Book Title: tman_and_moksa
Author(s): G N Joshi
Publisher: Gujarat University

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir The Systems of Rāmānuja .... 581 (tamoyogya-aalent) or those who are bound to the circuit of sarăsāra for all time (nityasamsāriņaḥfarmietfo:). This classification is based upon the three guņas or attributes. The sāttvika soul goes to heaven, the râjasa revolves in samsāra, while the tāmasa falls into hell." ___Moksa-मोक्ष Madhva holds that Moksa can be attained by the right knowledge of the Brahman, that of one's own nature and of the world and of their mutual differences; but according to him, knowledge is equivalent to upāsanā (391877) or worship of the Brahman which becomes possible only by a faithful total surrender to the Divine. According to Madhva, Moksa is dependent on God (is'varādhīna-sama meta). If God is pleased with His devotee He shows His grace to him and gives him Moksa. In Moksa the soul becomes bodiless, formless and completely free from the karmas and the subtle body. The soul enjoys the company of is'vara and lies at rest in its own nature, which is one of perfect knowledge and perfect bliss. It enjoys all the Divine powers except that of creation and governance of the world. The soul retains its distinction even in Moksa. Difference or distinction (bheda- ) is eternal. In Moksa too the Jiva maintains its independent existence and enjoys the full dependence of itself upon Is'vara and maintains the sense of itself being a servant of l's'vara. Moksa is attained by the direct knowledge of Is'vara and by the cultivation of moral qualities 1 Radhakrishnan S. : Indian Philosophy, Vol. II, p. 744. For Private And Personal

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