Glory Of Jainism

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- 30 fate? Perhaps we could not have seen the lime-light of our existence. Similarly, I may give one more instance to prove the ali embracing love of nature for every living being. A small creeper lies on the earth, bears the biggest fruit like the water-melon and the gigantic banyan tree yields the smalle st fruit possible. If mother nature has no bene ficial purposes, the banyan tree ought to have yielded a fruit ten times bigger than a water-melon. But what would have been the position of beasts and men who take shelter and sleep soundly under its cooling shade? The fall of big and heavier fruits on them would have certainly harmed then. . The life of many a living being would have been at peril. Therefore, it is evident and crystal olear that nature is always bent upon bestowing benefits and malefits on every one of us. Even while determining our food we must study the lan of nature. If this law of nature is properly scrutinised we will be convinced that man is only entitled to consume vegetarian food and not non-vegetarian food. When we look towards the physical structure of living beings, we find three classes among them, namely the carniverous, the horbiveres and the frugiveres and in accordance with the prescribed food by na ture every class of living being has its organic equipment of its own kind provided in its own body. The tigers, lions, wolves, eagles and the like whose food is meat have peculiar claws, nails and teeth for piercing and masticiating bones or flesh. The cows, buffaloes, elephants, horses, deer and the like are herbeveres creatures who have got their teeth hoofs and tongues so tender and smooth that they can only nasticate granes and green products for their food. The monkeys, the 2.31."