Jainism a Glimpse

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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and largest sizes of humans, mammals, animals, birds, etc. many times enormous than prehistoric skeletons discovered so far, all these have been made known to us by Omniscient Teachers (Arhata).
Jainism says a drop of water contains several (Trasakāyas) moving beings, and numberless molecules (Skandha). Through electronic microscope this statement is now confirmed (the presence of bacteria and viruses). Jainism has described in detail with scientific precision all these and many more types with the only aim of protecting life. It further mentions that a drop of water itself is made of innumerable subtle bodies each having a soul.
Jainism has attributed life to stone and minerals, science agrees with that also. There is life also in fire and air. Jainism has described many types of trees including man-eating and insecteating, which modern science has found in Africa and South America. Jainism has described plants and trees having sex, fear, acquisitive instincts. Though they have one exterior sense they have all the five inner senses (Bhāva-Indriya) and also inner mind (Bhāva-Mana) This has been recently proved by the invention and use of Polygraph (Galvanometer), which like cardiogram, registers different emotional vibrations of the plant.
A murder was committed. The murdered person had a plant in his room. Five people were arrested but when the real culprit was brought in the room, the plant vibrated apprehending the real murderer. It is further said that even at the thought of cutting a branch of a particular tree, the tree gives vibrations, of acute fear, it is the (Bhāva-Mana) inner mind.
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