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The Science of Reincarnation,
The Toll of Karma
hospitals, libraries, schools, roads, for relief efforts, helping needy and homeless people etc.
Thus, these four principles of 23'' Tirthanker were followed by Jains. Then 24th Tirthanker, Mahaveer came about 257 BC. He was born as a prince but his quest for truth made him restless. He wanted to know the cause of all sufferings. What one can do to achieve peace and everlasting happiness?. The way to true freedom that is free from the cycle of life and birth. He left all comforts and a flourishing kingdom to search for the answer. With 12 years of great spiritual and penance practices his soul become free from the dust of his all previous bad karmic particles. He obtained what is known as kewal gyan, the absolute knowledge. He found the answer for his every question.
With this type of knowledge one can know the past, present as well as future, the time dimension. There is no more mystery about time or any thing. One can know all about the universe. One can know the intentions, nature and actions of each and every species in the universe at any time whether it is from the Earth, heavens or hells. This gives absolute power whose boundaries are infinite and beyond our imagination. After obtaining this extraordinary knowledge when his all previous bad
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