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Hence to eliminate these chances, it is advisable to empty the pot in the night & leave it inverted for drying for at least one full night. In wet/rainy season, it is better to dry it for 36 hours, i.e. to use it after one day after rubbing the surfaces with hand and washing/rinsing it with non-living water. Then it can be filled with fresh non-living boiled water for day's consumption.
If one cannot be vigilant to observe these precautions strictly, one should not use earthen pots, particularly for the persons with such vowed restraint. Q. 11:- Is the mineral water, available in the market after treatment
with UV rays or ozone gas etc non-living? Can a Jaina Saint or a vow-restrained Shrãvaka be permitted to use such
water for drinking? A 11:- This is a situation arisen in modern-times. We shall analyze it in
the light of new scientific theory. Certain operations are done on the water to make this mineral water bacteria-free. But this water cannot be considered as non-living water, even after it becomes bacteria-free. The structure of Yoni is not broken in the operation. They remain, mostly in tact. Also the oxygen content is not altered. If the ozone quantity is kept high, it can replace some of the dissolved oxygen. But there is no possibility that it will remove 100% of dissolved oxygen. Hence chances to convert this water into non-living mass are very poor. Normally, it remains alive, although it becomes free from bacteria (zero Trasa or other Sthavara vegetative life, like fungus etc). Hence abstinent shrãvakas (Vrati) should not
use it. Q. 12:- Can a sãdhaka use dhovana or boiled water which is kept in
fridge for cooling it? A 12:- This is also a modern-day problem. In olden days, there were no
fridges. In the light of our scientific theory, we will find the correct answer. In fridge, water is not cooled by its self evaporation. If the water container is covered tightly, its surface is cooled by conduction with the ambient air and by radiating heat from the container surface. The vapour in the ambient air
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