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THE JAIN VIEW OF UNIVERSE.
no distinction between Moksha and Sansar. On the contrary they both become the same.
Question may be raised here that if the Jiva does not return to Sansar from Moksha, a time is possible when all the Jivas will attain Nirvana putting an end to the Sansar. Such is not however the case. Jivas are infinite in number, so that howmanysover be taken out of them the balance is still infinite. As an
atom or a molecule is the unit of matter in the physical world or a point is the unit of surface in géometry, in the same way a Jiva is the unit in the spiritual would. Now the number of points in a given line is infinite according to the defini
To the Editor of "English man." Sir, The reply given by his Honor the Lieutenant-Governer of Bengal to the Jain deputation that met him on the Paresnath Hills in regard to the adjudication of their rights enjoyed from time immemorial in that place has come as a painful surprise to all sections of the Jain community. They are fortunate and glad that his Honor has not yet passed final orders upon the question that has considerably exercised the minds of the Jains, for the trend of the reply has created
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tion of a point, and if we rub half the line of, their number in the part left still remains infinite. Similar is the case with Jiva. Thus not only the six Dravyas, but the Tattwas and Sansar also are without be
ginning, without end.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
I cannot conclude this article without saying that any faults or inconsistencies in it, of which I think there might be many, are not to be understood as so many defects of Philosoply but are to be attributed to my ignorance and incompetency and to that alone.
PARESNATH HILL.
[The Englishman of Calcutta publishes several letters on the question of Parasnath Hill. We reprint them for the information of our readers. We are extrшeely sorry that Government have not yet declared that they have given up the idea of in-juring the feelings of 1'500'000 of Jains.) ED S. J.
I.
A further description of Dravyas and Tattwas will be published shortly in
Hindi.
unless His Honor's present views arc an apprehension in their mind that modified to ultimate verdict which is
This is already published, Edi-S. J.
likely to be given to this much-vexed question will be most unfavourablo to them. At the outest we owe it to the Lieutenant-Governer to express our cordial appreciation of the tone and temper of his reply in which he was at some pains to indicate his solicitude for the religious scruples of the Jains. Being himself a deeply religious man. His Honor was perfectly ready to show his respect to the.reli
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