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widespread lamenation. Thus the earth will be utterly destroyed. During the day-time human beings etc. will live in caves of Mt. Vaitāḍhya. They will come out only at night. All will be non-vegetarian.
In short, the fear of scientists is true. Lord Mahāvīra forecast it more than 2500 years ago.
Thus the ruins which are the evidences of Darwin's theory of evolution can serve as evidences of Avasarpin ikāla of the Jain religion. What is needed is more research work in the field.
According to Jambūdvīpasangrahaṇīsūtra, it is a universal truth that the earth is neither round nor mobile nor it rotates. We shall have to prove it with scientific experiments. If the earth were perfectly round like ball, the perfectly north-south circumambulation around it would be possible like the eastwest circumambulation. As an aeroplane can fly over the north pole, it should be able to fly over the south pole. But Trans World Airlines and Pan-American Airways have informed on inquiry that no such air-flight is available.
Information about the orbit of satellites and of satellites of fully northsouth orbit, was sought from the ISRO, the famous space-science institution of India and from the observatory. There is no reply from the ISRO at that time. Now, it is available. We, therfore, to think of it. The reply from the observatory contained information irrelavant to the answer.
In conclusion, if anything discordant with scriptures is written in the preface to this book, written with a broad scientific out look, I pray forgiveness. I stop here.
[Adopted from the preface to the book, Jambudvipasangrahanisūtra]
References:
1. A. W. Barton [ Introduction,
Cosmology: Old And New by G. R. Jain]
2. Though it is diffcult to say whether this work is of Yakini mahattarāsūnu Acārya Haribhadrasūriji Mahārāja or some other Acārya named Śri Haribhadrasūriji, this statement is made according to the current tradition and the statement of Rev. Acārya Sri Vijaya Udayasūriji, the author of the commentry. Śri Haribhadrasūriji ' written by But it is stated on page No.50 in the book, Prof. Hiralal Rasikdas Kapadia and published in Sayaji Granthamala -- " The name of Yäkin imahattarāsūnu Śri Haribhadrasūriji as the author of
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| SR No. | 001603 |
| Book Title | Scientific Secrets of Jainism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nandighoshvijay |
| Publisher | Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| Total Pages | 378 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Science, Religion, & Articles |
| File Size | 21 MB |