Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are applicable to Jain doctrine?

  1. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance.
  2. Every object, even the smallest particle, has a soul.
  3. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be ended.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be ended. According to Jain doctrine, penance washes away all the blemishes and purges the soul off all Karmic matter. Also, according to Jainism, Karma is the bane of the soul. Karma not only encompasses the causality of transmigration, but it is also conceived as an extremely subtle matter, which infiltrates the soul, obscuring its natural, transparent and pure qualities. Karma is thought of as a kind of pollution that taints the soul with various colours. Based on its karma, a soul undergoes transmigration and reincarnation in various states of existence like heavens or hells, or as humans or animals.

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