiths and the falsehood of liberation in the state of womanhood, liberation in the low caste state, liberation in clothal state, etc. has been in logically exposed and refuted.
In the Six Chapter also, under the title of newly accepted false belief, the futility of worshiping false deity - preceptor and shastras has been logically established and Jivas are forbidden to worship the same. It also includes an analytical discussion of the futility of adoring Kshetrapal, Padmavati, Sun, Moon, Fire, Beasts, etc.
The subtle form of false belief (delusion) has been described in the Seventh Chapter. Such false belief is found both in the persons who are Jain by mere name and also in Jains who claim that they follow the commandments of JainShastras. This is so because they do not understand the inner message contained in Jain scriptures. Panditji clarifies that although they do not keep company with non Jain preceptors, etc., yet they further foster their already existing wrong belief either due to their own ignorance and mistakes or due to the company of ignorant naked saints and preceptors or by study of scriptures written by them.
Pandit Todarmalji has classified such misbelievers into the following four categories : (1) Misbelievers having false conception about Real viewpoint
(Nishchayaabhasi) (2) Misbelievers having false conception about Conventional viewpoint. (Vyavaharabhasi) For Private & Personal Use Only