CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION of the KEVALAJÑĀNAVINAYATĀPASYA-SAṄGHA
KEVALAJÑĀNAVINAYATĀPASYA-SAṄGHA THE UNIVERSAL JAIN SAṄGHA (RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY) [67 of 78]
APPENDIX VI [23 of 28]
18. JAINA SYMBOLISM [1 of 6]
Science of Symbolism [1 of 2]
Before proceeding with the illustrative part of the lecture I shall say something generally on the science of symoblism. The ordinary idea of Western scholars, with regard to symbols and mythical writings, is that the origin of these things is due to the primitive state of the human mind, that people began as children, in the beginning they formed their thoughts on pictures, and, later on, came to abstract ideas. Really speaking, this theory has no basis in fact. There cannot be any nation which gives pictures, unless they have a clear idea formed of them. Therefore, the idea comes first, then they illustrate it by the pictures and symbols.
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