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And for the simple reason that it was founded by omniscient men who did not resort to allegory in their loving labour of spreading Truth. Being omniscient they would foresee the consequence of such folly.
The Jains believe that Religion is a science. For them, Religion is either a set of natural laws based on fact or fiction. Either the one or the other, there being no intermediate place for it. They hold that, that which cannot be conceived clearly and definitely, which, in short, is unreliable, is not a fact. Only that which is certain, definite, and reliable can be termed fact. And fact is ever amenable to rational explanation and scientific treatment. Arguing thus, Jainism is the only religious system that recognises clearly, the truth that religion is a science, as it must be, if it is to be of any use at all. It is for this reason that Jainism is the only man-made religion-the only one that reduces everything to the iron laws of nature, and with modern science, refuses and has always refused to acknowledge the existence of a God who is at once the creator and manager of a universe that by its very nature can be neither created nor managed. Putting Religion thus on a scientific basis it is worth while to investigate the Jaina claim that full, penetrating all-elucidating light is to be found only in Jainism. As a matter of fact, it is only Jainism which realises that the question of the origin of Religion in a world that is eternal and uncreated does not arise. It is perfectly true when the Jains say that Religion originated with man and that the first deified man of every cycle of time is the founder of Religion. Whenever a Tirthankara arises he re-establishes the scientic truths concerning the nature of Life and these truths are collectively termed Religion,
Since Jainism is the only religion that lays claim to having produced omniscient men, it does seem plain that Religion does originate from the Jains, that Risabha Dèva-the first perfect man of the current cycle of time-was the Founder of Religign as taught by the Jains, for even the Hindus admit the Jaina olaim that he is the founder of Jainism; that it was founded
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| SR No. | 008001 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 1 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 650 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 15 MB |