Manav Jatine Jain Dharmni Bakshish

SR No.: 004981
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhuvanbhanusuri
Publisher: Divya Darshan Trust
Total Pages: 80
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Book_Gujarati
File Size: 4 MB

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non-living beings. Hence, when life has gone out from our body,our eyes, our ears as well as the various other parts of the body remain, but they do not have any sensual power. Because the power of senses belonged to the conscious self and when that conscious self has left the body, the power of the senses have also gone with it. Now, the beings that have only two senses, namely, the sense of touch and the sense of taste, they rank fourth from the beings that have five senses. Therefore, it is natural that those beings that have the sense of touch alone should rank fifth. Now, if we admit that there can be those beings who do not have the sense of hearing but have the other four senses and similarly if there are beings that do not have either ears or eyes and in the same way if beings having only two senses but lacking in eyes, ears and the sense of hearing can have existence, then,why should we not admit those beings which do not have the other four senses but have the sense of touch alone to be beings which can be included in the cartegory of living beings? Jainism admits that the beings that have the earth for their body, water for their body, life for their body, wind for their body and vegetation for their body, which have only one sense, that is, the sense of touch, are all beings. Thus, Jainism has gifted us with a unique science of life. And having done so, it has taught us a unique kind of compassion, love and non-violence for all beings.
While all the Indian religions believe in non-violence but the conception of non-violence in Jainism is very subtle and unique. This is a great gift of Jainism to mankind.
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