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MEDIEVAL JAINISM : CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
विहंगमो में केवल पतंग, जलचरों में नाव ही चौपायों में भोजनार्थ केवल चारपाई बच रही ।
It means the human being has started eating every animal what to say for vegetation. Now among the birds only kite, among water animals only boat and among animals only cot is left.
Importance of Vegetation
In Adipuraha the importance of the forests has been highlighted (12/221, 46/48)
1. Forests moderate the climate, enrich the forest with
humidity and attract rainfall. 2. Forests check the floods and provide perennial
character to the river. They check the thunderstorms, and protect the
neighbouring areas from cold and warm winds. 4. While checking the soil erosion, maintains the
fertility of the soil. 5. It provides shelter to wild life and fodder to the
animals. 6. It provides panoramic beauty. 7. It provides wood for various uses and also provides
fuel. 8. Vegetation provides innumerable industrial raw
materials, thousands of excellent medicines. 9. It keeps the underground water level up. 10. Trees demarcate administrative boundary.
Adipurana speaks (33/41) that मुनि निव वनाभोगानेषघत्तेदाधिमेखलम् means forests are like saints ‘munis' who crossing all the obstacles, create welfare for
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