Scientific Secrets of Jainism

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

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Scientific Secrets of Jainism
जंमि उ पिलिज्जंते, नेहो नह होइ, बिंति तं विदलं । विदले विह उप्पन्ने नेहजुअं होइ नो विदलं ।।१।। मुग्गमासाइ पभिई, विदलं कच्चंमि गोरसे पडइ । ता तस जीवुप्पत्ति, भणंति दहिए वि दुदीणुवरि ।।२।। विदलं जिमिउं पच्छा, पत्तं मुहं च दो वि धोवेज्जा । अहवा अन्नय पत्ते, भुजिज्जा गोरसं नियमा ।।३।।
jammi u pilijjantē, nēho nahu hõi, binti tam vidalam. vidalē vihu uppannē nēhajuam hõi nõ vidalam ..1.. muggamāsāi pabhiim, vidalam kaccammi görasē padai. tā tasa jivuppatti, bhaṇanti daniē vi dudinuvarim ..2.. vidalam jimium pacchā, pattam muham ca do vi dhôvējā . ahavā annaya pattē, bhuñjijā görasam niyamā ..3.. 9
Here the second verse clearly shows that on the third day, curds become unfit to be eaten. The third verse shows the method of eating curds as food. After eating pulses the vessel and the mouth should be washed and curds should be taken as food or curds should be eaten from another vessel.
Elsewhere, the verses are found as under : मुग्गमासपभिइ, आमगोरसे जो भलइ । उवइ तसरासि असंखजीवा मुणेयव्वा ।।१।। विदले भोयणे चेव, कंठे जीवा अणंतसो होइ । उयरंमि गए चेव, जीवाण न होइ उप्पत्ति ।।२।। muggamāsapabhii, āmagörasē jo bhalai. uvai tasarāsi asankhajivā muņēyavvā ..1.. vidalē bhūyaņē cēva, kanthē jivā aṇantasõ hõi. uyarammi gaē cēva, jivāna na hõi uppatti ..2.. 10
According to modern botany, pulses include all dicotyledon vegetables i.e. beans or pulses e.g. moongo, black-bean, bean, pea, grams, chola, moth, lentil, fenugreek etc. from which oil cannot be extracted and groundnut, cashew-nut, charoli, sesame, mustard seeds, almond, rape seeds, turiya, lady's finger etc. from which oil can be extracted. But according to Jain scriptures and tradition, pulses include only dicotyledons from which oil cannot be extracted.
Here one doubt also arises that whether dahimvadā / ghõlavada are fit to be eaten or unfit to be eaten ? There are some uncertainties about dahimvadā (kind of fried cakes made of pulses, dipped in curds).For lay-folk, dahimvadā are shown to be unfit to be eaten and it is mentioned in the aticāra sutra of lay-folk. But the paccakkhāņa bhăşya shows thirty food items of six soul defiling foods i.e. Vigais. There fried cakes made of pulses,