Medieval Jainism

SR No.: 006727
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: P S Jain, R M Lodha
Publisher: Ashish Publishing House
Publication Year: 1990
Total Pages: 198
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 8 MB

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CONSERVATION OF VEGETATION & JAIN PHILOSOPHY
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all. It removes the tiresomeness. Every type of life feels cheerful as.it creates a typical type of ecosystem. (33/4560). The ecosystem consists of trees, plantations, animals, air and water.
The vegetation is the symptom of happiness, it has been considered more than the relationship of bride and bridegroom जेन रत्यु त्सुकंवीक्ष्यं वयस्कान्तं सपुष्पकम् । वाणड्क्तियदुद्यानं वधूवरमिव प्रियम् ||
(29 1 920 ) It is rather a base for survival. Even the administrators were known after the vegetation. At the time of 5th Manu there was a Simankar Manu who looking towards decaying of kalpataru delimited the boundary for their protection as per the size of population. When the number of such trees reduced further, there was created a chaos of such a type that the people started fighting among themselves. He even delimited the boundary of Kalpa trees with bushes and shrubs.
Consequences of Deforestation
The deterioration of the vegetation will lead to the catostrophy. Due to industrialization and intensive urbanization with prolific population growth, the production of carbon-di-oxide has been increased million times during last 5 centuries after the invention of steam engine in 1567. On the contrary, the forest reduction has been so fast that the area under forest has remained hardly one hundredth part hereby has been reduced the volume of oxygen, the life gas. The huinan being marching fast towards his end inviting highly tragic death. Even the nature has started showing the symptoms and results of decay