Ashtapadji Mahatirth Ratnamandir

Author(s): Jain Center of America Inc. New York
Publisher: USA Jain Center America NY
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001978/1

Page #1
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha ratnamaMdira ASHTAPAD MAHA TIRTH (pratikRti # 10)

Page #2
prakAzaka DaoN. rajanIkAMta zAha. jaina senTara oNpha amerikA - nyUyorka 43-11 ithAkA sTrITa, elmahasTa, ena.vAya 11373 yu.esa.e. Tel. (718)-478-9141 Fax: (718) 478-9144 E-mail: info@nyjaincenter.org Web: www.nyjaincenter.org bIjI AvRtti eprila 2009 aSTApada risarca InTaranezanala phAunDezana (eAraAiepha) DaoN. rajanIkAnta zAha 6 isTa 4pa sTrITa, rUma 1100 nyUyorka, ena vAya - 10017 yu.esa.e. aSTApada risarca InTaranezanala phAunDezana ela.DI.InsTITyuTa opha inDolojI gujarAta yunivarsiTI pAse, navaraMgapurA, amadAvAda-380009 jitendrabshah@yahoo.com doctorrshah@yahoo.com aSTApada risarca InTaranezanala phAunDezana 140, zrI gopAlanagara gopAlapurA bAyapAsa po.o. - 2yAmanagara, jayapura-382019 rAjasthAna vbordia@gmail.com mudraka: pArasa prAMsa 34, kovAlajI paTela sTrITa 17,lAkhANI Teresa,pahelo mALa phorTa, muMbAi 400 001 (o) 022 2282 5784 (mo) 98210 15079 (rAju). (mo) 98790 08908 (samIra)

Page #3
nivedana jaina dharmanA ati mahimAvaMtA pAMca tIrthomAM eka aSTApada tIrtha che. vartamAna samayamAM te prAyaH lupta mAnavAmAM Ave che. jaina senTara opha amerikA, nyUyorka dvArA A tIrthanI pratikRti banAvavAno ane saMzodhana aMge bhagIratha prayAsa thaI rahyo che. - jaina dharma graMtho pramANe tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva aSTApada parvata para nirvANa pAmyA. emanA putra cakravartI rAjA bharate tyAM ratnamaya prAsAdanuM nirmANa karyuM hatuM. prAsAda prati laI jatAM ATha pagathiyAM parathI aSTApada zabda pracalita banyo. jaina senTara opha amerikA, nyUyorka saMsthAe derAsara ane anya dhArmika pravRtti mATe nUtana makAnanuM nirmANa karyuM che. tyAM 24 tIrthakaronI pratimAjI sthApanA karavAnuM nakkI thayuM. AnA mATe ratnonI 24 pratimAo banAvIne ratnamaMdiranI sthApanA karavI. e samayamAM jayapuranA eka jinAlayamAM aSTApadano paTa joIne ratnamaMdirano vicAra aSTApadanI racanAnI kalpanAmAM parivartana pAmyo. A pachI aSTApada tIrtha viSe vadhu mAhitI meLavI, aSTApada tIrthanI kalAtmaka pratikRti banAvavAnuM kAma cAlu thayuM. atre agiyAramI pratikRti taiyAra karIne nyUyorka mokalela che jyAM te sthApita thaze. 24 tIrthakaronI pratimAjInA aDhAra abhiSeka muMbai mukAme pUjya zrI nayapAsAgarajI mahArAjasAhebanA saMyamajIvananA paccIsa varSanI ujavaNInA zubha prasaMge emanI nizrAmAM rAkhela che. pachI A pratimAjI nyUyorkanA jinAlayamAM aSTApada parvata upara pratiSThA sAthe sthApita thaze. For Private Personal Use Only

Page #4
A sAthe aSTApada pustikAnuM gujarAtI anuvAda prastuta karatAM ghaNo AnaMda thAya che. pUjya AcArya bhagavaMto, mahArAja sAheba ane vidvAnonA salAha-sUcana mATe AbhAra vyakta karIe chIe. padmazrI kumArapAlabhAI desAIe anuvAda karI Apyo te badala AbhAra mAnIe chIe. aSTApadanI pratikRti banAvavAnuM badhuM kAma mohanota jemsa jayapura karI rahyA che. teono AbhAra mAnIe chIe. sarve sahadhArmika bhAI-brenonA sahayoga badala AbhAra mAnIe chIe. . zrI dinezabhAI ane puSpAbena zAhe A pustikA chapAvI te badala temano tathA temanA kuTuMbIjanono AbhAra mAnIe chIe. jaya jinendra. Do. rajanIkAMta zAha. For Private 4 Personal Use Only

Page #5
viSaya-sUcI ..... nivedana.... viSaya-sUcI........... ............ zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha......... 1. prAstAvika................ 2. zrI aSTApadajI mahAtIrtha................... 3. graMthasaMdarbha ane itihAsa................... 4. aSTApada racanAno vicAra ane vikAsa: .... 5. aSTApadanI racanAno prAraMbha. 5.1 dhArmika vicAraNA. gAthAno artha mULa kalAkRti. yojanA pramANenI DijhAIna. 5.2 bAMdhaNI ane enjiniyariMganI dRSTie vicArelI DijhAIna .. 5.3 sphaTika ane kImatI ratno (paththara):. ............ jemAMthI mUrti banAvavAmAM AvI teno kAco paththara........... 6. pratikRtinI racanA .......... ....... 6.1 aSTApada parvata:................. .2 gokhalAo.............. 6.3 zrI jina covIsI-24 tIrthakaronI pratimAo. 7. zrI aSTApada tIrtha viSNaka kathAonI kotaraNI ..................... 8. tIrthaviSayaka saMzodhanaH ............ .............. 8.1 aSTApada viSayaka sAmagrInuM saMkalanaH.............. 8.2 pravAsI TIma............. 83 aSTApadanuM saMbhavita sthAna..................... ................... ............

Page #6
9. TUMka sAra : pariziSTa-1 - aSTApada saMbaMdhI kathAo. 1. zrI AdinAtha athavA RSabhadeva bhagavAna: 2. bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanuM varasItapanuM pAraNuM : 3. bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanuM kevaLajJAna ane nirvANa : 4. rAjA bharata cakravartI ................. 5. rAjA bharata ane arIsA mahela: 6. zrI gautamasvAmI .. 7. nAgakumAra ane cakravartI sagararAjAnA putro.................. 8. prativAsudeva rAjA rAvaNa ane vAli muni ..... 9. rANI vIramatI. 10. zrI munisuvrata svAmI, 11. zrI pAdaliptasUri............... pariziSTa - 2.... mukhya zaheromAM pradarzana ane seminAra.. pariziSTa - 3. ........... For Private Personal Use Only .......... .34 35 35 35 36 36 37 37 40 40 .41 .42 42 42 42 51

Page #7
sva. zA kakaladAsa hIrAcaMda ajabANI gaM. sva. bhurIbena kakaladAsa ajabANI ajabANI parivAranA saujanyathI For Pringate & Personal Use Only

Page #8
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha Kailash at A.M prAtaHkALe kailAsa-darzana tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna mAnasarovara Aja deva arihaMta namuM, samaruM tAruM nAma, jyAM jyAM pratimA jina taNI, tyAM tyAM karuM praNAma; zatruMjaya zrI Adideva, nema namuM giranAra, tAraMge zrI ajitanAtha, Abu RSabha juhAra; aSTApada giri upare, jina cauvise joya maNimaya mUrati mAnazuM, bharate bharAvI soya. -zrAvaka kavi RSabhadAsa (17 mI sadI

Page #9
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 1. prAstAvika jaina dharmanAM ati mahimAvaMtA pAMca tIrthomAM eka aSTApada tIrtha che. vartamAna samayamAM te luptaprAyaH mAnavAmAM Ave che. jaina senTara oNpha amerikA (nyUyaoNrka) dvArA A tIrthanI pratikRti banAvavAno bhagIratha prayAsa thaI rahyo che, jaina dharmagraMthomAM tIrthakaranA jIvanakALamAM banatI pAMca atyaMta mahattvanI ane pavitra gaNAtI dhaTanAone paMca kalyANaka' tarIke oLakhavAmAM Ave che. tIrthakarano mAtAnA garbhamAM avataraNa ane emanI mAtAne AvatAM 14 svapno, te cyavanakalyANaka kahevAya che. tIrthakaranA janmano bhavya rIte UjavAto janmAbhiSeka, te janma-kalyANaka kahevAya che. tamAma bhautika sukha-samRddhi tyajIne vikaTa tapasvI jIvanano svIkAra, te dIkSA-kalyANaka kahevAya che. ghaNI tapazcaryA ane dhyAna-sAdhanA pachI tIrthakarane prApta thatuM kevaLajJAna, te kevaLajJAna kalyANaka kahevAya che. emanA jIvanano chelo prasaMga te emano AtmA karmabaMdhanamAMthI pUrNa rIte mukta thaI siddhapadane pAme che, te nirvANa kalyANaka kahevAya che. A nirvANabhUmi para tIrthakara bhagavAnanA jIvananI dhyeyaprApti thAya che ane teo bhavabhramaNanA pherAmAMthI sadAkALa mATe mukti pAme che. te sthAna atipavitra ane mahimAvaMtuM gaNAya che. nIcenA zlokamAM darzAvyA pramANe pAMca sthaLoe 24 tIrthakaro nirvANa pAmyA che aSTApade zrI Adi jinavara, vIra pAvApurI varuM, vAsupUjya caMpAnayara siddhayA, nema revata girivaruM; sameta zikhare vIsa jinavara, mukti pahuMcyA munivaruM, cauvIsa jinavara nitya vaMduM, sayala saMgha suekaruM. "zrI AdinAtha bhagavAna aSTApada para nirvANa pAmyA, mahAvIrasvAmI bhagavAna pAvApurImAM, vAsupUjya svAmI bhagavAna caMpApurImAM ane neminAtha bhagavAna giranAramAM nirvANa pAmI mokSe gayA. bAkInA vIsa tIrthaMkaro sametazikharamAM nirvANa pAmyA. sakala saMghane sukha ApanAra A covIse tIrthakarone huM pUjyabhAve vaMdana karuM chuM." jaina dharmagraMtho pramANe tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva aSTApada parvata para nirvANa pAmyA. zrI aSTApada tIrtha e mahattvanuM tIrtha che ane e himAlayanA zAMta ane

Page #10
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha ramaNIya pradezamAM AveluM che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi para emanA putra cakravartI rAjA bharate ratnajaDita maMdiranuM nirmANa karyuM hatuM. maMdira prati laI jatAM ATha pagathiyAM parathI `aSTApada' zabda pracalita banyo. aSTApada sAthe saMkaLAyelI daMtakathA tIrthaMkaro vizenI cokkasa mAhitI Ape che. kevaLajJAna prApta thayA bAda bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeva samavasaraNamAM birAjIne dezanA (upadeza) ApatA hatA, tyAre kutUhalavaza cakravartI rAjA bharate pUchyuM ke A samavasaraNamAM dezanA sAMbhaLI rahelA lokomAMthI bhaviSyamAM koI tIrthaMkara thaze kharA ? tyAre bhagavAne pratyuttara Apyo ke tamAro (bharatano) putra marIci keTalAya bhavo bAda covIsamA tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIrasvAmI banaze'. e pachI AvanArI zrI covIsInI samaja ApI. A rIte cakravartI rAjA bharatane vartamAna zrI covIsInI mAhitI jANavA maLI hatI. I samavasaraNa bharata cakravartI nirvANa kalyANaka For Private Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.

Page #11
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 2. zrI aSTApadajI mahAtIrtha jaina dharmanA prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadevanI pAvana nirvANabhUmi zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha vize keTalIka upalabdha mAhitI joIe. 1 sthAna aSTApada parvata, (himAlayamAM kailAsa mAnasarovara pAse pracalita mAnyatA mujaba.). 2 vartamAna sthiti ajJAta (jaina senTara oNpha amerikA, nyUyaoNka ene zodhavA prayatnazIla che.) 3 nirmANakALa lAkho-abajo-kharvo varSa pUrve. 4 konI smRti jaina dharmanA prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi. 5 nirmAtA zrI bharata cakravartI 6 maMdiranuM nAma siMhaniSadyA prAsAda. prAsAdanI racanA vArtakI ratna dvArA sAmagrI ratnamaya maMdira, svarUpa cartumukhI - sarvatobhadra anya nAma harAdri, rakatAdri, sphaTikAcala. pada-paraNa ATha-nAmAnurUpa. 12 saMbaddha kathAo pariziSTa-1 3. graMthasaMdarbha ane itihAsa 1. atyaMta prAcIna jaina Agama graMtho (ekAdaza aMgAdi Agama)mAM aSTApadano mahAtIrtha rUpe ullekha maLe che. 2. aSTApada tIrthano ullekha zrI AcArAMgasUtranI niyuktinA 33ramAM lokamAM maLe che.

Page #12
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 3. jaina Agama zrI sUtrakRtAMgasUtra'mAM darzAvyA pramANe zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAne temanA putra rAjA bharata cakravartIne aSTApada para dezanA (upadeza) ApI hatI. 4. jaina Agama zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtranI niyukti anusAra koI paNa bhavyAtmA potAnI labdhithI zrI aSTApada tIrthanI yAtrA karaze, te carama-zarIrI (Aja bhavamAM mokSa prApta karanAra jIva) kahevAze, arthAta mokSa prApta karaze. (adhyAya 10, sUtra 290) 5. zrI Avazyaka niryukti' mAM paNa aSTApada tIrthanuM varNana prApta thAya che. 6. zrI kalpasUtra'mAM aSTApadane bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi tarIke darzAvavAmAM AvI che. 7. zrI nizItha cUrNimAM aSTApada parvata para tIrthakara zrI RSabha deva bhagavAnanA mokSagamananuM varNana che. 8. AcArya jinaprabhasUri kRta vividha tIrthakalpa'mAM aSTApada tIrthanA kalpa vize eka adhyAya prApta thAya che. temAM lakhyuM che ke guru gautamasvAmI dakSiNa bAjuthI siMhaniSidyA-prAsAdamAM pravezyA hatA. 9. AcArya dharmaghoSasUri racita zrI aSTApada mahAtIrthakalpa'mAM A tIrtha vize varNana maLe che ane temAM lakhyuM che ke siMhaniSadyA-prAsAdane cAra bAju hatI. 10. vizvakarmAkRta jJAnaprakAza dIpArNava' graMthamAM aSTApada girinI racanA vize savistAra noMdha maLe che. 11. uttara purANamAM jaina tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM caritra maLe che. emAM evuM varNana che ke emanA putra bharata cakravartIe atIta, vartamAna tathA anAgata ema traNe covIsInI 72 tIrthakaronI mUrtio dharAvatA suvarNa maMdiranI racanA karI. 12. bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmIe eka vAra dezanAmAM kahyuM hatuM ke je vyakti aSTApada parvatanI yAtrA karIne tyAM rAtri vAso karI, ArAdhanA karaze te A janmamAM mukti pAmaze. Azare chavvIsaso varSa pUrve bhagavAna mahAvIranA For Private & 12 sonal Use Only

Page #13
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha -- - - - --- prathama gaNadhara zrI gautamasvAmIe potAnI vizeSa labdhithI A tIrthanI yAtrA karI hatI ane tyAM rAtrinivAsa karI ArAdhanA karI hatI. 13. guru gautamasvAmIe jagaciMtAmaNi sUtra'nI prathama eka gAthAnI racanA aSTApada tIrtha para karI hatI. (prabodha TIkA' : bhAga-1) SaDAvazyaka bAlAvabodha' graMthamAM lakhyuM che ke temaNe jagaciMtAmaNi sUtra'nI pahelI eka gAthAnI racanA sAthe tIrtha para caityavaMdana karyuM hatuM. 14. vasudeva hiMDI' graMtha (21 mAM adhyayana)mAM ullekha che ke A parvata vaitADhyagiri sAthe saMbaMdhita che. enI UMcAI ATha mAIla che ane enI taLeTImAM nizadi nadI vahe che. 15. zrI jambudvIpa prajJaptimAM lakhyuM che ke aSTApadagiri kozala dezanI uttara dizAmAM Avelo che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANanA sthaLe devarAja iMdrae traNa stUpanI racanA karI hatI. (sUtra-33). 16. judA judA graMthomAM jaNAvyA pramANe aSTApada ayodhyAthI 12.5 yojana uttara dizA tarapha Avelo hato ane svaccha AkAza hoya tyAre ayodhyAnA vRkSanI Toca uparathI te joI zakAto ane tenA darzana thaI zakatA hatA. 17. zrI siddhANaM buddhANaM' sUtra (siddhastava sUtra)mAM aSTApadamAM je kramamAM tIrthakaronI pratimA che, te kramanuM varNana maLe che. - "cattAri-a-dasa-doya vaMdiyA jiNavarA-cauvvIsA" 18. zrI pUrvAcArya-racita "aSTApada kalpa" (prAcIna)mAM A tIrthanuM mahattva tathA ahIM thayelI maMgalakArI ghaTanAonuM vistRta varNana upalabdha che. 19. kalikAlasarvajJa AcArya hemacaMdrAcAryae triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritra'mAM aSTApada tIrthanuM vigate varNana karyuM che. enA dasamA parvanA prAraMbhe ullekha maLe che ke je aSTApada parvata para potAnI AdhyAtmika zakti (labdhi)thI caDhe che ane tIrtha para eka rAtri vase tene mukti prApta thAya che. 20. zrI dhanezvarasUrikRta zatruMjaya mahAbhyAmAM rAjA bharate bhagavAna RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi najIka vAddhakI ratna dvArA prAsAda baMdhAvyo hato. For Private & 13onal Use Only

Page #14
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 21. abhidhAna ciMtAmaNi pramANe kailAsa parvata rajatAdri, aSTApada, sphaTikAcala, hirAdri, himavata ane dhavalagiri jevAM nAmothI oLakhAya che. (4-94). 22. pUjya sahajAnandaghanajI potAnA patromAM lakhe che ke 72 biMbonI traNa covIsIo ahIM baraphamAM daTAyelI che. teo noMdhe che ke keTalAMka jina bimbo bauddha bhikSuo pAse che. 23. jaina graMtho pramANe dareka yugamAM avasarpiNI ane utsarpiNI kALa hoya che ane dareka kALamAM 24-24 tIrthakaro thatA hoya che. bhagavAna RSabhadeva vartamAna avasarpiNInA prathama tIrthaMkara che. emanA jIvanano ullekha judA judA dharmagraMtho, veda ane purANamAM jovA maLe che. teo e gRhasthAvasthAmAM asi (talavAra vagere sAdhanano upayoga), masi (zAhI ane kalama) ane kRSi (khetI) batAvI hatI. teo A avasarpiNInA prathama rAjA ane pahelA bhikSu hatA. 24. itihAsakAronA mata mujaba prAcIna sAmAjika sudhAraNA dasathI bAra hajAra varSa jUnI che. ema.AI.TI. anusAra mAnavasabhyatAno prAraMbha tibeTamAM thayo hato. pazcima tibeTa, kAzamIra ane himAcala pradezano prAcIna itihAsa A maMtavyanAM pramANo dharAve che. 25. I. sa. pUrve 1400mAM jiyAnA nAme oLakhAtI semI tibeTI prajA zAMga prajA sAthe bhaLI gaI hatI. jiyAna zabda 'jina' (tIrthaMkara) eTale ke vijetAnA paryAya rUpe prayojAyo hoya. 26. eka tibeTanA lekha pramANe tIrthakara bhagavAna munisuvratasvAmIe aSTApada tIrtha para tapa ane dhyAna karyA hatAM. 27. eka maMgoliyana bhikSunA mata pramANe tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeve aSTApadagiri para dhyAna ane tapa karyAM hatAM. A ullekha kaMjUda ane taMjUda pustakomAM jovA maLe che. 28. tibeTamAM AvelA potAlA mahela (dalAI lAmAno pUrva nivAsa)mAM keTalAka prAcIna tADapatrIya graMtha che, jemAM RSabhadevanA aSTApada-kailAsa paranA nirvANanuM varNana maLe che. For Private & 14sonal Use Only

Page #15
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 29. gAMgarI karacaga (Gangari Karchag) je graMtha tibeTI kailAsa purANa tarIke prasiddha che, te darzAve che ke kailAsa AkhI sRSTinuM kendra che. (A graMthano aMgrejI anuvAda thaI rahyo che.) 30. gaMgakAre tezI (Gangkare Teashi) zveta kailAsa (White Kailas) nAmanA pustakamAM darzAve che ke ahIM bauddha dharmIo pUrve jeno vasatA hatA. teo gyAla phAla pA ane 2 pu pA (Gyan Phal Pa and Chean Pu Pa) tarIke oLakhAtA hatA. temanA prathama bhagavAnanuM nAma khayu coka - bhagavAna RSabhanAtha hatuM ane chellA bhagavAna phela vA arthAt mahAvIra svAmI hatuM. A pustakamAM darzAvyA mujaba enA ghaNA siddhAMto jaina siddhAMto sAthe sAmya dharAve 31. jaina dharmanI prAcInatA aMge DaoN. latA botharA ghaNuM saMzodhanakArya karI rahyAM che. aSTApada vizenA temanA pustakamAM aSTApada aMgenA ghaNA saMdarbho maLe che. 32. judA judA graMtho, pustako, sAdhuo ane pravAsIo pAsethI aSTApada vizenuM vipula sAhitya prApta thayuM che. e sAmagrI dharAvatAM 16 vaoNlyuma to taiyAra thaI gayAM che. A soLa vaoNlyumamAM aSTApada vizenI vividha strotomAMthI maLelI mAhitI saMgrahita karavAmAM AvI che. graMtho ane itihAsamAMthI maLatI sAmagrI ane atyAre cAlI rahelA saMzodhananI vigato AmAM jheroksa karIne saMgrahita karavAmAM AvI che. 33. zrI bharatabhAI haMsarAje kailAsa parvatanI ghaNI tasavIro lIdhI che ane temanA maMtavya pramANe A tasavIro zrI aSTApada tIrthanA varNana sAthe meLa dharAve che. 4. aSTApada racanAno vicAra ane vikAsa : dha jaina senTara oNpha amerikA, nyUyorka saMsthAe derAsara ane anya dhArmika pravRtti mATe nUtana makAnanuM nirmANa karyuM che. emAM bIje mALe bhamatImAM 24 tIrthakaronI pratimAnI sthApanA karavAnuM nakkI thayuM. ame bhamatImAM covIsI (24 tIrthakaronI pratimA) mUkavAnuM icchatA hatA, paraMtu jagyAnA abhAve e zakya banyuM nahIM. A aMge vicAro thatA rahyA ane jaina senTaranA nUtana makAnanA bAMdhakAmanA For Private & 15onal Use Only

Page #16
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha nakazAne aMtima rUpa apAI gayuM hatuM. ame ratnonI 24 mUrtio banAvavAnuM nakkI karyuM ane bIje mALe A ratnamaMdira gabhArAnI dIvAla para mUkavAnuM nakkI thayuM. A mATe ghaNI ochI jagyAnI jarUra paDe. A tabakke ratnamaMdiranI prAraMbhika DijhAIna doravAmAM AvI. Floor N 3 Pathshala 1 Bhojanshala Ayambilshala Kitchen Rest Rooms C Shrimad Hall office Scholar's Room Upashraya Navkar Mantra Chandan Room Shower Rooms Senior Center Coat Rooms Gift Shop Rest Rooms Parking Youth Center Art Gallery Mini Theater Utilities 2-kALA BUILDING DIRECTORY DINING HALL MEDITATION HALL LIBRARY LECTURE HALL PARKING 2-lIlA ASHTAPAD DADAWADI ADINATH TEMPLE MAHAVIR TEMPLE RECEPTION MULTIPURPOSE HALL CELLAR *&>4 142 SHILA jaina senTara oNpha amerikA, nyUyaoNrka nA maMdiranI mAhitI ratnamaMdiranI yojanA AkAra laI rahI hatI, tyAre bhAratamAM AvelA jayapura zaheranA jinAlayamAM javAnuM banyuM. ahIM aSTApada paTa nihALyo tyAre ratnamaMdirano vicAra aSTApadanI racanAnI kalpanAmAM parivartana pAmyo. Temple Elevation bhagavAna candra prabha bhagavAna vAsajya jI 2-sapheda 2-lAla zrI covIsI For Private Personal Use Only O yer lea7407 16-sonerI

Page #17
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha zrI aSTApada tIrtha aMge saMzodhana karatAM pahelI najare lAgyuM ke A tIrtha vize khUba ochI mAhitI maLe che, paraMtu A tIrthanuM viziSTa mahattva e che ke A tIrtha prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi che. have ame e bAbata para dhyAna kendrita karyuM ke ratnamaMdiranA thayelA kAryane jALavIne teno kaI rIte zrI aSTApada tIrthanI racanA mATe upayoga karavo. Ane kAraNe zrI aSTApadatIrtha vize vadhu hakIkato ane mAhitInA saMzodhana mATe kArya zarU karyuM. AmAM amane pU. sAdhumahArAjasAhebo ane vidvAno pAsethI keTaluMka mArgadarzana maLyuM. A viSayane lagatA prAcIna jaina sAhityanA keTalAka lekhonI jherokSa kaoNpI ApI, jemAMthI aSTApada tIrtha vize mAhitI maLavA lAgI ane dharmagraMthonI e mAhitIne lakSamAM rAkhIne aSTApada tIrthanI pratikRti' banAvavAnA amArA vicArane ame kAryarata karyo. zrI nathamalajI caMDAliyA, jayapura zreNuja enDa kaMpanI, muMbaI zrI aSTApada tIrthapaTa aSTApada vizenI mAhitI mATenA amArA saMzodhananuM tAraNa e AvyuM ke zrI aSTApada tIrtha baraphathI chavAyelA himAlaya parvatanA zAMta vAtAvaraNamAM Avelo che. e nIcenAM nAmothI paNa prasiddha che

Page #18
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha - --- ---- - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - -- ---- -- --- -- -- - --- --- ----- -- --- -- - -- ---- -- -- -- - - --- ratnamaya : 24 tIrthakaronI ratnajaDita pratimAo dharAvatuM ratnajaDita maMdira. rajatAdrI : rajatAdrI athavA cAMdIno parvata, kAraNa ke aSTApada parvata baraphathI chavAyelo hovAthI rajata (cAMdI)nA adrI (parvata) jevo lAge che. sphaTikAcala : sphaTikano banelo hoya tevo parvata. aSTApada tIrthanI pratikRti banAvavAmAM graMthomAMthI upalabdha mAhitI ane varNana sahAyarUpa banyAM. mULa svarUpane anurUpa banAvavA parvatane sphaTika paththara (kudaratI rIte pAradarzaka ane prakAza pasAra thaI zake, tevA raMgano banAvavAmAM Avyo jethI baraphathI chavAyelo hoya tevo e parvata jaNAya. ratnamaMdiranI kalpanA paripUrNa karavA mATe ATha pagathiyAM racavAmAM AvyAM ane parvatanI madhyamAM zrI covIzI mATe 24 gokhalA banAvavAmAM AvyA. parvatano dekhAva Ubho thAya te rIte enI bAMdhaNI karavAmAM AvI. A rIte 24 tIrthakara bhagavAnanI covIsI dharAvatA ratnamaMdirane zrI aSTApada parvata para birAjamAna karavAnuM nakkI thayuM. 5. aSTApadanI racanAno prAraMbha aSTApadano khyAla spaSTa thatAM have pachInuM bIjuM mahattvanuM kArya tenI pratikRti taiyAra karavAnuM hatuM. enI racanAne DraoNiMga borDa para aMtima rUpa ApavAnuM hatuM. A racanA karatI vakhate AvanArA avarodhono vicAra karavo jarUrI hato, kAraNa ke eka vAra enI zilpAkRti taiyAra thayA pachI temAM pheraphAra karavo muzkela ane keTaleka aMze azakya bane tema hato. ethIya vadhu kImatI sAdhana-sAmagrI ane kArIgaronI mahinAonI mahenata para pANI pharI vaLe. AthI pheraphAra karavo paDe tevA parivartanano ke pratikRtinA amuka bhAgane kADhI nAkhavA aMge Agotaro vicAra jarUrI hato. AthI uparathI nIcenI taraphano abhigama svIkAravAmAM Avyo. suMdara ane dhArmika jarUriyAta pramANenI vastunuM pRthakkaraNa karavAmAM AvyuM. chelle nakkI thayela pratikRti mujaba banAvavAnI prakriyA zarU thaI. For Private18 ersonal Use Only

Page #19
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 5.1 dhArmika vicAraNA koI paNa dhArmika racanAnA kArya mATe dharmagraMtho athavA pUjya AcAryazrIonuM mArgadarzana jarUrI bane che. aSTApadanI mULa racanA sarvatomukhI tarIke oLakhAtI athavA sarva dizA dharAvatI cAra bAjunI hatI. amArI pAse mAtra ene AgaLathI joI zakAya teTalI jagA hatI. AthI vAstukArane amArI pAsenI upalabdha jagyA mujabanA mApathI, pratikRtinI bAMdhaNInI racana karavI paDI. A pramANe parvatanI UMcAI ane pahoLAI (UMcAI 12'.", pahoLAI 14." ane UMDAI pa'.) nakkI thaI ane te pramANe ratnamaMdira banAvavAnuM nakkI thayuM. zAstragraMthonA AdhAra pramANe judI judI haroLamAM pratimAjIo nIcenA zlokanA AdhAre birAjamAna karavAnuM nakkI thayuM. cattAri-aTha-dasa-doya vaMdiyA jiNavarA-cauvvIsa - zrI siddhANaM buddhANaM sUtra gAthAno artha : cAra dakSiNa dizAmAM, ATha pazcima dizAmAM, dasa uttara dizAmAM ane be pUrva dizAmAM ema aSTApada upara vaMdana karAyelA ane jemaNe paramArthane (mokSa) saMpUrNa siddha karyo che, tevA covIsa tIrthakaro mane siddhi Apo. zAstra mujabanI racanA aSTApada darzana For Private 19ersonal Use Only

Page #20
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha mULa kalAkRti A zloka pramANe cAra tIrthakara bhagavAna uparanA stare (naM. 3 thI 6), vaccenA stare ATha (naM. 7 thI 14), nIcenA stare 10 (naM. 15 thI 24) ane be sauthI nIcenA stare (1 ane 2) hovA joIe. Ama pratimAo cAra haroLamAM ekabIjA para mUkavAnuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM. dareka haroLamAM jagyA anusAra pratimAjInAM mApamAM pheraphAra karavAmAM Avyo. - - kAna mAki kima jamA -- . . . , , , , , ka * dha ka , yojanA pramANenI DijhAIna 5.2 bAMdhaNI ane enjiniyariMganI dRSTie vicArelI DijhAIna : parvata mATe sphaTika vAparavAnuM nakkI thayuM paNa te mATe jarUrI sAmagrInuM vajana Azare 10 Tana jeTaluM thAya, te A jaina senTaranI bAMdhaNI mATe paDakArarUpa banI rahyuM. vaLI te derAsara cothA mALe AveluM hovAthI enI vajana khamavAnI kSamatAnI maryAdA hoya te svAbhAvika che. 10 TanathI vadhu vajana to thavuM na ja joIe. samagra sTrakyara majabUta bane, te mATe eka Tana vajananI sTIlanI phrema jayapuramAM banAvavAmAM AvI hatI. sTIla phremamAM ekanI upara bIjuM evI rIte ATha paDa-stara banAvavAmAM AvyA che. parvatano AkAra lAge te mATe DhALa banAvavAmAM Avyo, tenI racanA e rIte karavAmAM AvI ke sauthI nIcenA bhAganI jADAi 5.1" ane sauthI uparanI jADAi mAtra 0.7pa' thaI. For Private & Penal Use Only

Page #21
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 5.3 sphaTika ane kImatI ratno (paththara) : 30 Tana rapha sphaTikanA paththaranI AyAta karavAmAM AvI. tenA para karavAmAM AvatI prakriyA ane kotaraNI karyA pachI A parvatanuM kula vajana Azare 10 Tana jeTaluM thayuM. A vajana jhIlI zake te mATe 1 TananI sTIlanI phrema banAvavAmAM AvI che. vizvanA judA judA kalaranA ratno jema sTona' AyAta karavAmAM AvyA ane temAMthI judA judA AkAranI mUrtio ghaDavAmAM AvI. dareka mUrti eka ja akhaMDa ratnamAMthI ghaDavAmAM AvI. vaLI A dareka ratno jemolaoNjikala leboreTarI dvArA pramANita karavAmAM AvyA. ratnomAMthI banAvelI A mUrtiomAM koI sAMdhA nathI, eTaluM ja nahIM, paraMtu dareka mUrti dhArmika niyama anusAra ane nizcita karelA mApa pramANe ghaDavAmAM AvI. A mATe vAparavAmAM AvelA ratno sArI guNavattAvALA hoya te aMge khAsa dhyAna rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. A mUrtio A yojanAnuM aMtima svarUpa che. A mATe vaparAyelA keTalAka kImatI ratnonAM nAma emaralDa, rUbI, emethIsTa, kunajhAITa, rojha kvArjha, soDAlAITa vagere che. jemAMthI mUrti banAvavAmAM AvI teno kAco paththara korala krAIsopheja jAsapara RHODOCHROSITE soDAlAITa TAIgara AI roDokrosAITa For Private Personal Use Only

Page #22
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 6. pratikRtinI racanA : judA judA prakAranI sAmagrI, rUparekhA ane DijhAIna vaDe vividha AkAranI pratikRtio banAvavAmAM AvI, jenAthI AvI racanA mATe sarvottamanI pasaMdagI thaI zake. A taiyAra karavAmAM AvelA namUnA zrI aSTApadanI pratikRtinI yogya pasaMdagI mATe sahAyarUpa banyA. AmAMnuM pAMca naMbaranuM maoNDela 3DI (triAyAmI che. pahelAMnAM be moDela 2-DI (ddhiAyAmI) sarpenTAina paththaramAMthI banAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. AmAMnAM keTalAMka maoNDelamAM gokhalA svataMtra rIte kotaravAmAM AvyA hatA. pachIthI A mUrtio yogya sthAne sthApita karavA alaga alaga gokhalA parvatamAM ja kotaryA che, tethI maoNDelano dekhAva AkarSaka banyo che. mULa sthApatyanA pAMcamA bhAganI A pratikRti banAvavAmAM AvI che. AvI dasa pratikRtio banAvavAmAM AvI tenA anubhave zIkhavA maLyuM ke sphaTika ane kImatI ratnonI DijhAInamAM pheraphAra karavo paDe, to te ghaNo muzkela hoya che ane lAMbo samaya mAge tevuM kAma che. DraoNiMga ane DijhAIna badalAtA rahyA, paNa Akhare ame samagra AkRti mATe yogya nirNaya nakkI karI zakyA chIe. pratikRti-2 (2-DI-dviAyAmI) pUrNa kadanA ArasanI pratikRti naM. 9 (3-DI triAyAmI) 6.1 aSTApada parvata : parvata e mukhya aMga che ane te sphaTikano banAvavAmAM Avyo che. sphaTikanA 100 thI 300 kilonuM vajana dharAvatA TukaDAone DhoLAvavALo parvata dekhAya tema For Private & Lobsonal Use Only

Page #23
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha goThavavAmAM AvyA. emAM nIce ATha pagathiyAM banAvavAmAM AvyAM, upara 24 gokhalA che. AmAM tIrthakara bhagavAnanI mUrtio sthApita karavAmAM AvI che. A badhAM gokhalA parvatamAM ja kotaravAmAM AvyA che. parvatane sphaTikanA ATha staramAM-levalamAM kotaravAmAM Avyo che. pahelA be bhAga pagathiyAM, bIjA cAra mUrtio mATe ane chellA be zikhara mATe che. AkhI racanA maMdira jevI dekhAya te mATe Toca para pAMca zikharanI DijhAIna umeravAmAM AvI che. badhAM zikhara-DijhAIna pramANe kotaravAmAM AvyAM. tene suvarNakaLazathI suzobhita karIne sauthI uparanA bhAgamAM dhajA mukavAmAM AvI, rapha sphaTika sphaTikanA blaoNka maoNDela naM.10 mAM (mukhapRSThanI DijhAIna pramANe) pAMca zikharanI DijhAIna sahita bAjumAM bhUtakALa ane bhaviSyanI covIsI joI zakAya che. atyAre cAlatI yojanA pramANe DhALa ApIne mApa pramANe parvatano dekhAva banAvavAnI yojanA nakkI karavAmAM AvI che. vizALa AkAzamAM mAunTa kailAsano AbhAsa maLI rahe, te mATe pAchaLanI dIvAla para mAnasarovara tathA kailAsa darzAvavAmAM Avaze. aSTApada parvatanuM mApa senTaranI UMcAI | 12. 7" bAjunI UMcAI | pahoLAI 14.6" jADAi 5'.1" kAcathI dUrI 26.5" pagathiyAnuM mApa | 5'X1'.8"x2'-G" For Private $23rsonal Use Only

Page #24
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 6.2 gokhalAo 24 pratimAjIo sthApita karavA mATe 24 gokhalA che. dareka lAInamAM dareka gokhalAnI sAIjha ekasarakhI che. agAu A gokhalA svataMtra rIte banAvelA hatA, paNa pAchaLathI evuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM ke parvatamAM sIdhA ja kotaravA. AthI e parvatano bhAga banI gayA. dareka gokhalAmAM AgaLa be thAMbhalI, pratimA mATe gokhalo, kotaraNI sAthe chajuM ane upara zikhara racavAmAM AvyuM che. zarUAtamAM paddhatisaranI DijhAIna banAvI, paNa pAchaLathI aSTa-prAtihArya mUkavAnuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM. AthI tamAma 24 gokhalAo aSTa prAtihArya dharAvatA banyA. pAyAmAM siMhAsana pAse yakSa-yakSiNI kotaravAmAM AvyAM. pAMca zikharo pUrepUrAM kotarelAM ane vaccenA zikhara upara kaLaza tathA dhajA mukavAmAM AvyA. aSTa-prAtihAryanI kotaraNI pAMca zikharanI DijhAIna 6.3 zrI jina covIsI - 24 tIrthaMkaronI pratimAo 24 tIrthakarone darzAvatI 24 pratimAo kotaravAmAM AvI che. dareka pratimAnI nIce enAM lAMchana banAvyAM, jethI darzanArthI A kayA tIrthakara bhagavAnanI pratimA che te jANI zakaze. pratyeka pratimAjI kImatI ratnomAMthI kotaravAmAM AvI. raMgo maLavAnI maryAdAnA kAraNe dareka tIrthakarano mULa raMga meLavavo muzkela che. agAu nakkI thayA pramANe dhArmika niyama anusAra A pratimAo sthApita thaI che. For Privat 24personal Use Only.

Page #25
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha pratimAnAM mApa emanI niyata jagyA anusAra badalAze. nIcenI be sauthI UMcI 9". 11" (pahelA ane bIjA bhagavAna), pachInI cAra 7"-9" UMcAImAM (3jA thI chaThThA), pachInI ATha 5"-7" UMcAImAM (7mAM thI 14mAM) ane chellI 10 3'-5" UMcAImAM (15mAM thI 24mAM) sauthI nAnI haze. Ane dharmagraMthonA AdhAre tIrthakaronI mULa UMcAInA pramANasara bhAge banAvavAmAM AvI che. gokhalAo ane pratimAjInAM mApa (dareka mApa iMcamAM che.) sauthI nIce nIce stara vacce sauthI upara ka6 sauthI moTI nAnI madhyama moTI 10 4 saMkhyA UMcAI 14 18" 22" pahoLAI 24" 22" 1 thI 2 18" 15" 7 thI 14 tIrthakara 15 thI 24 thI 6 mUrti 2 UMcAI 11" 9" 7.5" pahoLAI jADAI pa* For Privat25 Personal Use Only

Page #26
zrI covizI 1 zrI AdinAtha bhagavAna 11" 13 zrI zrI vimalanAtha bhagavAna zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAna 11" | zrI anaMtanAtha bhagavAna 3 zrI saMbhavanAtha bhagavAna 9" 15 zrI | zrI dharmanAtha bhagavAna zrI abhinaMdana svAmI zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAna zrI sumatinAtha bhagavAna bhagavAna zrI padyaprabha svAmI zrI aranAtha bhagavAna zrI supArzvanAtha bhagavAna zrI mallinAtha bhagavAna zrI caMdraprabha bhagavAna zrI munisuvrata svAmI zrI suvidhinAtha bhagavAna zrI naminAtha bhagavAna zrI zItalanAtha bhagavAna 22 zrI neminAtha bhagavAna zrI zreyAMsanAtha bhagavAna 23 zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAna 12 zrI vAsupUjya svAmI 7" 24 zrI mahAvIra svAmI For Private 826rsonal Use Only

Page #27
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha amejhonAITa uM. 11.25" 5. 9.1" ga. 4.5" vajana. 31057 kereTa. lIlo-razIyA bdu TopAjha uM. 4.4" pa. 35" ga.3.4" vajana. 8095 kereTa. vAdaLI-brAjhIla emethIsTa uM 5" 5. 4" ga.2" vajana. 2892 kereTa. jAMbalI-brAjhIla smokI-kvArTajha uM. 7.3" pa. 5.75" ga.2.9" vajana. 8195 kereTa. smokI-AphrIkA For Privale & Personal Use Only

Page #28
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 7. zrI aSTApada tIrtha viSayaka kathAonI kotaraNI : zrI aSTApada tIrtha sAthe joDAyelI aneka kathAo maLe che. AmAMthI nIcenI amuka kathAo alaga alaga dRzya rUpe batAvavAmAM AvI che. A pustikAmAM anyatra A kathAono saMkSipta sArAMza ApavAmAM Avyo che : zrI aSTApada tIrtha vize vadhu ne vadhu dharmakathAo maLatI gaI ane ene tri-AyAmI rIte (3-DI) kotaravAnuM nakkI thayuM. AmAMnI keTalIka ghaTanAo zrI aSTApada giri upara banelI che ane keTalIka aSTApadane saMbaMdhita ghaTanAo che. 1 tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM janmakalyANaka. varSItapanuM pAraNuM - rAjA zreyAMsakumAra dvArA hAthamAM akSarasa grahaNa karIne pAraNuM karatA zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna. kevaLajJAna pachI aSTApada para racAyelA samavasaraNamAM cakravartI bharatane vartamAna covIsI vize dezanA ApatA Adi tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna. zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM nirvANa-kalyANaka. 5 Adi tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA putra, zrI aSTApada tIrthanA sthApaka cakravartI bharata rAjA ahIM nirvANa pAmyA hatA. aSTApadanA raMgamaMDapamAM cakravartI rAjA bharata. arIsA mahelamAM potAnA AbhUSaNarahita zarIrane joIne saMsAranI kSaNabhaMguratA vize vicAramagna cakravartI bharata. 8 cakravartI sagara rAjAnA putro ane nAgakumAranI kathA. nAgakumAre potAnI jvALAthI 60000 putrone bhasma karyA. 9 guru gautamasvAmI bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI pAse aSTApada tIrthanI yAtrAnI rajA mAge che. 10 zrI gautamasvAmI sUryanAM kiraNonI madada (labdhi)thI aSTApada tIrthanI yAtrA kare che. 11 zrI gautamasvAmI- jagaciMtAmaNi sUtranI pahelI gAthAnI racanA kare che ane caityavaMdana kare che 28..

Page #29
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 12 pahelAM 3 pagathiyAM para dareka pagathiye pAMca tApasa, kula 15 e 1503 tApasa sUcave che. 13 1503 tApasInAM pAraNAMnI kathA-bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmInA prathama gaNadhara guru gautamasvAmI nAnakaDA khIranA pAtramAM aMgUTho rAkhIne akSaNamahAnasI nAmanI labdhithI badhA tApasone pAraNAM karAve che. 14 tiryaga jaMbhakadeva (= vaizramaNadeva)ne upadeza ApatA guru gautamasvAmI. 15 vAli muni ane prativAsudeva rAvaNa vimAna. 16 prativAsudeva rAvaNanI aSTApada yAtrA. 17 prativAsudeva rAvaNa-maMdodarInI prabhubhakti. 18 prativAsudeva rAvaNa ane svarganA deva dharaNendrano saMvAda. 19 rANI vIramati (damayaMtIno pUrvabhava) ane tilaka' vArtA. 20 zrI pAdaliptasUrIzvarajInI aSTApada yAtrA. 21 indra vimAna ane puSpamALA sAthe devo. 8. tIrthaviSayaka saMzodhana : zAstromAM varNavAyelA zrI aSTApada tIrtha ke zrI aSTApada girine vartamAna samayamAM koIe joyuM nathI. sAdhu-saMto, yAtrALuo ane pravAsIo himAlayanI yAtrA kare che. A prAcIna tIrtha ahIM kyAMka chupAyeluM che, tevI pracalita mAnyatA che. AvA pavitra, purAtana ane mahimAvaMtA sthaLanI zodha mATe ghaNI vyaktio ane saMsthAo kAryarata che. 8.1 aSTApada viSayaka sAmagrInuM saMkalana : prAcIna dharmagraMtho, yAtrALuonAM pravAsa-varNano, saMzodhakonI noMdho ane anya mAdhyama dvArA aSTApada viSayaka tamAma sAhityane ekatrita karavAnuM kAma cAlI rahyuM che. enI sAmagrIne jheroksa rUpe 16 vaoNlyumamAM saMgrahita karavAmAM AvI che. zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha ane tene saMbaMdhita tamAma mAhitInuM saMkalana karavAno A bhagIratha prayAsa che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanuM jIvana, cakravartI bharatadevanI AsthA, guru gautamasvAmInI aSTApadayAtrA vizenI sAmagrI AmAMthI maLI raheze. 29

Page #30
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha bIjI bAju kailAsa, mAnasarovara ane aSTApada aMgenI bhaugolika mAhitI ane pravAsIonA anubhavo AmAMthI prApta thaze. bhagavAna RSabhadevanuM nirvANa sthaLa aSTApada mAnavasaMskRti ane sabhyatAnA prAcInakALanI mahattvanI kaDI gaNAya. sauthI prAcIna maMdira, sthApatya ane stUpanI emAMthI jhAMkhI maLI zake. AthI jaina dharmanI prAcInatA saMbaMdhI sAhitya AmAMthI upalabdha thaze. aSTApada tIrthanuM prAcIna graMthomAM maLatuM varNana ane ene lagatI kathAonI pramANabhUta sAmagrI AmAM levAI che. aSTApada tIrthanA ratnamaya maMdiranA saMdarbhamAM ratnonI samaja, enA moDela mATe karavAmAM AvelA prayAsonuM Alekhana maLaze. aSTApada vize prAcIna graMthomAMthI meLavelA pramANabhUta AdhAro ane ullekho sAthe aSTApada tIrthanI stutio, stavano ane pUjAono paNa AmAM samAveza karyo che. aSTApadanI kathAo, pravAsIonAM varNano ane vartamAna samaye karavAmAM AvelA saMzodhana-pravAsIonA anubhavo AmAM saMgrahyAM che. Ama aSTApada vizenI tamAma mAhitI dharAvatA A vaoNlyumanI DIvIDI paNa taiyAra karavAmAM AvI che ane enI sAthosAtha soLa vaoNlyumanA viSayo darzAvatI anukramaNikAnI pustikA paNa upalabdha che. 8. pravAsI TIma - jaina senTara oNpha amerikA (nyUyaoNrka) atyAre aSTApadanA maoNDelanI racanA karavAmAM kAryarata che. A senTara aSTApada mahAtIrtha ane aSTApadanA parvatanuM sthAna nakkI karavAmAM UMDo rasa dharAve che. A saMsthA dvArA 2006 jUna ane 2007 julAInA samayamAM madhya himAlayanI mulAkAta ane saMzodhana mATe be vakhata pravAsonuM Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A pravAsamAM mukhya hetuo A pramANe hatA : 1. atyAra sudhI je saMzodhana thayuM che, temAM umero karavo. 2. jaina sAhityamAM varNavAyelA aSTApadanA sthaLane zodhavuM. 3. bhaugolika tathA purAtattvanI dRSTie aSTApadanI bhALa meLavavI. For Private 83rsonal Use Only

Page #31
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha aSTApada pravAsI TIma-2006 8.3 aSTApadanuM saMbhavita sthAna nakazo darzAve che ke aSTApadanuM saMbhavita sthAna himAlaya para che. aSTApadatIrtha badrInAthathI uttara dizA tarapha Azare 168 mAIlanA aMtare AveluM che. kailAsa parvata kAMga rima poce tarIke paNa oLakhavAmAM Ave che. te mAnasarovarathI uttara tarapha Azare 25 mAIlanA aMtare AveluM che. kailAza parvata Mount Kailash khAi TRENCH aSTApada parvata Mount Ashtapad Fig.- 27 : Poster picture commercially available (Aerial view of Kailash and Ashtapad Mountain) aSTApadanuM vecANamAM maLatuM citra te3personal

Page #32
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha bIjo eka parvata mAnasarovara ane kailAsanI vacce Avelo (padmaznada) che, te pa-7 mAIla uttara-dakSiNe Avelo che. te paNa aSTApada kahevAya che. A parvatanI UMcAI 8 mAIla che ane sapheda khaDakothI DhaMkAyelo che tethI tene dhavalagiri tarIke paNa oLakhavAmAM Ave che. dAracIna'thI 15-20 TekarIo pAra karIne 4 thI 6 kalAkamAM pahoMcI zakAya che. bauddha yAtrIo A parvatane kAMga zIce' kahe che. Azare 40 ki.mI.nA aMtare AveluM parvatanuM eka bIjuM zikhara guralA mAMdhAtA' tarIke oLakhAya che. mAMdhAtA' zabda sagara rAjAnA pUrvajanA mULamAMthI Avyo che. kailAsa ane guralA mAMdhAtAnI vacce rAkSasa tAla nAmanuM sarovara AveluM che. naMdI parvatanI ghaNI tasavIro lenAra ane A pradezamAM sAruM evuM bhramaNa karanArA zrI bharata haMsarAjanA kahevA pramANe A parvata sAthe aSTApadanA varNanano meLa bese tevo che. ATha pagathiyAM ane phiMksa' jovA maLe che. ame seTelAITa dvArA A pradezanI tasavIro meLavI che ane eno abhyAsa karI rahyAM chIe, jethI koI daTAyeluM sthAna maLI Ave. A saMdarbhamAM zrI pI. esa. Thakkarano chello ahevAla abhyAsa karavA jevo che. A ahevAla repharansa vaoNlyuma naM. 11 nA 80 mA prakaraNamAM pRSTha naM. 4973 para che. kailAsa pradezanuM seTelAITa citra For Private & Fersonal Use Only

Page #33
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha aSTApadanI saMbhavita jagyA kailAsa parvata (6638 mITara)thI dakSiNa pUrvamAM 5996 mITara UMce hovI joIe. kailAsa parvata kAMga riMpoce - gaMga tisenA nAme oLakhAya che. A sthaLa derAphUgathI dakSiNa pUrvamAM 5 ki.mI., dolyA lAthI dakSiNapazcima 5 ki.mI., jhuTulaphUgathI uttara-pazcima 7.5 ki.mI., jJAnaDrega monAsTrIthI uttara pUrva 8 ki.mI., seraluMga gompAthI uttara-pUrva 8.5 ki.mI., DArapoce athavA yamadvAra athavA mokSadvArathI uttara-pUrva 9 ki.mI.nA aMtare AveluM che. te pUrvamAM 13 DrIMguga kAMgyuM corTanathI 2.5 ki.mI., sera DuMga cukasama lAthI pUrvamAM 2 ki.mI. athavA gaMgaposaMgalama lAthI dakSiNa pazcimamAM 2.5 ki.mITara AveluM che. te jagyAe seraluMga cukasama lA ane gaMga-po saMgalama lAthI sahelAIthI pahoMcI zakAya che. 3 Barkha --- aSTApadanI saMbhavita jagyAo Plain of (1) kailAsa parvata (2) kailAsa parvatanI najIka bonArI (3) barbsa pleinsa (4) TArboce (5) naMdI parvata (6) serlaMga gompA ane jJAnaDrega monAsTrI vacceno parvata (7) jJAnaDrega monAsTrI (8) 13 DrigaMga kAMgyu corTena (9) aSTApadanI saMbhavita 33

Page #34
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha jagyA je gombo jaMga athavA trinetra athavA mahAkAla tarIke oLakhAya che. (10) zrI pI. esa. Thakkare seTelAITa dvArA nakkI karelI jagyA je dharma kiMga norsaga tarIke oLakhAya che. 9. TUMka sAra : ame aSTApada risarca inTaranezanala phAunDezananI sthApanA karela che. A saMsthAnuM rajisTrezana bhArata ane paradeza baMne jagyAe thaze. aSTApada risarca inTaranezanala phAunDezana bhArata sarakAra sAthe ane cInanA bhaugolika purAtattva ane anya saMkaLAyelA vibhAga sAthe saMkalana karaze. teo A mATe bIjA saMzodhana saMsthAono paNa saMparka sAdhaze. A TImamAM bhUstarazAstrIo ane purAtattvavido paNa joDAze. have pachInuM saMzodhana kaI rIte karavuM te aMge teo sUcana ane mArgadarzana Apaze. nakazAmAM batAvelI jagyA aMge vadhu jANakArI prApta karavA ame spesa seTelAiTa DeTA meLavavA prayatnazIla chIe. ame amArAM A saMzodhano prakAzita karIzuM. pariNAme yuvAnavarga, vyavasAyIomAM ane saMzodhakomAM A saMdarbhe utsAha jAgaze. AnAthI judI judI gavarnamenTa ejansIo sudhI amArI vAta pahoMcADavAmAM paNa sahAya thaze. A mATe ame seminAra ane pradarzana paNa yojIzuM ane avAranavAra adyatana mAhitI ApIzuM. Akhare savAla e Ubho thayo che ke ApaNA graMtho kahe che tema jyAre zrI gautama svAmIe ra600 varSa pahelAM aSTApadanI mulAkAta lIdhI pachI zuM banyuM ? e samaye 1503 tApaso caDavA mATe prayatna karatA hatA, paNa kema caDI zakyA nahIM ? evo koI moTo bhaugolika ke aitihAsika pheraphAra thayo haze ke jethI te adRzya thaI gayo hoya ? A eka khulAso mAge tevI mahatvanI vAta che. saMzodhananI keDIe cAlIne ApaNe sahu eno uttara meLavavA prayAsa karIe ane ApaNA prAcIna tIrthane punaH pAmavA bhAgyazALI banIe. For Private 34rsonal Use Only

Page #35
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha pariziSTa-1 - aSTApada saMbaMdhI kathAo 1. zrI AdinAtha athavA RSabhadeva bhagavAna : trIjA ArAmAM bharata kSetramAM nAbhikulakarane tyAM marUdevInI kukSimAM eka rAtrie bhagavAna RSabhadevano AtmA svargamAMthI cyavIne rANI maru devInA garbhamAM pravezyo. te samaye mAtAe 14 svapno joyAM ane garbhakALa pUrNa thayA pachI phAgaNa vada AThamanA divase putraratnane janma Apyo. saudharma devalokanA adhipati evA saudharmendra pAM carUpa karIne bhagavAnane meruparvata para laI gayA ane tyAM cosaThaindrAdie janma kalyANakanI ujavaNI karI. zrI nAbhikulakaranI AjJAthI prathama rAjA zrI RSabhadeva banyA. teoe sAruM rAjya calAvyuM ane lokone asi, maNi, kRSi eTale ke judI judI kalA, kArIgarI, bhASA, vANijya, khetI ane AtmarakSaNa zIkhavyA ane sabhyasamAjanI sthApanA karI. samaya pasAra thatAM temaNe rAjyano tyAga karatAM pUrve eka varSa sudhI dAna (varasI dAna) ApyuM. ane aMte be divasanA upavAsa karI sarvasaMgano tyAga karavA pUrvaka kezalocana karyuM ane mokSa pAmelA siddha bhagavaMtone namaskAra karI sAdhu banyA, te vakhate traNa jJAnanA svAmI prabhujIne manaHparvavajJAna nAmanuM cothuM jJAna pragaTyuM. janmakalyANaka varasItapanuM pAraNuM 2. bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanuM varasItapanu pAraNuM : sAdhu tarIke zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna saLaMga 13 mAsa sudhI ghera ghera gocarI (AhAra) vahoravA mATe gayA, paraMtu loko A vize ajANa hatA. temane AhAra ApavAne badale sonuM, cAMdI ane kImatI vastuo ApavA lAgyA, je teo 35

Page #36
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha jainadharmanA sAdhu hovAnA kAraNe kaMcana AdinA tyAgI hovAthI svIkArI zake tema nahotA. Akhare jyAre zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna bhAratanA uttara pradezamAM AvelA hastinApura nagaramAM pahoMcyA, tyAre zreyAMsakumAre teone vaMdana karyA ane gocarI mATe tAjo zeraDIno rasa vahorAvyo. zreyAMsakumAre zeraDInA rasanA 108 ghaDAnI bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanI hatheLImAM dhAra karI ane bhagavAne rasanuM eka paNa TIpuM DhoLAya nahIM e rIte vAparyo. samagra sRSTi prabhujInuM pAraNuM thavAthI AnaMdita thaI. te vakhate devo pokArI UThyAM ke aho dAnama' arthAta utkRSTa dAna'. A divasa akSayatRtIyA' tarIke oLakhAya che. te samayathI varasItapanI zarUAta thaI ane tenA pAraNAnI ujavaNIno prAraMbha thayo. 3. bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanuM kevaLajJAna ane nirvANa : * bhagavAna RSabhadeve varSo sudhI vihAra karyo. ugra tapasyA, saMyamI jIvana, khullA page vihAra ane potAnI jAtane dhyAnamagna rAkhI. bhagavAna RSabhadeva saLaMga traNa divasanA upavAsa (aThThama tapa) pachI jyAre vaDanA jhADa nIce UMDA dhyAnamAM beThA hatA tyAre teone kevaLajJAna prApta thayuM. tyAre indra ane bIjA devo cothA kevaLajJAna kalyANakanI ujavaNI mATe ekatrita thayA. teoe bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanA prathama upadeza mATe divya samovasaraNanI racanA karI. ghaNA kALa pachI jyAre bhagavAne jANyuM ke have temano aMtima samaya AvI gayo che, tyAre 10,000 sAdhuo sahita aNasaNa svIkAravA (mRtyu sudhI upavAsa) mATe aSTApada parvata para padhAryA. cha divasanA upavAsa pachI bhagavAna nirvANa pAmyA, siddha banyA. mokSa pAmI zuddha AtmA banyA. 4. rAjA bharata cakravartI : zrI bharata cakravartI e zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA sahuthI moTA putra hatA. bhagavAna zrI AdinAthanA nirvANanA samAcAra sAMbhaLI teone aMjali ApavA bharata rAjA aSTApada parvata para pahoMcyA ane agnidAha Apyo. agnisaMskAranI vidhi pachI zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnanI yAdagIrImAM aSTApada parvata para ratnamaya (kImatI For Private bersonal Use Only

Page #37
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha ratnothI jaDeluM) maMdira banAvavAnuM nakkI karyuM ane bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeve emanA upadezamAM varNavyA pramANenA 24 tIrthakaronI mUrti prasthApita karI. bharata cakravartI arIsA mahela 5. rAjA bharata ane arIsA mahela : eka vAra rAjA bharata cakravartI mastakathI paga sudhI alaMkArothI suzobhita thaIne potAnA mahelanA arIsAmAM joI rahyA hatA tevAmAM acAnaka emanA hAthamAMthI eka vIMTI nIce paDI gaI. A khullI AMgaLIe emane Azcaryacakita karI dIdhA ke alaMkAro vagara emanuM zarIra kevuM dekhAya che! potAnA zarIra paranA tamAma alaMkAro dUra karyA. ekAeka temane samajAyuM ke temanA dehanI suMdaratA alaMkArone lIdhe che. temane lAgyuM ke sAcI suMdaratA bhautika sukhamAM nahIM, paNa aMdara rahelI che. temane ema paNa samajAyuM ke meM mArI suMdaratAnI saMbhALa levAmAM ane ene suzobhita karavAmAM ghaNAM varSo barabAda karyA. have mAre dunyavI sukho ane icchAone choDIne AMtarika sukhane mATe kAryarata banavuM joIe. AvA vicArathI dhyAnanI uccagati prApta thatAM ghAtakarmathI mukta thayA ane e ja kSaNe kevaLajJAnanI prApti thaI. tyAre indra dvArA apAyela sAdhuveSano svIkAra karI ghaNA kALa sudhI pRthvItaLa para vicaryA. anta, zrI aSTApada parvata para aNasaNa svIkArIne mokSa pAmyA. 6. zrI gautamasvAmI : jyAre bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrasvAmIe caturvidha zrIsaMgha (sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka ane zrAvikAno samAveza karavAmAM Avato samAja)nI pAvApurImAM sthApanA karI, For Private 3 Personal Use Only

Page #38
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha tyAre zrI gautamasvAmI 500 ziSyo sAthe zrI mahAvIrasvAmInA prathama gaNadhara (ziSya) banyA. eka vAra bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrasvAmIe deve pUchelA praznanA javAba svarUpe dezanAmAM jaNAvyuM ke "je vyakti aSTApada parvata para jaIne 24 tIrthakarone stave, tene e ja janmamAM mokSanI prApti thAya che." gaNadhara zrI gautamasvAmIjIe A vAta devo pAsethI sAMbhaLI tyAre mokSa pAmavAnA bhAvathI temaNe bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrasvAmInI anumati mAMgI. prabhujIe anumati ApatA zrI aSTApadatIrtha tarapha prayANa karyuM. jyAre gaNadhara bhagavaMtazrI gautamasvAmI aSTApada parvatanI taLeTImAM AvyA tyAre temaNe joyuM ke traNa tapasvI sAdhuo temanA darekanA 500 ziSyo sAthe aSTApada parvata caDhavA prayAsa karatA hatA. emAMnuM eka jUtha eka pagathiyA sudhI pahoMcyuM hatuM, bIjuM jUtha be pagathiyA sudhI pahoMcyuM hatuM ane trIjuM jUtha traNa pagathiyAM sudhI pahoMcI zakyuM hatuM. AnAthI AgaLa koI caDI zakyuM nahotuM. sUryanAM kiraNo ane AdhyAtmika zakti (Atma-labdhi)nI sahAyathI zrI gautamasvAmIjI aSTApada parvata caDhI gayA. teoe tyAM jaI 24 tIrthakaronI stuti karI ane rAtri pasAra karI. ahIM teoe jagaciMtAmaNi sUtra'nI prathama gAthAnI racanA paNa karI. jaga-cintAmaNi caityavaMdana icchA-kAreNa saMdisaha bhagavan! caitya-vandana karUM? icche. jaga-cintAmaNi! jaga-nAha! jaga-gurU! jaga-rakhkhaNa! jaga-baMdhava! jaga-satyavAha! jaga-bhAva-viakhUNa! advAvaya-saMkavie-rUva! kampa-viNAsaNa! cauvIsa pi jiNavara ! jayaMtu a-ppaDiya-sAsaNa. ........ e rAtrie svargamAMthI vaizramaNa (zrI vajUsvAmIjIno pUrvabhava) nAmanA deva paNa bhakti mATe tyAM AvyA. temaNe zrI gautamasvAmIjIne joyA. teo khUba suMdara ane For Private 38 sonal Use Only

Page #39
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha sazakta dekhAtA hatA. teo vicAre che ke A sAdhu tapa karavA chatAM ATalA taMdurasta kaI rIte che ? zrI gautamasvAmIe temanA manane vAMcI lIdhuM ane emaNe puMDarika ane kaMDarikanI vArtA kahI ane samajAvyuM ke kRza zarIra e tapanuM sUcaka nathI, paraMtu ucca dhyAna dvArA AtmAne kAbUmAM rAkhavo te ja sAcuM tapa che. A rIte temaNe svargamAMthI AvelA devano saMzaya dUra karyo ane pratibodha karyo. bIjA divase savAre jyAre zrI gautamasvAmIjI nIce padhAryA, tyAre temanI A siddhithI prabhAvita thayelA badhA tApasoe temanA ziSyo banavAnI icchA vyakta karI. zrI gautamasvAmIjIe temane sUcavyuM ke teo bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrasvAmInA ziSya bane. aMte teonI tIvra icchA hovAthI temaNe teone dIkSA ApI. A badhA tapasvIone traNa divasanA upavAsa hovAthI zrI gautamasvAmIe temanA pAraNAM mATe khIra (dUdhamAM rAMdhelA bhAta) vahorIne lAvyA. A badhAne thaI rahe teTalI pUratI khIra na hovA chatAM potAnI labdhithI khIranA pAtramAM aMgUTho rAkhIne darekane khIranuM pAraNuM karAvyuM. pAraNA daramiyAna 501 tapasvI kevaLI banyA. zrI gautamasvAmI zrI gautamasvAmI ane nAgakumAra ane tApasa khIrapAraNuM cakravartI sagaranA putro rastAmAM zrI gautamasvAmI zrI mahAvIrasvAmInuM varNana karatA hatA te sAMbhaLIne bIjA 501 tApasa kevaLI banyA. samavasaraNa pAse AvatA bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmIne samavasaraNamAM jotAM ja bAkInA 501 tApasa kevaLI banyA. e samaye gautasvAmIe badhA tApasone bIjA sAdhuo pAse besavA jaNAvyuM, tyAre bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmIe kahyuM, "gautama, A badhA kevaLInI AzAtanA na karo." tyAre zrI gautamasvAmIne samajAyuM ke A badhA tApasa kevaLI banyA che. 39

Page #40
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 7. nAgakumAra ane cakravartI sagararAjAnA putro cakravartI sagara rAjAne sAITha hajAra putro hatA. eka vAra teo aSTApada tIrthanI yAtrA karavA gayA ane 24 tIrthakaronI stavanA karI. teo aSTApadanI suMdaratA joIne prabhAvita thayA ane AvI kImatI ratnothI baneluM tIrtha joIne enI surakSA aMge teone bhaya Upajyo ane thayuM ke samaya jatAM kadAca A nAza pAmaze. A tIrthanI surakSA mATe parvatanI AsapAsa UMDI khAI khodAvI. A khodatI vakhate devatAnA AvAsamAM mATI dhasavA lAgI. nAgakumAra deva ghaNA roSe bharAyA ane AvezamAM rAjakumAro pAse gayA. rAjakumAroe nAgakumAra devatAnI mAphI mAMgI ane samajAvyuM ke teo aSTApada tIrthanI surakSA mATe khAI khodI rahyA che. nAgakumAre teone mAphI ApI ane tyAMthI potAnA AvAse pAchA jatA rahyAM. badhA rAjakumAroe vicAryuM ke samaya jatAM to A khAI purAI jaze, tethI teoe gaMgAnA pavitra jaLathI khAIne pUravAnuM nakkI karyuM. te khAI pUratA nAgakumAra devatAnA AvAsamAM pharIthI mATI ane pANI dhasI gayA. tethI pharI chaMcheDAyelA nAgakumAre agninI jvALA dvArA 60,000 rAjakumArone bhasmIbhUta karI dIdhA. ane teo tIrtharakSAnA mahAna sukRtanA baLe marIne devalokamAM deva tarIke utpanna thayA. cakravartI sagara rAjAe potAnA 60,000 putronA nidhananA duHkhada samAcAra jANI dunyavI jIvanano tyAga karI bIjA tIrthaMkara zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAna pAse dIkSA lIdhI. 8. prativAsudeva rAjA rAvaNa ane vAli muni eka vAra rAjA rAvaNa aSTApada parvata parathI pasAra thaI rahyA hatA tyAre emanuM vimAna acAnaka aTakyuM. AnuM kAraNa e hatuM ke eNe mArgamAM kAyotsarga dhyAnastha muni vAline vaMdana na karyA. vimAna mArge AvatAM tyAgI mahAtmAne vaMdana karavA joIe, tenI upekSA karavAthI vimAna aTakI jAya. potAnI bhUla chatAM pUrvanA verane yAda karIne rAjA rAvaNa ghaNo gusse thayo. eNe vAli munine zikSA karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. rAjA rAvaNe vAli muni sAthe Akho parvata samudramAM nAkhI devAnA hetuthI parvata UMcakavAnI zarUAta karI. vAli munine potAnA viziSTa jJAna 40

Page #41
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha (avadhijJAna)thI AnI jANa thaI eTale maMdiranA rakSaNa khAtara emaNe aMgUThAthI parvatane dabAvyo. asahya dabANane kAraNe rAjA rAvaNa parvata nIce dabAyo. jorazorathI rADa pADavA lAgyo, mAMDa-mAMDa te saMkaTathI bacI zakyo ane tapasvI vAli muninI hArdika kSamApanA mAMgI. tyAra pachI rAvaNa potAnI patnI maMdodarI sAthe aSTApada parvata para bhakti mATe gayo. khUba AnaMda sAthe maMdodarI nRtya karavA lAgI ane rAvaNa vINA vagADavA lAgyo. acAnaka vINAno tAra tUTI gayo, tyAre teNe vicAryuM ke maMdodarInA nRtyamAM vikSepa thaze ema mAnIne potAnA jAMghamAMthI laghu-lAghavI vidyAthI nasa kheMcIne vINAmAM tUTelA tAranI jagyAe lagAvI ane vINA vagADavAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM. AvI bhaktinA prabhAve rAjA rAvaNe tIrthaMkara nAmakarma nIkAcita karyuM. teo bhaviSyanI covIsImAM tIrthakara thaze. ahIM rAjA rAvaNane aSTApadanA darzane AvelA dharaNendradeva maLyA. teo enI saMgItakalA ane bhaktithI khUba prabhAvita thayA, tenA phaLasvarUpe varadAna mAgavA khUba vinaMtI karI. tyAre rAjA rAvaNe phaLa svarUpe mokSanI mAMgaNI karI. te ApavA asamartha dharaNendra deve khUba Agraha karIne temaNe vijayA nAmanI amogha vidyAzakti arpaNa karI. 9. rANI vIramatI zrI damayaMtI rANI emanA pUrvabhavamAM vIramatI rANI hatAM. teo eka vAra mamaNa rAjA sAthe pravAsa karatAM hatAM, tyAre eka munirAja maLyA. munirAja dunyavI bAbato kSaNabhaMgura hovAno upadeza ApatAM mammaNa rAjAe pazcAttApapUrvaka munirAjane namana karyA. emaNe munirAjane pUchyuM ke teo kyAM jaI rahyA che? munirAje pratyuttara Apyo ke teo aSTApada tIrtha para bhakti karavA jaI rahyA che. rANI vIramatIe paNa aSTApada jaI bhakti karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. dIrdha tapazcaryAthI prasanna thayelAM zAsanadevI emane vimAnamAM laIne aSTApada tIrtha para AvyAM. ahIM temaNe 24 tIrthakaranI stuti karI. pratyeka pratimAnA mastaka upara ratnajaDita suvarNa tilaka karyuM. pariNAme pachInA bhAvamAM rANI damayaMtInA mastaka para caLakatA lAla raMgavALA mANekanI mAphaka enuM bhAlatilaka camakatuM hatuM. pUrve dareka tIrthakarone temaNe bhAvapUrvaka tilaka caDhAvyA hatA, tenuM e pariNAma hatuM.

Page #42
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10. zrI munisuvrata svAmI vIsamAM tIrthakara zrI munisuvratasvAmI temanA ziSyo sahita dhyAna ane tapa mATe aSTApada parvata para gayA hatA. tibeTanA dharmagraMtho pramANe bhagavAna AdinAtha pachI A eka ja tIrthakara evA che je dhyAna ane tapa mATe aSTApada gayA hatA. 11. zrI pAdaliptasUri zrI zatruMjaya girirAjanA sAnnidhyamAM vasatA AcArya pAdaliptasUrijIe giranAra javAnuM nakkI karyuM, A samaye teo AkAzagAmI vidyA (UDavAnI zaktithI bhakti mATe aSTApada gayA. pAlItANA nagaranuM nAma AcArya pAdaliptasUrinA nAma parathI paDyuM che. pariziSTa - 2 mukhya zaheromAM pradarzana ane seminAra aSTApada maoNDela ane traNe covIzI (tIrthaMkaranI 7ra pratimA) ane anya pratimAonuM ghaNAM nagaro ane mahAnagaromAM pradarzana yojavAmAM AvyuM. AvuM karavAnuM kAraNa e ke vizALa dharmapriya janasamUha A traNe covIsInA darzanano pAvana lAbha pAmI zake. AnA kAraNe deza-videzamAM vyApaka janasamUhamAM aSTApada tIrtha vize jAgRti AvI che. aSTApada tIrtha vizenuM sAhitya ane anya vigatanAM paMdara vaoNlyuma paNa Thera Thera pradarzita karavAmAM AvyA. kailAsa mAnasarovaranI saMzodhana yAtrAnI suMdara viDiyoe navo utsAha jagADyo che. aSTApada tIrthanuM A pradarzana muMbaI, nyUyaoNrka, sUrata, enTavarpa, pAlItANA, amadAvAda, jayapura, dilhI, kolakatA, nyUjarsI jainA kanventhAna, tathA jIto muMbaImAM, jIto vaDodarAmAM,tathA laoNsa enjalisa vigere zaheromAM darzAvyuM che, jenA darzanano dhArmika janasamudAye moTI saMkhyAmAM lAbha lIdho che ane A prAcIna tIrthanA saMzodhana-kAryamAM UMDo rasa lIdho che.

Page #43
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha muMbaImAM zrI aSTApadadarzana (2003) I III JAAAAAAA sUratamAM zrI aSTApadadarzana (2004) nyUyorka laI javA pUrve suratamAM levAyelI ratno jaDita 24 tIrthakaronI pratimAo nyUyorka laI jatA pUrve sUratamAM darzanArthe rAkhavAmAM AvelI 24 tIrthakaronI ratna pratimAo pAlitANAmAM zrI aSTApadadana (2005) For Priv43. Personal Use Only

Page #44
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha zrI aSTApada tIrtha aMge amadAvAdamAM Ayojita parisaMvAda, 2005 ANKETA PE AMERIN gujarAta samAcAramAM noMdha - (2005) aSTApada mahAtIrthanuM rahasya ukelavA vyApaka saMzodhananI jarUra AdI tIrthakara saSabhadevanA putra cakravartI bharate | aSTApada sthApyuM hatuM tibeTanA baraphamAM 72 jinAlayo daTAyelA hovAnuM manAya che prAcIna sumeru maMdiro aSTApada tIrthanA varNana sAthe meLa dharAve che For Private & Persee Use Only

Page #45
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha amadAvAdamAM zrI aSTApadadarzana (2005) jayapuramAM zrI aSTApadadarzana (2005) dilhImAM aSTApada aMgenuM pradarzana, pravacano ane DIvIDInuM vimocana, (2006) For Privat45Personal Use Only

Page #46
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha kalakattAmAM zrI aSTApadadarzana (2001) jayapuramAM zrI aSTApada-darzana jayapuramAM kvelarI zo jito'nI kaoNnpharansamAM aSTApada darzana mATe umaTelA bhAvikajano ane muMbaI samAcAranI noMdha 4ra dezamAMthI eka lAkhathI vadhu saMkhyAmAM hAjara jainoe abhUtapUrva rasa dAkhavyo 5 jenonA cAreya phirakAne eka thavAnI munizrI - nAyapAsAgaranI apIla For Privatpersonal Use Only

Page #47
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha jainA nyujarsI zrI aSTApada darzana - 2007 losa eMjalIsamAM zrI aSTApada darzana - 2007 For Privat] Personal Use Only

Page #48
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha jIto muMbaI -zrI aSTApada darzana - 2008 48

Page #49
zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha dhAnerA zrI aSTApada darzana - 2008 For Priv49& Personal Use Only

Page #50
La A - nuM mArca-navA EUROVDU PARIS ANTITRE OF INDOLOGY Du AA jayapura zrI aSTApada darzana -2008 zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha amadAvAdamAM parisaMvAda - 2009 Ingine of ladelogy Bear on Ashtapad 50

Page #51
pariziSTa - 3 zrI munisuvrata svAmInI pratimA zrI munisuvrata svAmInI pratimA eka ja soDAlAITa sTonamAMthI banelI che. UMcAi 51 iMca che. atyAre 102 iMca UMcAIvALuM soDAlAITa sTonamAM kotaraNIyukta parikara taiyAra thaI raheluM che.

Page #52
jaina senTara oNpha amerikA, nyUyorka 43-11 ithAkA sTrITa, elmasTa, nyUyorka 11373, yu.esa.e. Tel. (718) -478-9141 Fax: (718) 478-9144 E-mail: info@nyjaincenter.org Web: www.nyjaincenter.org