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comprehension of his philosophy and spirituality and the path adopted amd preached by him to achieve the goal of self-realization, we have to refer to his monumental work 'Ātmasiddhi'. Here he has mainly inunciated six tenets. They are: (1) there is soul, (2) it is eternal, (3) it is the author of its karmas, (4) it is the sufferer of the fruits of karmas, (5) there is liberation and (6) there is a path leading to liberation. Besides these six tenets, he has preached in this book many relevant and incidental matters, useful for following the path quickly and successfully. This poem covers his entire philosophy and spirituality in a nut-shell and would be found very useful by the aspirants.Srimad has clearly shown, how right faith, right knowledge and right conduct lead to the achievement of selfrealization and liberation, following the great Jain Ācārya Umāsvāti.
According to śrīmad, to believe, firmly and comprehend that soul and body are not one but different. soul never dies or perishes, body and all other things and relations associated with the body, are perishable and actually to practise this theory in lifc. is what the Sūtra of Umāsvāti wants to convey. It may be noted that his (Srimad's) interpretations of this Sūra are very
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