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Five Anuvratas AND Sallekhna presented by - Aryika Chandnamati According to Jain tradition, there are four types of destinities i.e. gatis in the world. These are Manushaya (human), Tiryanch (sub-human), Naraki (hellish-beings) and Dev (celestials). Out of these, Manushaya Gati i.e. human beings are the best because they have the power of thinking and so...

Teen Lok-The Jain Universe C According to Jain scriptures, there is the general human-shaped occupied universe with a volume of 343 Rajjus in the major central part of the infinite-times-infinitely extensive non-occupied universe or non-universe space as observed by the Venerable Omniscients. The Height of the Universe One Rajju length consists of innumerable Yojanas. In...

Jambudweep-The first Geographical Creation presented by - Aryika Chandnamati Hastinapur is the historical Pilgrimage centre, where histories of many great persons like Tirthankars etc.are connected. The first Jain Tirthankar Lord Rishabhdev had taken the first of his meals, that is the first Ahar of sugarcane juice here, crores of years back. After a long span...

 Karma and the Nine Jain Tattvas The Philosophy of Karma and the Nine Jain Tattvas TO understand the relation between karma and soul, Acharya Somadev (10th century A.D.) has given beautiful analogy:“It is just like a person sitting in a boat, boat takes the man in the direction in which he drives the boat.” The…

Cosmos Energy Pyramids And Namokara By: A.P. Jain The inner force, the power of the soul is the most vital force, the human being have. Meditation, repetition, chanting, enlogising, devotion, veneration etc. are all ‘instruments for awakening ‘that’ infinite force. With the help of ‘God’ , the guru or by bliss a mantra or other…

Madhyaloka Madhyaloka comprises of one Rajju as length breadth and one Lakh yojanas height. The number of Dvîpas (islands) and oceans in it equals the number of hair in twenty-five kodåkodi uddhåra Palyas, i.e. the number is uncountable in simple words. Island and oceans form alternate rings with Jambýdvîpa (the island of Jambý), the only...

The Three Lokas At a very middle of alokåså¹a, there exists human-like lokåkå¹a having a dimension of 343 rajjus and being contaminated with five types of fluids like Jîva, Pudgala, Dharma, Adharma and Kåla. Beginningless and endless, it was generated by itself. It is divided into three parts as mentioned below : 1. Adholoka —its...

ETERNAL JAINISM Namo Nameh SatvahintkaraiVeerai BhawyambujbbhaskaraiAnantlokai Surachirtai,Devadhidevai Namo Jinai. In the holy scriptures of jainism,the universe has been called "anadinidhan".Like "logo akitimmo khalu anainihano sahavanivatto". In the centre of the universe,the first island is the "Jambudweep".in this there are shatkaal changes in the bahrat shetra and the erawat shetra.the first period has two parts called...