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CONSERVATION OF VEGETATION & JAIN PHILOSOPHY
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life expectancy of majority of animals is 5 to 25 years, for the human beings it is 40 to 60 years but for vegetation it is 60-80 years. One must think that nature has provided this longer life for the benefit of all beings and specially it is in the interest of human being.
Thus, either protect the vegetation or perish. Human being is perishing vegetation for short term gains. As its consequences vegetation will perish the human being for ever. I am afraid that in the twenty first century we may have to see the world as dust bowl devoid of any life on this planet. Now human being must open its own eyes and must save the humanity from suicidal end.
EITHER PROTECT THE FOREST WITH THE SLOGAN AND ACTION OF
अहिंसा परमो धर्म OR PERISH
REFERENCES
1. Acaranga Sutram, 132 & 180. 2. Ibid. 3. Acaranga Sutram, 265. 4. Acaranga Sutram 45, p. 71. 5. Acaranga Sutram, 43. 6. Ibid., 44.
Jawahar Kirawali 33 Vin Kiran edited by Pandit Shri
Shobhachand Bharil, Shri Jawahar Sahitya Samiti, Bikaner. 8. Dak, Kanhaiya Lal Shravak Dharm, Shri Akhil Bhartiya Jaiu
Vidvat Parishad, 1985, p. 6. 9. Acharanga Sutram, 1.5, 46 10. Jawahar Kirnawali, 31st, p. 176. 11. Ibid., p. 188. 12. Sagar Dharma, 13. 13. Pandit Pannalal, Adi-Purana (Acharya Jinasena) Bharatiya
Gyan peeth, Kashi, 1963, p. 55. 14. Adipurana, p. 61. 15. Bhavishya purana, p. 128.
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