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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
INTRODUCTION
The theme of the present Thesis is “The Evolution of the Concepts of Ātman and Moksa in the Different Systems of Indian Philosophy". I have made an attempt in this work to trace the Evolution of the Concepts of Atman (Self) and Moksa (Liberation) in the prominent systems of Indian Philosophy, beginping from the Vedas and ending with the spiritual experience of Sri Rāmakršņa Paramabamsa who lived in the 19th century. The range of the inquiry into the nature of Ātman and Mokşa ip this Thesis is extremely wide, covering nearly the whole of the bistory of Indian Philosophy. As it was not my purpose to concentrate on the nature of Atman in any one system, I have not gone into too many details re these concepts in the different systems of Indian Philosophy. My concern was, chiefly, with the 'evolution' of the concepts of Ātman and Mokşa; and therefore, it has become necessary for me to take only a broad and synoptic survey of the ideas in all the prominent systems. And as I had not to restrict myself to any one particular system, I have proceeded from one system to another and studied the concepts of Atmap and Moksa under their broad features as brought out in them.
As a result of the industrial and technological progress, the present age is growing richer and richer in the meaps of material happiness. But in spite of the tremendous multiplication of the meads of happiness, man's life in general, has not become really happy on that account. The modern man has not gained, by these means, more of moral health or spiritual contentment. These instruments of material happiness and cultural development have pot succeeded in bringing enduring satisfaction and undisturbed peace and tranquillity to man. There is an acute poverty of spiritual satisfaction in the midst of the plenty of
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