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बार 'जन्म-मरण के महा दुःख सहे । जिस प्रकार एक भड़बूजे की
of the task, sinee, by hypothesis, only a perfect being conld produce it. If God created the world as a mere play of his will, it would be making God childish. If God is benevolent and if he has created the world out of his grace, he would not have brought into existence misery as well as felicity". Hence, the conclusion of the Jainas as was in the words of Subhachandra, "Locka (world) was not created, nor is it supposed by any being of the name of Hari or Hara and is in a sense eternal".
-cf, Bandarkar, op. cit. P 113. () Man is said to have been created by God, but the broad and bold truth is that God has been created by men as a scape goat.
-J. H. M. (Dec. 1934) P. 3. (v) For detailed arguements and sound reasons that. the world has not been created by Cod, see:(a) Bhagwat Gita, V. 14-15. This books P 117. (b) Confluence of Opposities P, 291.
(c) Jain Shasan (Gianpitha Kashi). P, 25-41. (d) Dr. Beni Madho Barva: -History of preBuddhistic Indian Philosophy.
(e) Prof Mallinathan : Sarvartha Siddhi (Intro.) Mahavira Atishay Committee, P. XII. (f) Mr. Herbert Warren Digamber Jain (Surat) Vol. IX P 48.
१. एक घड़ी ४८ मिनट की होती है जिसमें ३७७३ श्वास होते हैं। जब एक श्वास में १८ बार जन्म-मरण हुआ तो पाठक स्वयं विचार कर सकते हैं कि
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