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________________ gAMdhIjI kI jaina dharma ko dena dharma ke do rUpa hote haiN| sampradAya koI bhI ho usakA dharma bAharI aura bhItarI do rUpoM meM calatA rahatA hai| bAhya rUpa ko hama 'dharma kalevara' kaheM to bhItarI rUpa ko 'dharma cetanA' kahanA caahie| dharma kA prArambha, vikAsa aura pracAra manuSya jAti meM hI huzrA hai| manuSya gbuda na kevala cetana hai aura na kevala deha / vaha jaise sacetana deharUpa hai vaise hI usakA dharma bhI cetanAyukta kalevararUpa hotA hai / cetanA kI gati. pragati aura avagati kalevara ke sahAre ke binA asaMbhava hai / dharma cetanA bhI bAharI AcAra rIti-rasma, rUr3hi-praNAlI Adi kalevara ke dvArA hI gati, pragati aura avagati ko prApta hotI rahatI hai / dharma jitanA purAnA utane hI usake kalevara nAnArUpa se adhikAdhika badalate Ate haiN| agara koI dharma jIvita ho to usakA artha yaha bhI hai ki usake kese bhI bhadde yA acche kalevara meM thor3A-bahuta cetanA kA aMza kisI na kisI rUpa meM maujUda hai| niSprANa deha sar3a-gala kara astitva ga~vA baiThatI hai| cetanAhIna sampradAya kalevara kI bhI vahI gati hotI hai| jaina paramparA kA prAcIna nAma-rUpa kucha bhI kyoM na rahA ho; para vaha usa samaya se abhI taka jIvita hai / jaba-jaba usakA kalevara dikhAvaTI aura rogagrasta huA hai taba-taba usakI dharmacetanA kA kisI vyakti meM vizeSarUpa se spandana prakaTa huA hai / pAzvanAtha ke bAda mahAvIra meM spandana tIna rUpa se prakaTa hutrA jisakA itihAsa sAkSI hai| dharmacetanA ke mukhya do lakSaNa haiM jo sabhI dharma-sampradAyoM meM vyakta hote haiN| bhale hI usa AvirbhAva meM tAratamya ho| pahalA lakSaNa hai, anya kA bhalA karanA aura dUsarA lakSaNa hai anya kA burA na krnaa| ye vidhi-niSedharUpa yA hakAra-nakAra rUpa sAtha hI sAtha calate haiN| eka ke sivAya dUsare kA saMbhava nahIM / jaise-jaise dharmacetanA kA vizeSa aura utkaTa spandana vaise-vaise ye donoM vidhi niSedha rUpa bhI adhikAdhika sakriya hote haiN| jaina-paramparA kI aitihAsika bhUmikA ko hama dekhate haiM to mAlUma par3atA hai ki usake itihAsa kAla se hI dharmacetanA ke ukta donoM lakSaNa asAdhAraNa rUpa meM pAye jAte haiN| jaina-paramparA kA aiti
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________________ 542 jaina dharma aura darzana hAsika purAvA kahatA hai ki saba kA arthAt prANImAtra kA jisameM manuSya, pazupakSI ke alAvA sUkSma kITa jaMtu taka kA samAveza ho jAtA hai-saba taraha se bhalA kro| isI taraha prANImAtra ko kisI bhI prakAra se takalIpha na do / yaha purAvA kahatA hai ki jaina paraMparAgata dharmacetanA kI bhUmikA prAthamika nahIM hai| manuSya jAti ke dvArA dharmacetanA kA jo kramika vikAsa huzrA hai usakA paripakka rUpa usa bhUmikA meM dekhA jAtA hai| aise paripakva vicAra kA zreya aitihAsika dRSTi se bhagavAn mahAvIra ko to avazya hai hii| koI bhI satpuruSArthI aura sUkSmadarzI dharmapuruSa apane jIvana meM dharmacetanA kA kitanA hI spaMdana kyoM na kare para vaha prakaTa hotA hai sAmayika aura dezakAlika aAvazyakatAoM kI pUrti ke dvaaraa| hama itihAsa se jAnate haiM ki mahAvIra ne saba kA bhalA karanA aura kisI ko takalIpha na denA ina do dharmacetanA ke rUpoM ko apane jIvana meM ThIka-Thoka prakaTa kiyA / prakaTIkaraNa sAmayika jarUratoM ke anusAra maryAdita rahA / manuSya jAti kI usa samaya aura usa deza kI nirbalatA, jAtibheda meM, chuAchUta meM, strI kI lAcArI meM aura yajJIya hiMsA meM thii| mahAbIra ne inhIM nirbalatAoM kA sAmanA kiyA / kyoMki unakI dharmacetanA apane Asa-pAsa pravRtta anyAya ko saha na sakatI thii| isI karuNAvRtti ne unheM zrArigrahI bnaayaa| aparigraha bhI aisA ki jisameM na ghara-bAra aura na ' vastrapAtra / isI karuNAvRtti ne unheM dalita patita kA uddhAra karane ko prerita kiyA / yaha to huzrA mahAvIra kI dharmacetanA kA spaMdana / / para unake bAda yaha spaMdana jarUra maMda huzrA aura dharmacetanA kA poSaka dharma kalevara bahuta bar3hate bar3hate usa kalevara kA kada aura vajana itanA bar3hA ki kalevara kI puSTi aura vRddhi ke sAtha hI cetanA kA spaMdana maMda hone lgaa| jaise pAnI sukhate hI yA kama hote hI nIce kI miTTI meM darAreM par3atI haiM aura miTTI ekarUpa na raha kara vibhakta ho jAtI hai vaise hI jaina paramparA kA dharmakalevara bhI aneka Tukar3oM meM vibhakta huaA aura ve Tukar3e spaMdana ke mithyA abhimAna se prerita hokara Apasa meM hI lar3ane-jhagar3ane lage / jo dharmacetanA ke spaMdana kA mukhya kAma thA vaha gauNa ho gayA aura dharmacetanA kI rakSA ke nAma para ve mukhyatayA gujArA karane lge| ... dharma-kalevara ke phirakoM meM dharmacetanA kama hote hI aAsapAsa ke virodhI dalo ne unake Upara burA asara ddaalaa| sabhI phirake mukhya uddezya ke bAre meM itane nirbala sAbita hue ki koI apane pUjya puruSa mahAvIra kI pravRtti ko yogya rUpameM Age na bar3hA sake / strI-uddhAra kI bAta karate hue bhI ve strI ke abalApana
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________________ gAMdhIjI kI jaina dharma ko dena 543 ke poSaka hI rahe / ucca-nIca bhAva aura chUAchUta ko dUra karane kI bAta karate hue bhI ke jAtivAdI brAhmaNa paramparA ke prabhAva se baca na sake aura vyavahAra tathA dharmakSetra meM ucca-nIca bhAva aura chUAchUtapane ke zikAra bana gaye / yajJIya hiMsA ke prabhAva se ve jarUra baca gaye aura pazu pakSI kI rakSA meM unhoMne hAtha ThIka ThIka TAyA; para ve aparigraha ke prANa mUrchA tyAga ko ga~vA baitthe| dekhane meM to sabhI phirake aparigrahI mAlUma hote rahe; para aparigraha kA prANa unameM kama se kama rahA / isalie sabhI phirakoM ke tyAgI aparigraha vrata kI duhAI dekara nane pAMva se calate dekhe jAte haiM, lucana rUpa se bAla taka hAtha se khIMca DAlate haiM, nirvasana bhAva bhI dhAraNa karate dekhe jAte haiM, sUkSma-jantu kI rakSA ke nimitta mu~ha para kapar3A taka rakha lete haiM; para ve aparigraha ke pAlana meM anivArya rUpa se zrAvazyaka aisA svAvalaMbI jIvana karIba-karIba ga~vA baiThe haiM / unheM aparigraha kA pAlana gRhasthoM kI madada ke sivAya sambhava nahIM dIkhatA / phalataH, ve adhikAdhika paraparizramAvalambI ho gae haiM / bezaka, pichale DhAI hajAra varSoM meM deza ke vibhinna bhAgoM meM aise ine-gine anagAra tyAgI aura sAgAra gRhastha avazya hue haiM jinhoMne jaina paramparA kI mUrchita-sI dharmacetanA meM spandana ke prANa phU~ke / para eka to vaha spandana sAmpradAyika DhaMga kA thA jaisA ki anya sampradAyoM meM huA hai aura dUsare vaha spandana aisA koI dRr3ha nIMva para na thA jisase cirakAla taka Tika sake / isalie bIcabIca meM prakaTa hue dharmacetanA ke spandana arthAt prabhAvana kArya satata cAlU raha na sake / pichalI zatAbdI meM to jaina samAja ke tyAgI aura gRhastha donoM kI manodazA vilakSaNa-sI ho gaI thI / ve paramparAprApta satya, ahiMsA aura aparigraha ke Adarza saMskAra kI mahimA ko chor3a bhI na sakate the aura jIvanaparyanta ve hiMsA, aura parigraha ke saMskAroM kA hI samarthana karate jAte the| aisA mAnA jAne lagA thA ki kuTumba, samAja, grAma rASTra Adi se saMbandha rakhanevAlI pravRttiyA~ sAMsArika haiM, duniyAvI haiM, vyAvahArika haiM / isalie aisI Arthika praudyogika aura rAjakIya pravRttiyoM meM na to satya sAtha de sakatA hai, na ahiMsA kAma kara sakatI hai aura na parigraha vrata hI kAryasAdhaka bana sakatA hai| ye dharma siddhAnta sacce haiM sahI, para inakA zuddha pAlana duniyA ke bIca saMbhava nahIM / isake lie to ekAnta vanavAsa aura saMsAra tyAga hI cAhiye / isa vicAra ne anagAra tyAgiyoM ke mana para bhI aisA prabhAva jamAyA thA ki ve rAta-dina satya, ahiMsA aura aparigraha kA upadeza karate hue bhI duniyAvI - jIvana meM una upadezoM ke
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________________ 544 jaina dharma aura darzana sacce pAlana kA koI rAstA dikhA na sakate the / ve thaka kara yahI kahate the ki agara saccA dharma pAlana karanA ho to tuma loga ghara chor3o, kuTumba samAja aura rASTra kI javAbadehI chor3o, aisI jabAvadehI aura satya-ahiMsA aparigraha kA zuddha pAlanadonoM eka sAtha saMbhava nahIM / aisI manodazA ke kAraNa tyAgI gaNa dekhane meM avazya anagAra thA; para usakA jIvana tattvadRSTi se kisI bhI prakAra gRhasthoM kI apekSA vizeSa unnata yA vizeSa zuddha banane na pAyA thaa| isalie jaina samAja kI sthiti aisI ho gaI thI ki hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke satata hote rahane para bhI samAja ke utthAna kA koI saccA kAma hone na pAtA thA aura anuyAyI gRhasthavarga to sAdhu sAstriyoM ke bharose rahane kA itanA aAdI ho gayA thA ki vaha haraeka bAta meM nikammI prathA kA tyAga, sudhAra, parivartana vagairaha karane meM apanI buddhi aura sAhasa hI gavA~ baiThA thaa| tyAgI varga kahatA thA ki hama kyA kareM ? yaha kAma to gRhasthoM kA hai| gRhastha kahate the ki hamAre siramaura guru haiN| ve mahAvIra ke pratinidhi haiM, zAstrajJa haiM, ve hamase adhika jAna sakate haiM, unake sujhAva aura unakI sammati ke binA hama kara hI kyA sakate haiM ? gRhasthoM kA asara hI kyA par3egA ? sAdhuoM ke kathana ko saba loga mAna sakate haiM ityAdi / isa taraha anya dharma samAjoM kI taraha jaina samAja kI naiyA bhI hara eka kSetra meM ulajhanoM kI bha~vara meM phaMsI thii| ___ sAre rASTra para pichalI sahasrAbdI ne jo aAphateM DhAI thI aura pazcima ke samparka ke bAda videzI rAjya ne pichalI do zatAbdiyoM meM gulAmI, zoSaNa aura zrApasI phUTa kI jo Aphata bar3hAI thI usakA zikAra to jaina samAja zata. pratizata thA hI, para usake alAvA jainasamAja ke: apane nijI zrI.prazna the| jo ulajhanoM se pUrNa the / Apasa meM phirakAbandI, dharma ke nimitta zradharma poSaka jhagar3e, nivRtti ke nAma para niSkriyatA aura aidIpana kI bAr3ha, naI pIr3hI meM purAnI cetanA kA virodha aura naI cetanA kA avarodha, satya, ahiMsA aura aparigraha jaise zAzvata mUlya vAle siddhAntoM ke prati saba kI dekhA dekhI bar3hatI huI azraddhA-ye jaina samAja kI samasyAe~ thiiN| isa andhakAra pradhAna rAtri meM aphrikA se eka karmavIra kI halacala ne logoM kI A~kheM kholii| vahI karmavIra phira apanI janma-bhUmi bhArata meM pIche lauttaa| Ate hI satya, ahiMsA aura aparigraha kI nirbhaya aura gaganabhedI vANI zAntasvara se aura jIvana-vyavahAra se sunAne lgaa| pahale to jaina samAja apanI saMskAra-cyuti ke kAraNa cauNkaa| use bhaya mAlUma huA ki duniyA kI pravRtti yA sAMsArika rAjakIya pravRtti ke sAtha satya, ahiMsA aura aparigraha kA mela kaise
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________________ 35 gAMdhIjI kI jaina dharma ko dena " baiTha sakatA hai ? aisA ho to phira tyAga mArga aura anagAra dharma jo hajAroM varSa se calA AtA hai vaha naSTa hI ho jaaegaa| para jaise-jaise karmavIra gAMdhI eka ke bAda eka nae-nae sAmAjika aura rAjakIya kSetra ko sara karate gae aura deza ke ucca se ucca mastiSka bhI unake sAmane jhukAne lage; kavIndra ravIndra, lAlA lAjapatarAya, dezabandhu dAsa, motIlAla neharU zrAdi mukhya rASTrIya puruSoM ne gAMdhIjI kA netRtva mAna liyaa| vaise-vaise jaina samAja kI bhI suSupta aura mUrcchitasI dharma cetanA meM spandana zurU huA / spandana kI lahara kramazaH aisI bar3hatI aura phailatI gaI ki jisane 35 varSa ke pahale kI jaina samAja kI kAyA palaTa hI dii| jisane 35 varSa ke pahale kI jaina samAja kI bAharI aura bhItarI dazA khoM dekhI hai aura jisane pichale 35 varSoM meM gAMdhIjI ke kAraNa jaina samAja meM satvara prakaTa honevAle sAtvika dharma-spandanoM ko dekhA hai vaha yaha binA kahe nahIM raha sakatA ki jaina samAja kI dharma cetanA - jo gAMdhIjI ko dena hai vaha itihAsa kAla meM abhUtapUrva hai / aba hama saMkSepa meM yaha dekheM ki gAMdhIjI kI yaha dena kisa rUpa meM hai / jaina samAja meM jo satya aura ahiMsA kI sArvatrika kAryakSamatA ke bAre meM vizvAsa kI jar3a jamI thI, gAMdhIjI ne deza meM Ate hI sabase prathama usa para kuThArAghAta kiyA / jaina logoM ke dila meM satya aura ahiMsA ke prati janmasiddha Adara to thA hii| ve sirpha prayoga karanA jAnate na the aura na koI unheM prayoga ke dvArA una siddhAntoM kI zakti dikhAne vAlA thaa| gAMdhIjI ke ahiMsA aura satya ke saphala prayogoM ne aura kisI samAja kI apezcA sabase pahale jaina samAja kA dhyAna khIMcA / aneka bUr3he taruNa aura anya zurU meM kutUhalavaza aura pIche lagana se gAMdhIjI ke AsapAsa ikaTThe hone lge| jaise-jaise gAMdhIjI ke sA aura satya ke prayoga adhikAdhika samAja aura rASTravyApI hote gae vaise-vaise janasamAja ko virAsata meM milI ahiMsAvRtti para adhikAdhika bharosA hone lagA aura phira to vaha unnata mastaka aura prasanna-badana se kahane lagA ki 'hiMsA paramo dharmaH' yaha jo jaina paramparA kA mudrAlekha hai usI kI yaha vijaya hai / jainaparamparA strI kI samAnatA aura mukti kA dAvA to karatI hI A rahI thI; para vyavahAra meM use usake balApana ke sivAya kucha najara AtA na thA / usane mAna liyA thA ki tyaktA, vidhavA aura lAcAra kumArI ke lie eka mAtra balaprada muktimArga sAdhvI banane kA hai| para gAMdhIjI ke jAdU ne yaha sAbita kara diyA ki agara strI kisI apekSA se abalA hai to puruSa bhI annala hI hai / agara puruSa ko sabala mAna liyA jAe to strI ke acalA rahate vaha sabala bana
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________________ 546 jaina dharma aura darzana - nahIM sktaa| kaI zraMzoM meM to puruSa kI apekSA strI kA bala bahuta hai / yaha bAta gAMdhIjI ne kevala dalIloM se samajhAI na thI para unake jAdU se strIzakti itanI adhika prakaTa huI ki aba to puruSa use abalA kahane meM sakucAne lagA | jaina striyoM ke dila meM bhI aisA kucha camatkArika parivartana hunA ki ve * apane ko zaktizAlI samajhakara javAbadehI ke choTe-moTe aneka kAma karane lagI aura Amataura se jaina samAja meM yaha mAnA jAne lagA ki jo strI aihika bandhanoM se mukti pAne meM samartha hai vaha sAdhvI banakara bhI pAralaukika mukti pA nahIM sakatI / isa mAnyatA se jaina bahanoM ke sUkhe aura pIle cehare para sukha zrA -gaI aura ve deza ke kone-kone meM javAbadehI ke aneka kAma saphalatApUrvaka karane lagIM / aba unheM tyaktApana, vidhavApana yA lAcAra kumArIpana kA koI duHkha nahIM - satAtA / yaha strI-zakti kA kAyApalaTa hai / yoM to baina loga siddhAnta rUpa se 1 jAtibheda aura chuAchUta ko bilakula mAnate na the aura isI meM apanI paramparA kA gaurava bhI samajhate the; para isa siddhAnta ko vyApaka taura se ve amala meM lAne meM asamartha the| gAMdhIjI kI prAyogika aMjanazalAkA ne jaina samajhadAroM ke netra khola die aura unameM sAhasa bhara diyA phira to ve harijana yA anya dalitavarga ko samAna bhAva se apanAne lage / aneka bUr3he aura yuvaka strI-puruSoM kA khAsa - eka varga deza bhara ke jaina samAja meM aisA taiyAra ho gayA hai ki vaha aba rUr3hi custa mAnasa kI bilakula paravAha binA kiye harijana aura dalita varga kI sevA meM yA to par3a gayA hai, yA usake lie adhikAdhika sahAnubhUtipUrvaka sahAyatA karatA hai / jaina samAja meM mahimA eka mAtra tyAga kI rahI; para koI tyAgI nivRtti aura pravRtti kA sumela sAdha na sakatA thA / vaha pravRtti mAtra ko nivRtti virodhI samajhakara anivArya rUpa se Avazyaka aisI pravRtti kA bojha bhI dUsaroM ke kandhe para DAlakara nivRtti kA santoSa anubhava karatA thaa| gAMdhIjI ke jIvana ne dikhA diyA ki nivRtti aura pravRtti vastutaH parassara viruddha nahIM / jarUrata hai to donoM ke rahasya pAne kii| samaya pravRtti kI mA~ga kara rahA thA aura nivRtti kI bhI / sumela ke binA donoM nirarthaka hI nahIM balki samAja aura rASTra ghAtaka siddha ho rahe the / gAMdhIjI ke jIvana meM nivRtti aura pravRtti kA aisA sumela jaina samAja ne dekhA jaisA gulAba ke phUla aura suvAsa kA / phira to mAtra gRhasthoM kI hI nahIM, balki tyAgI anagAroM taka kI A~kheM khula gii| unheM aba jaina zAstroM kA asalI marma dikhAI diyA yA ve zAstroM ko nae artha meM nae sire se dekhane lage / kaI tyAgI apanA bhikSuveSa rakhakara bhI yA chor3akara bhI nivRtti pravRtti ke gaMgA-yamunA saMgama
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________________ gAMdhIjI kI jaina dharma ko dena v meM snAna karane Ae aura ve zratra bhinna-bhinna sevA kSetroM meM par3akara apanA nagarapanA sacce artha meM sAbita kara rahe haiN| jaina gRhastha kI manodazA meM bhI niSkriya nivRtti kA jo ghuna lagA thA vaha haTA aura aneka bUr3he javAna nivRttipriya jaina strI-puruSa niSkAma pravRtti kA kSetra pasanda kara apanI nivRtti-priyatA ko saphala kara rahe haiN| pahale bhikSu bhikSuNiyoM ke lie eka hI rAstA thA ki yA to ve veSa dhAraNa karane ke bAda niSkriya banakara dUsaroM kI sevA lete raheM, yA dUsaroM kI sevA karanA cAheM to veSa chor3akara apratiSTita bana samAjabAhya ho jAe~ / gAMdhIjI ke nae jIvana ke nae artha ne niSprANa se tyAgI varga meM bhI dharmacetanA kA prANa spandana kiyaa| aba use na to jarUrata rahI bhikSuveSa phaiMka dene kI aura na Dara rahA apratiSThita rUpa se samAjavAhya hone kA / atra niSkAma sevApriya jaina bhikSugaNa ke lie gAMdhIjI ke jIvana ne aisA vizAla kArya pradeza cuna diyA hai, jisameM koI bhI tyAgI nirdambha bhAva se tyAga kA svAda letA huA samAja aura rASTra ke lie zrAdarza bana sakatA hai / jaina paramparA ko apane tattvajJAna ke anekAnta siddhAnta kA bahuta bar3A garva thA vaha samajhatI thI ki aisA siddhAnta anya kisI dharma paramparA ko nasIba nahIM hai; para khuda jaina paramparA usa siddhAnta kA sarvalokahitakAraka rUpa se prayoga karana to dUra rahA, para apane hita meM bhI usakA prayoga karanA jAnatI na thI / vaha jAnatI thI itanA hI ki usa vAda ke nAma para bhaMgajAla kaise kiyA jA sakatA hai aura vivAda meM vijaya kaise pAyA jA sakatA hai ? anekAntavAda ke himAyatI kyA gRhastha kyA tyAgI sabhI phirakecandI aura gaccha gaNa ke aikAntika kadAgraha aura jhagar3e meM pha~se the / unheM yaha patA hI na thA ki anekAnta kA yathArtha prayoga samAja aura rASTra kI saba pravRttiyoM meM kaise saphalatApUrvaka kiyA jA sakatA hai ? gAMdhIjI takhte para Ae aura kuTumba, samAja, rASTra kI saba pravRttiyoM meM anekAnta dRSTi kA aisA sajIva aura saphala prayoga karane lage ki jisase AkRSTa hokara samajhadAra jainavarga yaha grantaHkaraNa se mahasUsa karane lagA ki bhaGgajAla aura vAdavijaya meM to anekAnta kA kalevara hI hai / usakI jAna nahIM ! jAna to vyavahAra ke satra kSetroM meM anekAnta dRSTi kA prayoga karake virodhI dikhAI dene vAle baloM kA saMgharSa miTAne meM hI hai / jaina- paramparA meM vijaya seTha aura vijayA seThAnI ina dampatI yugala ke brahmacarya kI bAta hai / jisameM donoM kA sAhacArya aura sahajIvana hote hue bhI zuddha brahmacarya pAlana kA bhAva hai / isI taraha sthUlibhadra muni ke brahmacarya kI bhI kahAnI hai jisase eka muni ne apanI pUrvaparicita vezyA ke sahavAsa meM raha
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________________ 14va jaina dharma aura darzana kara bhI vizuddha brahmacarya pAlana kiyA hai| abhI taka aisI kahAniyA~ lokottara samajhI jAtI rahIM / sAmAnya janatA yahI samajhatI rahI ki koI dampatI yA strI-puruSa sAtha rahakara vizuddha brahmacarya pAlana kare to vaha devI camatkAra jaisA hai / para gAMdhIjI ke brahmacaryavAsa ne isa ati kaThina aura lokottara samI jAnevAlI bAta ko prayatnasAdhya para itanI lokagamya sAvita kara diyA ki zrAja aneka dampatI aura strI-puruSa sAtha rahakara vizuddha brahmacarya pAlana karane kA nirdambha prayatna karate haiN| jaina samAja meM bhI aise aneka yugala maujUda haiM ma unheM koI sthalibhadra kI koTi meM nahIM ginatA / hAlA~ki unakA brahmacarya - puruSArtha vaisA hI hai| rAtri-bhojana tyAga zrIra upabhogaparibhAgaparimANa tathA upavAsa, zrAyaMbila, jaise vrata niyama nae yuga meM kevala upahAsa kI dRSTi se dekhe jAne lage the aura zraddhAlu loga ina vratoM kA AcaraNa karate hue bhI koI tejasvitA prakaTa kara na sakate the / una logoM kA vrata pAlana kevala rUr3hidharma-sA dIkhatA thA / mAnoM unameM bhAvaprANa rahA hI na ho / gAMdhIjI ne inhIM vratoM meM aisA prANa phUMkA ki zrAja koI inake makhaula kA sAhasa nahIM kara sakatA / gAMdhIjI ke upavAsa ke prati duniyA bhara kA Adara hai unake rAtri bhojana tyAga aura ine-gine khAdya peya ke niyama ko Arogya aura subhIte kI dRSTi se bhI loga upAdeya samajhate haiM / hama isa taraha kI aneka bAteM dekha sakate haiM jo paramparA se jaina samAja meM cirakAla se calI AtI rahane para bhI tejohIna-sI dIkhatI thI;. para aba gAMdhIjI ke jIvana ne unheM AdarAspada banA diyA hai / jaina paramparA ke eka nahIM aneka susaMskAra jo supta yA mUcchita par3e the unako gAMdhIjI kI dharma cetanA ne spandita kiyA, gatizIla kiyA aura vikasita bhI kiyA / yahI kAraNa hai ki apekSAkRta isa choTe se samAja ne bhI anya samAjoM kI apekSA adhikasaMkhyaka sevAbhAvI strI-puruSoM ko rASTra ke caraNoM para arpita kiyA hai | jisameM bUr3he - javAna strI-puruSa, honahAra taruNa-taruNI aura bhikSu varga kA bhI samAveza hotA hai / mAnavatA ke vizAla artha meM to jaina samAja anya samAjoM se alaga nahIM / phira bhI usake paramparAgata saMskAra amuka aMza meM itara samAjoM se jude bhI haiM / ye saMskAra mAtra dharmakalevara the; dharmacetanA kI bhUmikA ko chor3a baiThe the / yoM to gAMdhIjI ne vizva bhara ke samasta sampradAyoM kI dharmaM cetanA ko utpANita kiyA. hai; para sAmpradAyika dRSTi se dekheM to jaina samAja ko mAnanA cAhie ki unake prati gAMdhIjI kI bahuta aura anekavidha dena hai / kyoMki gAMdhIjI kI dena ke kArA ho va jaina samAja hisA, strI- samAnatA, varga samAnatA, nivRtti aura I
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________________ gAMdhIjI kI jaina dharma ko dena 546 anekAnta dRSTi ityAdi apane virAsatagata purAne siddhAntoM ko kriyAzIla aura sArthaka sAbita kara sakatA hai| jaina paramparA meM 'brahmA vA viSNuvA haro jino vA namastasmai' jaise sarvadharmasamanvayakArI aneka udgAra maujUda the| para Amataura se usakI dharmavidhi aura prArthanA bilakula sAmpradAyika bana gaI thii| usakA caukA itanA choTA bana gayA thA ki usameM ukta udgAra ke anurUpa saba sampradAyoM kA samAveza duHsaMbhava ho gayA thA / para gAMdhIjI kI dharmacetanA aisI jAgarita huI ki dharmoM kI bAr3Aba~dI kA sthAna rahA hI nhiiN| gAMdhIjI kI prArthanA jisa jaina ne dekhI sunI ho vaha kRtajJatApUrvaka binA kabUla kiye raha nahIM sakatA ki 'brahmA vA viSNa' kI udAtta bhAvanA yA 'rAma kaho rahimAna kaho' kI abheda bhAvanA jo jaina paramparA meM mAtra sAhityika vastu bana gaI thI, use gAMdhIjI ne aura vikasita rUpa meM sajIva aura zAzvata kiyA / hama gAMdhIjI kI dena ko eka-eka karake na to ginA sakate haiM aura na aisA bhI kara sakate haiM ki gAMdhIjI kI amuka dena to mAtra jaina samAja ke prati hI hai aura anya samAja ke prati nhiiN| varSA hotI hai taba kSetrabheda nahIM dekhatI / sUrya candra prakAza pheMkate haiM taba bhI sthAna yA vyakti kA bheda nahIM karate / to bhI jisake ghara meM pAnI aAyA ora jisane prakAza kA sukha anubhava kiyA, vaha to laukika bhASA meM yahI kahegA ki varSA yA candra saya ne mere para itanA upakAra kiyaa| isI nyAya se isa jagaha gAMdhIjI kI dena kA ullekha hai, na ki usa dena kI maryAdA kaa| gAMdhIjI ke prati apane RNa ko aMza se bhI tabhI adA kara sakate haiM jaba unake nirdiSTa mArga para calane kA har3a saMkalpa kareM aura cleN|