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of the harmonisation of the there paths for the attainment of mokṣa. One alone will not do. The Vedantin, specially the advaitin, has given importance to jñāna mārga for self-realisation. According to this theory, the way to realisation is the realisation of the highest truth of the identity of the Brahman and the atman or as in other systems of Vedantic philosophy the oneness of the Brahman and the ātman in their essential nature. Śri Rāmānuja and the other Vedāntins like Madhvacharya have given prominence to Bhakti mārga. Rāmānuja mentions prapatti. According to Vedanta, the forces of ignorance are threefold. Due to this force of ignorance, one feels that the phenomenal world is real. These three forms of ignorance are dependent on the three levels of experience the dream level, the waking state and the pure state, or the dreamless state, which is a pure state. When all the states of ignorance are removed, knowledge of the highest reality is possible and the bondage is removed. The Vedanta also mentions the triple path of sadhana of realisation. 1. sravana (listening to the scriptures) 2. manana (grasping the truth) and 3. nididhyāsana (holding steadfast to the truth). Thus we find Vedānia has given prominence to jñāna mārga in addition to the Bhakti in Rāmānuja.
Thus we find, there are many points of agreement between the Vedanta and the Jaina darsanas.1
1 (a) Muni Nathamalji, see-Atīta kā Anāvaraṇa,
(b) Muni Nathmalji 1 Jaina Darśana 1 Manana aur Mīmāmsā.
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