Q: Name all the devi devtas in santikaram

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In the commonly recited Santikaram Stotra, the named devis / devtas are usually listed in these groups: ( jainsquare.wordpress.com... Read More 

Q: અનેકાંતવાદ વિશે જણાવો

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અनेकાંતવાદ જૈન ધર્મનું એક મુખ્ય તત્ત્વ છે. તેનો અર્થ છે કે સત્યને અનેક દૃષ્ટિકોણોથી જોવું. કોઈ પણ વસ�... Read More 

Q: How can the soul be considered pure when karma is covering it? if a dirty object isn't a pure thing, it's dirty isn't it? for buddhism this is just a storage effect which is internal. Please give me Jainism's opinion.

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In Jainism, the soul is pure by nature, even when it is bound by karma.

How Jainism understands this

The soul (jīva) has innate qualities such as:

• knowledge
• perception
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Q: how can an external karma influence internal processes? by influence it is the buddhist view that it becomes internal again

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In Jainism, karma is not seen as a merely “external influence” in the Buddhist sense.

Jain view: Karma is a subtle form of matter (pudgala) that actually enters and binds to the soul (jiva) because of passions like an... Read More 

Q: what is jainism's view on alayavijnana of buddhism?

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In Jain philosophy, ālaya-vijñāna is not accepted as a Jain doctrine.

Jainism holds that:

• jīva is the real conscious soul.
• Consciousness is the natural quality of the soul.
• Karma is ... Read More