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ŚRĪ PANNAVANĀ SŪTRA
4TH UPĀŅGA SŪTRA
TREASURE OF KNOWLEDGE:
MATERIAL SCIENCE, BIOLOGY AND SPIRITUAL ENERGY
Śrī Pannavaņā Sūtra was written keeping in mind various sentiments and desires. Pannavaņā Sūtra is called Pragnāpanā. Pragnāpanā Sūtra enlightens one with spiritual wisdom. Every soul is prudent but the knowledge is suppressed. In
the Pannavanā Sūtra, Lord Mahāvīra has given an exhaustive explanation on how
to manifest knowledge.
Verses 1-36 of the Pannavaņā Sūtra contain undisclosed knowledge. The Āgama is a 'mysterious store house of knowledge and is known as “laghubhagwati'. The six leshyas, aura, yog, movement of the particles, important facts about geography and nruvansh have been explained very well. This upāang is a summarized dictionary for Jainism as far as technical knowledge is concerned. With invocation having said "Namo Siddhanam', we have now bowed to Shasanpati Lord Mahāvīra. This is how this Agama begins.
A special description of the different types of human senses, body structures and the gati of living and non-living identities is given in Pannavaņā Sūtra. Those who are interested in learning the science of objects, human physiology and about mind power will find Śrī Pannavaņā Sūtra to be a treasure of immense knowledge.
