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numerous creeds which are popular in this age.
Briefly put, religion is the path of liberation of the soul of man from the suffering or pain which is the lot of men in this world, rather the lot of all beings in this universe. ..
All living beings, men, animals and the like, seek, happiness in all things and pursuits. Is there any one who hankers after anything but eternal life and blissfulness in some form or another ? Religion claims to be the science which enables the soul to realize the immortality and bliss, for which it is hankering. Most of the religions of the world, however, have only dogma and myth to offer in place of the scientific thought which alone can satisfy the de mands of reason and from which alone can flow the desired good, under all circumstances. Jainism is a perfectly accurate, definite and exact science, free from mystical ritual, unholy superstition and fear-en andering devotion. It does not enjoin upon its votories to accept its teaching on the authority of anything other than reason, and invites all to understand the natureof the subject before pinning their on faith it.
Jainism explains the nature of happiness
