Arhat Vachan 2002 01

SR No.: 526553
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Anupam Jain
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 108
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Arhat Vachan, & India
File Size: 7 MB

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ARHAT VACANA
Kundakunda Jinaptha, Indore MATHEMATICAL FORMULARY
OF JINISTIC PRECEPTS Dr. N.L. Jain *
Vol. 14, No. 1, 2002, 55-60
The present century is the century of science and technology. Only those systems will survive which have high scientificity involving intellectual and experimental verifications. The faith may be secondary factor for attractions. The Jaina religion passes this test. It postulates realistic thoughts and rational behaviour. Its early texts encourage examination of religious concepts through intelligence. It encourages self-effort to make one's own destiny. It has an ideal of welfare of the self and of all the living beings. It defines religion both ways. subjectively and objectively. It is that way of life which leads to ultimate and spiritual happiness. It improves the individual and betters the society. It has certain basic precepts formulae to make them scientifically verifiable.
It is seen that simple physical laws are applicable to complex biological systems which have made us learn about many complex phenomena of the life and the living. Why, similarly, the laws of abstract sciences like economics and psychology could not be applied to the spiritual systems? Yes, this could be done. A Jinistic formulary and graphery has been given here for understanding and, therefore, promoting the religious principles and practices of scientific basis. Precepts: The Physical World and Spiritual World
The basic Jain tenets regarding the cosmos are given below:
1. The Cosmos in General The cosmos is real and eternal. It consists of conglomeration of all that exists. It functions on natural laws without any external agency. It is a non-theocentric system.
2. The Physical World.
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Physically, it consists of six realities under two heads - (i) the living and (ii) non-living coexisting in (iii) space, (iv-v) moving and stopping. through the inert mediums of motion and rest with respect to (vi) time. It, thus, postulates a 4-d existence.
3. The Spiritual World -
Spiritually, the path of happiness, H, is led through the accurate knowledge of seven reals. (i-ii) The living and the non-living combine together to lead to (iii-iv) the worldly existence through the influx and
*Director, Jaina Kendra, Rewa-486001 (M.P.)