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JAIN AGAMA IN CONTEXT TO SCIENCE
annihilated their knowledge obstructing karmas and manifested the omniscient
knowledge, have been able to reveal all the mysteries of Mother Nature.
All great scientists around the world respect Lord Mahāvīra for His complete and true knowledge, therefore Einstein said if I reincarnate as human being then
I would want to be born in India as a Jain monk to conduct a research my soul
and its qualities.
SHAPE OF THE UNIVERSE AS PER JAINISM
There is a huge difference between principles of Geography-Astronomy as per Jainism as compared to what is believed presently. This raises many questions about Jain scriptures. However, in the field of Physics principles described by
Jain scholars are proven right. There is an incredible similarity between Jain
scriptures and scientists of the present world regarding principles of time, space
and matter. Great saints of ancient times and scientists of the present world have
contemplated a lot about 'Time'. In the Jain scriptures, a lot is written about time,
space and matter. Even in modern times new research is being done on these
subjects.
The omniscient Tirthankars (supreme beings) had the knowledge about the
entire universe and with the help of their knowledge they have mentioned that there are infinite suns and moons in this universe. You can find further information of this in many Āgama and other Jain scriptures such as Bhagwatiji,
Jivābhigam, Suryaprajñapti, Candraprajñapti, Jyotiskarandak, Kshetralokprakash,
Brihat Sangrahani, etc.
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