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Pravin K. Shah JAINA Education Committee Jain Study Center of North Carolina

Fundamentals of Jainism. Pravin K. Shah JAINA Education Committee Jain Study Center of North Carolina 509 Carriage Woods Circle Raleigh, NC 27607-3969 Website: www.jaineLibrary.org e-mail: jainaedu@gmail.com Tele - 919-859-4994. Jain Fundamental Beliefs. Fundamental Beliefs

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Pravin K. Shah JAINA Education Committee Jain Study Center of North Carolina

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  1. Fundamentals of Jainism Pravin K. Shah JAINA Education Committee Jain Study Center of North Carolina 509 Carriage Woods Circle Raleigh, NC 27607-3969 Website: www.jaineLibrary.org e-mail: jainaedu@gmail.com Tele - 919-859-4994

  2. Jain Fundamental Beliefs • Fundamental Beliefs • Soul and Karma exist from Eternity. (Universe and all its substances are eternal) • Karma is attached to the Soul from Eternity • The Soul is in Mithyätva (ignorance and wrong belief) from Eternity • The Principle governing the successions of life cycles (Birth, Life, and Death) is Karma. • Our Mithyätva and the intention behind our actions of body, mind, and speech continue to bind us with new Karma. • Mithyätva (Karma ?) is the root cause of all Sufferings • Ultimate goal of life is Liberation from Mithyätva and Kashäya (Vices) which in turn removes all Karma.

  3. Aim of Jainism • To realize the original attributes of a Soul by removing Mithyätva and Kashäya and there by Freeing it from its bondage to Karma. • Questions: • What is Soul and its original Attributes? • What is Mithyätva, Kashäya, and Karma? • What are their Attribute or Qualities? • What is Bondage? • What is Freedom? • How is the Soul bounded by Karma? • How can one obtain a state of total freedom or pure consciousness? • Answers require the proper knowledge of the Universe and its substances and their relationship with each other.

  4. Jain Religion Definition • Absolute Point of View: • The True Nature of a substance is the Religion of a substance • Practical Point of View: • Any activity of Body, Mind and Speech which removes Mithyätva and (not or) reduces Kashäya (Anger, Ego, Deceit, and Greed) is known as Religion

  5. Jain Religious Literature • It consists of: • Scriptures, Commentary on Scriptures, and Independent works consist many aspects of Religion • It describes and reflects upon: • History of the society • Ritual aspect of the society • Cultural aspect of the society • Morality of an individual and the society • Spirituality of an individual

  6. Morality vs. Spirituality Individual Person Following Law and Order Not Following Law and Order Immoral Moral Spiritual Non-spiritual

  7. Morality vs. Religion • Jain Morality (Vyavahär Dharma) • Conduct in accordance with the guide lines prescribed by Arihantas / Tirthankars • Our conduct must accompanied by compassion, friendship, love, sympathy, equanimity etc. otherwise it is merely mechanical action • Jain Religion (Nishchaya Dharma) • Purity of soul which results from the above action (Removal of Mithyätva and Kasäya)

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