Book Title: Scientific Secrets of Jainism
Author(s): Nandighoshvijay
Publisher: Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad
________________ There is one school of thought in India which argues that whatever western science is discovering today was already known to the eastern thinkers long ago. The attitude in this book is not of this kind. Instead the author has argued that Jain thinking has been more mature, more comprehensive and more satisfying than what science has to offer. Jayant Narlikar Director & Homi Bhabha Professor, IUCAA, PUNE-411007 (India) The present book written by Munishri Nandighoshvijayji is an attempt to bridge the gap between Jain school of thought and modern science. The book covers a wide variety of topics. In the beginning it takes up topics such as Special Theory of Relativity, Nature of Light, Doppler Effect, Black Holes etc., many of which form the foundations of modern physics and are deeply entrenched into current scientific thought. The problem whether light is a wave or a particle has been a fundamental problem of the 19th century physics. There is no such conflict with the Jain Philosophy since Anekantavada is one of the basic premise on which Jain thought has developed. It is impressive to see that a variety of topics, as diverse as the origin of life to cosmic time cycles were discussed in the ancient scriptures. The topics dealing with mantra, yantra, japa, colour and music point out their importance in Jain philosophy and spiritual practices. The bio-electromagnetic energy or extrasensory perception are the topics which are only lately being investigated scientifically. Dr Narendra Bhandari (Ph.D., F.A.Sc., F.N.A.Sc.) Senior Prof. & Chairman, Earth Science & Solar System, PRL, Ahmedabad-380009, (India) But the 42 year Nandighoshvijayji has charted almost a new course for nearly a decade-and-a half now, exploring pure science and examining its compatibility with what has been observed, and remained buried to the common eye, in the Jain scriptures. The scriptures, he said, were 2500 years old and were preserved in oral traditions for a thousand years before being put on palm leaves. He does not find anything odd in what he is doing. He is not a dogmatic person out to prove something with a fanatic finality, he has triggered a rational debate. Tushar Bhatt Senior Editor The Times of India, Ahmedabad, (India) ersonel
