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If we want to simplify and elaborate Buddha's categorization of miracles given above, we can say that to demonstrate incredible magical powers is a small miracle and to demonstrate purification powers is a big miracle.
In the ancient Jain scriptures and in several other scriptures, there is a mention about special miraculous powers. Their description is also very amazing. With some magical powers man can see with his ears, he can listen with his eyes, while with some magical powers he can walk on water or fly in the sky without any wings.
Once the era of special magical powers ended, the era of science began. With magical powers or with the help of science, the changes that you can bring in a man's life or the miracles that you can see are all at the external level only. The transformation that happens through religion is at an internal level. Hence we can say that science can produce petty miracles, whereas religion believes in producing bigger miracles.
When Delson, the former Foreign Minister of Great Britain suffered from cancer, he drove the whole world crazy. The disease had no cure and at the same time, his ardent desire to live also had no remedy. Finally he had to surrender helplessly before his disease and died with an unfulfilled wish to live longer. During those same times, famous Jain Acharya Vijay Bhuvanbhanusurshwariji's younger brother and first disciple saint Padmavijayji was also suffering from cancer. It was difficult for him to drink even water.
It is possible that people suffering from the deadly disease of cancer may not be able to consume food. But because of this impediment, their desire to eat doesn't diminish. The disease
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