Scientific Secrets of Jainism

Author(s): Nandighoshvijay
Publisher: Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad

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Why Does Omniscient Tirtharkara Moves About On A Golden Lotus?
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do they then need a golden throne to sit on and golden flowers to put their feet on?
Jain scriptures do not give any clear explanation about this. In reply to this question, some modern thinkers, scholars and Jain monks say that after the omniscient Tirthankara attains omniscience, his body emits a large quantity of energy. The earth cannot bear this large quantity of energy. Only gold can bear this quantity of energy. That is the reason why soon after Tirthankara attains omniscience, gods make golden lotus flowers and Tirthankara either moves about by putting his feet on them, sits on them or sits on the golden throne in Samavasarana and gives sermons. At that time also, his feet rest on golden lotus flowers.
in this regard, my reverend Gurudev, His Holiness Ācārya Śri Sūryodayasūriji says that this is not true nor has it any support of scriptures and since gold is also produced in the earth, it is earth-bodied. If earth is not capable of holding the large quantity of energy of the omniscient Tirthankara, how can gold have that capability? There must, therefore, be some other reason for creating golden lotus flowers.
Thinking on the basis of scientific principles, this question can be answered as under. Today science has proved that every living being constantly emits such type of energy. Scientists know this energy as bio-electromagnetic energy. This cannot be seen but it can be perceived. Some times great men with their extra sensory powers can see this energy. Where there is electric energy, magnetic energy is always there. Both these energies are connected with each other. Michael Faraday proved this in 1833 A.D. Where there is electro-magnetic energy, there is electro-magnetic field.
Of course, we cannot see bio-electromagnetic energy but today with the help of modern scientific instruments, coloured photographs of bioelectromagnetic field can be snatched by Kirlian photography. Moreover on the basis of their colours and by detecting their defects, diseases can also be diagnosed. In ancient times great men knew this bio-electromagnetic field by the name of aura.
Śri Ashok Kumar Dutt, who is a mechanical engineer in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Noida, (Ghaziabad), can see the aura of men. Not only that but he also can know the kinds of thoughts of men on the basis of its colours.