The Jaina Doctrine of Karma And The Science Of Genetics: Principle of Saṁkramaṇa

In Sthānāñga Sūtra's story Lord Mahāvīra has given the message to awaken one's self exertion:

There are four types of karmas:

• Some karmas are auspicious and their reward is also auspicious.
• Some karmas are auspicious, but their reward is inauspicious.
• Some karmas are inauspicious, but their reward is auspicious.
• Some karmas are inauspicious and their reward is also inauspicious.^[55]

In other worlds even bonded karma is auspicious but its reward is sinful. Bonded karma is inauspicious but gives the auspicious reward. It is a strange thing. This is all the Theory of Saṁkramaṇa, the Theory of transformation. Bonded karma that is auspicious, will give auspicious reward and bonded inauspicious karma gives the inauspicious reward, but the second and third are important, because the principle of Saṁkramaṇa (transformation) is applicable here.

Principle of Saṁkramaṇa (transformation) is the principle of self-exertion. It is only through the self-exertion that the sinful karma can be transformed into auspicious karma and vice-versa. It is entirely the self exertion and creativity of man which make such a thing happen. By doing good self-exertion a man can change his fate or destiny.^[56] All the collected auspicious karmas can be transformed through sinful self exertion, and all collected sins can be transformed into auspicious karmas through good self exertion.^[57]

Transplantation of body limbs

A news was published in the times of India newspaper, "scientists donated new life to lakhs of people". This year (1990) two American scientists who have been awarded the Nobel prize in the medical science, they have donated a new life to lakhs of people with the help of their scientific processes. The award giving keroliñsakā Institute wrote in the honour, that the work of these scientists is very important for whom the other method of treatment are ineffective, and they can fully be cured through the method of transplantation of limbs. They have invented the system of transplanting limbs, bones, bone merrow and cells. Both the scientists cured the patients through transplantation of limbs methods.

Prominent Geneticist Dr. Mure controlled the tissues denial problem. In 1954, he made a successful limb transplantation. He took a kidney from one child of two identical twins and transplanted it to the other child where it continued to function for twenty four years. Seventy years old Scientist Dr. Tonson invented transplantation bone - marrow process in which in luckinia white cells become blood red cells. He succeeded in transplanting the bone merrow cells of one person to the other person.^[58]