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MEDIEVAL JAINISM : CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
क्वचिद गिरिसरित्यूरां प्रावर्तन्त महारमा । घातुरागारूणा मुक्ता रक्तमोक्षा इवादिषु ।। and ध्वनंतों व वृषर्मुक्त स्थूल घार पयोधरां ।" रूदन्त इज शीकार्ता : कल्पवृक्ष परिक्षये ।।
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It has become now must to save the vegetation. The Jain religion alone has shown sufficient arguments to save the vegetation with scientific comments. Bhagwati Sutra speaks पुढविकाइया, सव्वे समवेदणां समकिरिया means like earth, all kayas have equal sense of feelings. अणु समयं अविरहिए अहारट्ठे समुपज्जई means vegetation along with others gets food without any obstacles. These further indicate the life in vegetation, hence needing Ahimsa for its protection. At the same time Acharanga Sutra advocates the co-existence of human life and vegetation and importance of vegetation for the survival of life. For peaceful life and to earn Punya the plantation of the tree has been prescribed and has been considered more than own son
पुत्रा संवत्सर स्यान्ते श्राद्धं कुर्वन्ती वा न वा । प्रत्यहं पादपाः पुष्टि श्रेयोज्यं जनयन्ति हि ।। सदा सदा स तीर्थी भावति सदा दान प्रयच्छति ।
HET JEU u trefa 47647 : 11 15 The son may attribute to you only after your death and that too may not be true. On the contrary, tree will be true and faithfully to you even during the course of your life. One who plants tree, he always remain nearest to the God. The return to him are like gifts and Yagna.
A tree is more than an animal because of dual service of inhaling the poison and discharging the life gas. Its cutting must be named as killing and cutter must be punished as murderer. The natural setting is of that sort that tree lives for longer duration to serve the all. The
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