The Jainas do not have recourse to a creator god who sets the universe and life in the world in motion.
It thus transcends the boundaries of physics and falls outside the realm of physics. This insight, illustrated by the famous story of the blind men trying to describe an elephant, grounds both a kind of fallibilism in epistemology and a sevenfold classification of statements in logic.
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Terapanthi Digambara — The Digambara Terapantha movement arose in protest against the institution of Bhattarakas Jain priestly classusage of flowers and offerings in Jain temples, and worship of minor gods. They notably also permitted their ascetics to be "half-clothed" ardhambara in public areas only.
Jaina metaphysics is based on seven truths or fundamental principles tattva which are an attempt to explain the human predicament.
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Sharma, Arvind. Every living thing has a soul, so every living thing can be harmed or helped. They also had detailed theories of how atoms could combine, react, vibrate, move, and perform other actions, which were thoroughly deterministic. The scriptures and sermons bring forth the revelations of self — realization by spiritualists and saints. In doing this you will help a new generation of scientists see that there is a simple sensible explanation of physical reality - the source of truth and wisdom, the only cure for the madness of man! An appreciation of the complexity of the real also can lead one to see that objects are, as they are in themselves, indescribable as no description can capture their entirety. Jaina Logic and Epistemology. Karma comes in different kinds, according to the kind of actions and intentions that attract it. Physics is broken down into the physical attributes that can be used to describe all matter and how it behaves in relation to other kinds of matter. As a result, any item of knowledge gained is only tentative and provisional. However, the tradition holds that the ancient Jain texts and Purvas which documented the Jain doctrine were lost and hence, historically, the Jain philosophy can be traced from Mahavira 's teachings.
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