Jaina Biology

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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The World of Life : Plants
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(Kannukka da = a kind of plant ), Mahuo (Madhuka ? = Glycerrhiza glabra ), Valai (a kind of plant ), Mahusimgi (Madhuśrmgi=a kind of plant), Niruha (Niruhā=a kind of plant ), Sappasuyamdhā (Sarpasugamdā, the ichenumon plant), Chinnaruhā (Galo = Clerodendrum phlo. moides ), Biyaruhā ( Bījaruha = a kind of plant growing from seed ), Pādha (pāțba =Cyclea peltata ), Miyavāluṁki (Mrgavālumki ra kind of plant), Mahurarasa (Madhurarasa, a species of Glycerrhiza glabra ), Rāyavalli (Rajavalli =Paedaria foetida or Momordica Charantion), Paumā Padmä= Bhäramgira kind of lotus), Mādhari (Mādhuri ? = Foeniculum Vulgarae), Damti ( Baliospermum montanum ), Camdi (a species of plant), Kitti (Kitthira species of plant ), Māsapaņņi (Māsaparnī= Jangli Adada Glycine Debilis ), Muggapanni (Mudgaparni = Phaseolus Trilobus ); Jiviya (Jivika or Jīvaka = the plant Jivanti, or a species of Pterocarpus marsupium ), Rasabheya (Rsabhaka =a kind of plant), Renuyā (Renukā= Vitex agnus-castus), Kāoli ( Kākoli= A svagamdhä = the plant physalis Flexuosa ), Khirakakoli (a kind of plant), Bhamgi (Cannabis Sativa), Nahi (a kind of plant), Kimirāsi (Krmirāśī = a species of plant), Bhaddamutthā (Bhadramustā= Motha, a kind of Cyperus tuberosus), Namgalai (Lamgalai-The Glory lily-Gloriosa Superba), Paluga ( Pelugā = a kind of plant), Kinha (Krsna = a king of plant, Black pepper plant?), Paula (a kind of plant ), Hadha (Hath = Jalakumbhikā, a kind of plant ), Harataņuyā ( Haratanukā = a kind of plant ), Kanha (Krsnakanda, the lotus = Nymphaea rubra), Vajja (Vajrakanda = a species of bulbous plant), Surandkanda (Amorphophallus Campanulatus), Khalluda (Khaltura = a kind of plant ) and others like them. They are anantajivikā ( inhabited by infinite bacteria ).59
Trnamūla (root of grass ), Kandamūla (root of bulb or tuberous root), Vamśamūla (root of bamboo ) are inhabited by numerable, innumerable and infinite bacteria.
The Guccha (shrubs or fibrous root) of Simghādaga (Sțngāțaka = Trapa bispinosa ), is the habitat of many bacteria, its leaves are inhabited by individual bacterius in each leaf, while its fruits are inhabited by two bacteria in each fruit.60
There are infinite bacteria residing in the root, bulb, stem, bark, branch, twig, leaf, flower, fruit, and seed of the plant or plants which break clean (Samabhanga )61 in equal part. 59. Pannavaņā Sutta, I. 54, 1, 47-53. 60. Ibid., I. 54-2, 54-55. 61. "Jassa mulassa bhaggassa samo bhamgo padisae / up to Jassa biyassa bhaggassa
samo bhamgo padisai / anamtajive u se bie, je yava anne tahavihā 1/65//", Ibid., 1. 54.3, vy. 56-6).