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ment of liberation to propound their imaginary faith. But on deep thinking all such description appears to be false (fabricated).
Refutation of Achheras (fancied peculiarities)
And in their Shastras (Shwetamberas scriptures) the Achheras, i.e., some fancied peculiarities and acts are described. There they say-"These Achheras are created due to the instrumentality of Hundaawasarpini period, i.e., a peculiar aeon which comes after innumerable years of time; so these are not to be questioned”. But though many uncommon things happen due to bad time, yet nothing happens contrary to nature. If things do happen even contrary to · nature then blossoming of flowers in sky and possession of horns by donkey, etc. would also be possible, which is not possible. The Achheras that they describe are contrary to the nature i.e., against the nature's law. How is it contrary? Same is being discussed here:
They describe that Vardhaman Jina, for some period remained in the womb of a Brahmin lady, then he grew in the womb of a Kshatriya lady. But keeping someone's foetus into someone else's womb is not possible; even it cannot be contemplated. And if they describe this to have taken place in case of a Tirthankara, then the auspicious ceremony of conception took place at someone's home and the auspicious birth ceremony took place at someone else's home. The shower of gems took place for a few days at someone's home and for a few days at someone else's home. The sixteen dreams were dreamt by someone else and the son's birth took place to someone else; and likewise other things appear to be impossible. Moreover, the mothers became two and the father remained the one Brahman only. During the auspicious birth ceremony, he was not honoured and some other imaginary father was honoured. Thus, stating two fathers of a Tirthankara appears to be totally contradictory. Even listening to such words about a personage possessed of the highest rank is not worthwhile.
Moreover, if all this is possible even in the case of a Tirthankar then everywhere the transferring of foetus from the womb of one lady to that of another lady would become possible. So, as the Vaishnavas describe in many ways the birth of son or daughter, similarly, it would become acceptable in Jaina-faith also. But when in such bad
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