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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
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Ātman and Moksa
permanent how can the actions belong to it and how will it be able to reap the fruits of its actions ? The soul as the doer (Kartā) and the soul as the enjoyer (bhoktā) must therefore, be the same. If the Soul changes every moment, as the Buddhists hold, then the possibility of pertaining of the actions to it and enjoying their fruits will have to be abandoned. In order to avoid this absurdity, the Jainas hold that the Jiva or soul is permanent. If the perm unence of the soul be not admitted, some one will be the doer of actions and some other will be the reaper of their fruits. Therefore, it becomes necessary that one who does a deed previously, enjoys its fruits subsequently and that the results of actions must be perpetrated on the doer of the actions and not on any other person who does not perform the actions.
There are infinite Jivas. Each animate being possesses a soul or Jiva. The Jiva is essentially constituted of consciousness and it is the sentient principle in every animate thing. It is separately possessed by each animate object; the animation of every animate object is due to the presence of the Jiva. 'Padgala' which means matter which is termed as ajiva, is completely devoid of consciousness and animation or the vital energy, and hence, it stands in direct contradiction to the Jiva. But even though they possess contrary attributes they are not completely separated from each other; on the contrary ! Sarvadars'unasangraha, p. 48.
न ह्येतत्संभवत्यन्यः करोति अन्यो भुंक्त इति।
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