Nandanvana

SR No.: 006597
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 592
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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T.S. commentaries by Digambaras. If 'Sammūrchima' is defined as asexual with two meanings of the prefix 'a', a better scientificity could be attached to the birth process of 1-4 sensed ones. All the In philosophies have devised theories for the livingness produced through non-living entities by assuming seminal fluid or sex-cells as non-living, which does not seem to be correct in current days. (b) Growth
The T.S. does not have details about growth. But other texts like Dhavalā6, Gommațasāra and Tandulaveyāliya give some details about the growth process of plants and human beings. They also give growth of foetus up to delivery. This has been omitted by T.S. as it does not serve any spiritual purpose. It is said that plants grow mostly vertically by assimilating sap from soil, water, air, fire and even other plants through their roots and shoots to build up their body parts. Similarly, the human beings grow by assimilating and metabolising food materials into blood, flesh, fat, bones, bone marrow and semen. During growth, it passes through ten stages of growth described in decadal years in two ways as below (Table 8).
Table 8: Growth Stages of Human Beings
S.N.
inviosos
Decad 0-10 yrs. 11-20 yrs. 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80
Growth-1 Child age Sportive age Slow growth Youth or strength Family breeding Adulthood Old age Contracting stage
Growth-2 Sacraments and celebrations Age of education Age of enjoyment Age of earning experience Age of weakening eye sight Age of weakening strength Age of de-sexing Age of weakening knowledge Age of bending body Age of departure/death
81-90 91-100
De-sexed stage Sorrowful stage
The Jaina seers could think of an average worldly life of 100 years. It is clear that these are external observations and no factors responsible for different stages have been given. The biologists have tried to do that. They are also trying to lengthen the life by chilling, under-eating, medication, meditation and telomer control etc. in order to move towards immortality.