Eham Briefing: Aik Ghair-Makhlooq Abadi Kainat
Jain cosmology kisi khaliq khuda ko nahi manti: kainat (Loka) ghair-makhlooq aur abadi hai, jo aik aise insan ki tarah bani hui hai jis ki taangain khuli hon aur haath hip par hon, aur ye waqt ke la-mehdood charhte aur utartay chakron se guzarti hai.
1. Utsarpini aur Avasarpini
Waqt aik kainati pahiye ki tarah ghoomta hai: kamaliyat se kharabee ki taraf utartaa hua (*Avasarpini*), phir andheray se roshni ki taraf charhta hua (*Utsarpini*), jo sakht qudrati qanoon ke tehat chalta hai.
2. References
- Cort, J. E. (2001). Jains in the World: Religious Values and Ideology in India. Oxford University Press.