Jain Darshanna Vaigyanik Rahasyo

Author(s): Nandighoshvijay
Publisher: Bharatiya Prachin Sahitya Vaigyanik Rahasya Shodh Sanstha

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ing hundreds of feet tall. The carbon-14 method, which can be used only for the period of about 50,000 years, can hardly throw light over events occurring on million year scale.
Furthermore the carbon dating is on a firm footing and the dates cannot be in error because of contamination which is known to affect some of the ages determined by this method. The discrepancy between some of the problems of this nature can be sorted out by a simple discussion among experts and taking the complementary approach.
There is some discussion which are entirely philosophic, e.g. the two schools of thoughts in Jainism. “The Brahman is the ultimate reality and the world is an illusion” and “Everything in the universe is the manifestation of the "One", both are intricately interwoven in Jain phiosophy as also in several other Hindu philosophies.
I have gone through the book with great anticipation, to be able to find some ideas. inherent in Jain thought, which may not be wellknown to modern science. But to find such gems would need a further investigatin and understanding of both, science and philosophy. May be this book can serve as a starting point for such a pursuit. 30th Sept. 1999
Dr Narendra Bhandari PRL, Navarangpura,
(Ph.D.,F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc.) Ahmedabad 380 009
Semior Professor & Chairman, Earth Science and Solar System Physical Rescarch Laboratory
Ahmedabad 380 009
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