Glory Of Jainism

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of time. Yet there are historical facts to prove that the best works in different languages have been the products of Jaina writers. The Ja ina writers who are well known to the modern literary world have created works in. every branch of literature-astrology, astronomy, cosmology, cosmogony, chemistry, metaphysics, mathamatics, physios, logic, poetry, ethics and philosophy. In the Appendix is included the names & North Indian Jaina Acharyas and writers, poets and authors who have written monumental works on different problems of life., As regards natural science, the Jaina literature contains wonderful works of minute observation and subtle scrutiny. Modern science which has changed the old concepte existing in our philosophical systems has brought a revom lution in the world of religion and no taphysics by its marvellous discoveries. Western science has indefatigably attempted to reach its zenith of glory and has succeeded in the discovery of the atomic and molecule r th sory. It has arrived at the conclusion that all ma terial objects of this world had their origin in the above atomic theory. Now in the batest unforeseen discovery of nuclear energy, the scientists could observe the divisions in atom, namely, electrons, protons, neutrons, positrons, etc. and the entire universe governed by the mathematical calculations of ele o trons and protons. It has been, therefore, proved that a God as the creator of the world is a mere imaginary cono eption or an abstractive specula tion and construed under this context, God has nothing to do with the creation and existence of the universe. The universe is self-governed, self-created, self ..13.