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January, 1964 at the conference of the third striking element of Jainism orientalists at New Delhi. He refers is Jain logic with its finest flower the particularly to the excavations made at Sapta Bangha, which, according to traMohanjadaro and Harappa : "..... the dition is ascribed to Lord Mahavira. pose of standing dieties on the Indus We have here a good introduction in scale resembled the pose of standing form of a book 'Anekantavada' by Shri image of Rishaba Dev obtained from Harisatya Bhattacharya published by Mathura. The feeling of abandonment Shree Jaina Atmanand Sabha, Bhawnathat characterises the standing figures gar. The number seven has here of the indus scale, three to five (Plate a particular importance. "The Jainas'. II, I. J.H., with a bull in the foreground so the author points out, 'urge that the may be the prototype of Rishabha-- doctrine of the Sapta Banga does not Rishabha has been spoken of as Yogish- mean that a thing is possessed of only wara by poet Jinsena in his Maha- seven attributes or that it has only purana. Therefore, the Indus valley seven modes. It recognises on the excavated material glaringly estab- contrary that the thing has an infinite lishes the fact that the Founder of number of attributes and modes but Jainism belonged to the pre-Vedic holds that if one of these attributes or peried."
modes is considered in relation to the The second striking feature is Jain thing, the thing would present seven Cosmology and in this context its aspects, neither more nor less." conception of soul. Scholars like Let us sum up : The first mentioned Glasenapp Kirfel and Schubring and striking feature of Jainism is its hoary among the younger generation Josejh antiquity. What does this mean to Kohl from Wurzburg University in modern man living in a state of contiGermany and among Indian Scholars nuous change ? Jainism, at least in its recently Muni Shri Nagrajji in his ex- deeper layers, offers, something percellent book 'Jain Philosophy and manent which has stood the test of time Modern Science' have published very and helps humanity to regain its inner acute treatises on this subject. Parti- balance. cularly the book of Muni Shri Nagraj The second striking feature is the shows to what an extent and what a majestic cosmology, developed by the great authenticity the ancient Jain Philo- lain Philosophers. The knowledge, sophers have expounded the subtle gained at a time when there were no element of the Universe thousands of scientific instruments, was obtained by years ago, when the seeds of the an unique strength of intuition. Today science were not even sown. Even the merely calculating function of the today', so the author assures, 'Science mind is overstressed and leads often is just staggering on the ladder of to narrowness, We need a new balance knowledge to reach that stage.'
between calculation and intuition and Published by P. D. Divakar, Nayayatirth, B. A., LL. B.
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