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als and consequently the people become narrow minded and self-centred. It is the need of the time to explain the principles of religion through logically approved facts and scientific methods. Religion is most essential for life but there should be no place for blind faith in religion. According to Jaina philosophy the religion has two fold connotation- primarily, it means the nature of substance that exist and secondarily it connotes the means or path by adopting which that essential inherent nature of the self-soul is realised.
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We are at present, in the last decade of 20th century and in this century the man has made an unbelievable tremendous progress in the field of science and technology. Today's man can not be compared with that of the so-called Stone Age. We have entered the space age and advanced in materialism so fast and so long that makes us to feel surprise and we give it the name of " the wonders of science." But on rational thinking we find that" wonder is nothing but the effect of ignorance" and" ignorance is no defence". Though the materialistic science has provided all luxuries to man, yet the real and lasting peace is not with in his reach. How could it be when it is not there?
Science no doubt, can afford correct explanation and logical thinking about any object e.g. predication of weather, evolution of the amount of energy in the explosion of an atom bomb, the distance between two planets etc., but if it attempts to explain human behaviour through its logical thinking, the explanation is likely to be incorrect. Science is an effective means for the study of matter but not for the study of living beings, because the ultimate end can be determined only through the preaching of all knowing Lord- the Omniscient.
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An exact science is that which gives an all round satisfaction to all human beings and that science or scientific approach is available only in Jaina philosophy. A true aspirant of liberation is required to study the Jaina religion impartially and without bias. He should give
up the individual's opinion and accept the facts, which really produce conclusions. He should try to know and realise the true nature of the self and non-self objects. Because true knowledge and conduct with true belief are the prerequisites of attaining "Mokṣa" (liberation). He
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