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Wisdom
Mahavira said, "O man! Achieve wisdom and why do not you attain it? It is late to acquire right knowledge after death."
The mind is a means of rational thinking and wisdom. Wisdom means capability to know what is true coupled with just judgement of action. Source of wisdom is not text books. It is development of conscience, irrespective of text books. By self-restraint, penance and meditation man can develop intuition. Wisdom dissolves mental prison, reduces sufferings and speeds up awakening. By loosening the bonds of egoism, wisdom also fosters concern and compassion for others.
Mahavira tortured his body and strived for days, nights, months and years for deep search for knowledge. Through years of meditation, experimentation and practice, he achieved real knowledge - a spiritual path to liberation. Mahavira has laid emphasis on gaining the philosophical knowledge as well as on the right conduct that can lead to the infinite happiness and has shown the means thereof.
The whole religion of Jainism is based on search for knowledge. The Jain scholars have given supreme importance to knowledge, because the entire claims of rationalists is based on knowledge. The theory of knowledge is the vital part of Jain philosophy. It is quite
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