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ŚRĪ JĪVĀJĪVĀBHIGAMA SUTRA 3RD UPĀṆGA SŪTRA
LIVING SCIENCE
All the jivas of the world have different attitudes, different likings and varied nature. Hence keeping this in mind, Lord Mahāvīra has indicated those concepts of knowledge in the Agama, named Jīvājīvābhigam Sūtra.
Abhigam means in-depth knowledge. Śrī Jīvājīvābhigam Sūtra gives in-depth knowledge on various types of jivas (living beings), formation of the jivās and their nature, how and why they are born in different bodies and in different families is well explained.
It explains the difference between the living and the non-living identities, minute particles and their different states. The similarity between the energy of objects and that of the soul, the different types of jivās and their lifestyles are described.
Lord Mahāvīra has given an in-depth explanation about life sciences which run into thousands of pages. He has even revealed some facts which cannot be proven by experiments.
Śrī Jīvājīvābhigam Sūtra details life science. This Āgama is a necessary read for those aspirants who want to learn about life science.
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