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In course of time, it has so happened that most of the scientists have come to agree on this point.
But it is quite necessary to ponder over impartially the eternal truths of scriptures. SCRIPTURAL BELIEFS: Almost all of the scriptures hold the unanimous view that
“The earth is stationary and steady, and the Sun moves".
(a) In the Jain Agama "Shree Soorya-Pragnapti sootra," there is a cleare evidence of motion of Sun.
(1)Gandhar Shree Gautam Swamiji asked the following question to Shree Mahavirdev Bhagavan:
"Oh! Bhadant,How many days and nights does the Sun take to go out of the innermost system(Mandal) to the outermost system and to come back to the innermost one?” Bhagvan Mahavirdev replied: “O,Gautam! that movement takes 366 nights and days each."
-“Shri Soorya Pragnapti Sootra”
Pratam Prabhut Sootra, 9. (b) He had also asked another question to support the point under consideration. It was:
"Bhadant! Through how many mandals does the Sun travel during this period of 366 nights and days ? Through how many mandals does the Sun travel twice and through how many mandals does it travel only once ?"
Shree Mahavir Prabhu replied:
"Gautam ! The Sun travels through 182 mandals-once while entering and once while going out.It travels only once through the other two mandals - the innermost mandal and the outermost mandal."
.“ Shree Soorya Pragnapti Sootra,"
Pratham Prabhut-Sootra, 10.
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