Jainism

Author(s): M R Gelra
Publisher: Createspace

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12. Mathematics is founded on the existence of tending to absolute zero and nonexistence of absolute infinity.
13. Agams are founded on the classical and basic knowledge imparted by Mahavira.
As we are aware, on 25th April 2015 a massive earthquake rocked Kathmandu and some other parts of Nepal causing destruction and devastation to a great extent not only of property but also of living-beings. It seems to be a coincidence that a great Jain Acharya Mahashraman ji arrived at Kathmandu on 21st April as per schedule of tour of Ahimsa Yatra in Nepal. He was with his disciples and followers. Being closely associated with Nepal, Indian government has launched massive relief and rescue operations. At this moment, a great spiritual leader Acharya Mahashraman determined to stay there in such odd circumstances and gave a message to all of his followers in Nepal, India and abroad to extend religious help and to perform prayer.
At this point of juncture, I was busy in writing a book. I thought to complete the book as early as possible. But it took its own time in completing the various steps to achieve the last stage of publication. The special feature of this book is that the subjects are dealt with modern science and many references are taken from the literature of Acharay Mahapragya a great saint and philosopher-writer of this century. Jain technical terms and names of scriptures are put either in the bold letters or italicized.
Special Features of Book
1. Prayer deals with "significance of Mantra".
2. Antiquity deals with the "contribution of the German scholars and Indus Valley Civilization".
3. Metaphysics deals with the "concept of massless karma".
4. Pudgala deals with the "difference of attributes in between gross matter and fine matter".
5. Philosophy deals with the "existence of co-opposites, the very basis of coexistent evolution".
6. Religion deals with the "acceptance of nonviolence for world peace".
7. Ethics deals with the "recent developments in Jain society".
8. Ecology deals with the "animate nature and environment".
9. Culture deals with the "equanimity and vegetarianism".
10. Art deals with the "iconography and temples".
11. Cosmology deals with the "eight point centre of the universe."
12. Mathematics deals with the "old concept of numerate, innumerate and infinite."
13. Agams deal with the teachings of Lord Mahavira. Acharanga Sutra is the oldest Agam composed in the style, contents and grammar, just like that of Vedas.
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