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________________ - 32 - : x animate and inanimate life. If we study well the life history of Lord Jina, it will be obviously seen that inspite of his princely position and resources in life, he renounced his royal paraphernalia and went to the dense jungle s to practise penance for the discovery of a right approach for building up the bridge of brotherhood between man and animals and every living being and thus heard a new era of peace and harmony in this bri rot sen man and a world, Lord Jina had no passions to keep worldly possession and wield power. He had no love for lust and luxuries. He had no fancy for fountains and flowers. He didicated his life in the practise of extreme penance and austeries for metamorphosing himself as the embodiment of mercy, compassion and affection towards all living beings. He treated every living being as a part and parcel of his own body and soul. The Central concept in the philosophy of the Cosmic Law is to regard all creatures as one in spirit and harm none in any way. This secret of life was thoroughly discerned by Lord Jina and he sacrificed himself in the service of advancing the common welfare of all living beings. It is quite natural that some miracles had taken place in Lord Jina's life which are clearly mentioned in the Jaina scriptures. At the time of his birth, there was a cosmic tremor and vibrating feelings of pleasant thoughts were felt by all living beings. Indra took him to Mount Meru and anointed him with holy water of the Ganges and the Ksheera Samudra - the Ocean of Milk - in the presence of celestial beings with great reverence and solemnity. At the time of delivering holy sermons after the attainment of Omnicience, there was a Samovasarana or an ornamented and most beautiful Mantapam or Pavilion erected
| SR No. | 269278 |
| Book Title | Glory Of Jainism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
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| Total Pages | 39 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Article |
| File Size | 6 MB |