Jaina Biology

SR No.: 001543
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: J C Sikdar
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Total Pages: 340
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Science, Biology, & Philosophy
File Size: 19 MB

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Jaina Biology
There is the presence of limited bacteria (or single bacterius) in the roots, bulbs, stems, bark, branches, twigs, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds of the plants which show thread (fiber) inside, when brkoen into parts.62
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If the bark of any root, bulb, stem and branch of a plant covering the wood of these parts is thicker than the wood, then it is inhabited by infinite bacteria.63 If the bark of any root, bulb, stem and branch of a plant is thinner than the wood of these parts, then it is inhabited by parittajīvas (limited bacteria of individual or single bacterius ).64
If the circular joint of a plant, when broken, is found to be full of much powder like things just as that of dried up earth, it is inhabited by infinite bacteria.65
If the leaf of a plant has unexposed veins of leaf branch, waxy cutin or milky substance (Kṣiram) or no waxy cutin (niḥkṣiram) and imperceptible joints of leaf branch, it is endowed with infinite bacteria.66
Flowers aquatic and terrestrial (Jalaja and sthalaja) connected with stalk and hollow stalk (or tuble) (Vṛntabaddha and nalabaddha) are inhabited by numerable, innumerable and infinite bacteria.67
Flowers which are connected with stalk (nalika) are resided by numerable bacteria. Euphorbia nivuiia (Nihuya68 saihupuspa) are inhabited by infinite bacteria up to those like them also. The bulbs of Padma and Utpala (species of lotus ), Antarakanda (that of Antarapuspa) 62. "Jassa mulassa bhaggas sa hiro bhamge padisai parittajive u se mule, je yava anne tahaviha up to jassa biyassa bhaggassa hiro bhaige padisai parittajive u se bie, je yava anne tahaviha //75//", Ibid., 1.54, 65.75.
"Jassa mulassa katthão challi bahalatari bhave / Anamtajiva u sa challi, ja yāva, anna tahaviha //76// up to jise salãe kaṭṭhão challi bahulatari bhave / Anamtajīvā u sa challi, ja yāva, anna tahaviha //79/", Pannavana I. 54, 5, 76-79.; See Gommaṭasara, Jivakaṇḍa, v. 189, p. 117.
"Jassa mulassa katthão challi taṇuyatari bhave / Parittajiva u sa challi, jāyāva anṇā tahaviha //80// up to jise salãe kaṭṭhão challi tanuyari bhave / Parittajivā u sa challi, ja yava, anna tahaviha //83/", Ibid., vv. 80-83; Gommatas āra (Jīva.) v. 189, p. 117.
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6). "Cakkagam bhajjamāṇassa gamthi cunnaghano bhave / Pudhavisarisena bheyena
anamtnjivam viyāṇāhi //84//", Pannavana I, 5, 7.84, p. 124.
66. "Güḍhachiraga pattam sacchiramiam ca hoti nicchiram/jam piya paṇatthasaṁdbi
anamtajivaṁ viyāṇāhi /" Pannavana I, 54, 7, 85.
Samkhejjamasa m
"Pupphä jalaya thalaya ya vemtabaddha ya ṇalabaddha ya khejjā bodhavva anamtajiva ya //86//" Ibid., I. 54, 8, 86, p. 24.
68. "Thorana puspo ane tena jevā bija puspo chhe te anantajivavala hoya chhe ", Prajñāpanānuvada, p. 117, Bhagavandas.; "Nihuya anamtajiva, je yāva anne tahaviha (87), Pannavana Sutta I. 54-8, v. 87.
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