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JAIN PHILOSOPHY & MODERN SCIENCE most modern ones in the scientific world. Allhough various other imaginations had occurred in the minds of the scientists even before this, they were not systematic Having known the ancient beliefs such as the earth is supported on the head of the cobra (Seshnaga) as well as the scientific beliefs such as the earth is a piece of the Sun, the moon is the piece of the earth etc, the thinker (the reader) will definitely find that the opinion of the Jain Scripture and the Jain Philosophy about the creation and the destruction of the earth is more logical and rational. Here, it is believed that our earth (known as 'Tiryaglok"), is one of the many earths of the universe. There are various different earths, in the infinite space above our earth, as well below our earth. They are called Urdhyaloka and Adholoka respectively In this way, this universe is 14 rajjus in height. It is indistructible and its earth, consisting of countless oceans and countless lands is also a permanent feature The meaning is that this earth was never created nor will it be ever completely destructed, it is neither detached from the sun nor the moon is detached from it Monkeys and men are and have always been the residents of the earth. Where, in the philosophical world, there is a view that the earth was created by the God, the solution by assuming the earth as without beginning and end is more correct, because, if we asked the believers of God as a creator, the question that if this earth was created by somebody, when, why and how it was created, they keep mum. This argument can be car
