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(E-8) Science of Dhovana Water
As per Jaina Philosophy, water is considered to be a water-bodied living-being, having only one sense called Touch-sense, as opposed to human beings having 5 sense-organs. So far there was no scientific evidence to prove this postulation. As per contemporary science, a living-being must contain DNA & RNA chemicals. Since water is only a simple chemical, having hydrogen and oxygen elements in form of H,O, it could not be considered as a living-being, Here, one should keep in mind that we are talking about Apkayik living-beings (immobile water-bodied) and not of mobile Micro-Organisms (Traskāya), present in water!
However, recently a scientific model of the structure of living water has been formulated by the author. The basic micro unit called 'Yoni', consists of a minimum 18 water-molecules. It looks like a net type of hollow cylindrical structure, through which dissolved oxygen radicals can pass through. By conducting certain experiments, direct as well as through certain indirect evidences, the validity of the hypothesis has now been proved. With the help of the above noted model, it has been proved that it satisfies the basic criteria of a living-being. Certain interesting results are given below. It is now possible
to differentiate between living and non-living water and to label it. to understand as to how living-water becomes non-living by boiling or by rub-washing it with foreign materials, a process
called dhovana making. (iii) to understand as to how living water can carry memory and
how a drop of water can contain innumerable no. of waterbodied living beings, which constantly undergo cycles of death and birth.
With a noble intention of minimizing the loss and killing of these bodies and to protect environment, Jaina ascetics and many laities use only non-living water. A feeling of Karunã is thus inculcated.
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