Scientific Secrets of Jainism

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

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solution will prove to be satisfactory.
In Jain tradition carefulness (Yatanā) is a main characteristic of religious activity. In the 'Daśavaikālika Sūtra' when the disciple is taught that himsā, i.e. violence is committed even in walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, speaking and eating, the disciple asks how one can live one's life if himsā, i.e. violence is committed even in walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, speaking and eating? कहं चरे ? कहं चिट्ठे ? कहमासे ? कहं सए ? कहं भुंजंतो ? भासंतो ? पावकम्मं न बंधइ ?
(Trafo 372247-8, TRT-6) kaham carē ? kaham citthē ? kahamāsē ? kaham saē ? kaham bhuñjantā ? bhāsanto ? dāvakammam na bandhai ?
(Daśavaikālikasūtra Adhyayana-4, Gāthā - 7) It is said in reply to this :: जयं चरे, जयं चिट्टे, जयमासे, जयं सए । जयं भुजंतो भासंतो पावकम्मं न बंधइ ।
(agdana 3792749-8, TIRA-C) jayam carē jayam citthē jayamāsē jayam saz jayam bhuñjantā bhāsanto pāvakammam na bandhai.
(Daśavaikālikasūtra Adhyayana-4, Gāthā - 8)
Walk with care, stand with care, sit with care, sleep with care, speak with care and eat with care so as not to commit sin.
Thus carefulness is important in the Jain religion. Scripturists teach us to live a life of least sinful activities and this can be done by observing utmost carefulness.
Genders of living beings :
A question also arises about genders of living beings. According to Jain scriptures, one-sensed, two-sensed, three sensed and four-sensed living beings belong to neuter gender and they reproduce asexually. But science (botany and zoology) shows that this is wrong. Zoology shows that ants, flies, butterflies etc. undergo sexual intercourse and they produce offsprings with a gender. Among them there are genders of males and females. Botany shows that there are male and female genders even among trees and plants