Jain Lesson II

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: Diwakar Prakashan

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Komal, is the bench which you are sitting on
living or non-living? Komal: A bench is a non-living thing, because it does not CONT know, understand or feel the pain of my weight.
Teacher : Komal is right. Now, what happens when you get
an “A” on your test?
Komal : I feel happy, because I have feelings. Teacher : Ravi, can you name some examples of non-living
objects around us.
Ravi : Books, the table, chairs, pens, the clock, and the
ruler are all non-living objects. Teacher : Neela, can you name some living beings? Neela : Yes. Dogs, cats, cows, rabbits, parrots, lions, T e lephants, fish, chickens and human beings are all
gaun living beings.
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