Jain Center Columbia SC 1997 05 Mahavira Swami Murti Pratistha

Author(s): Jain Center Columbia SC
Publisher: USA Jain Center Columbia SC
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MA IAH DEHRE A TSAMAD MEAM 1690 parikara (paraghara madhyavatI paMcatIthI 1 Adino prasaMga (2) saptAha Mahavira Swami Murti Pratishtha Mahotsav Columbia, South Carolina Mavi9-10, 1997

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1960s India Public Lectures First photo as a monk Five years in silence Pioneer visit to USA 1950s Writing books Harvard Divinity October 1971 First visit to Kenya 1971 and 26 years later - February 1997 FOOD DISTBUTION PROJECT zHHTSy Gurudev's birthplace - 1922 'Takhat Gadh near Jodhpur Presently Upashraya'

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A Man with a Vision A BIOGRAPHY of 1980s USA 1970s USA Pilgrimmage in India with Westerners CHITRABHANU by Clare Rosenfield BOOK REVIEW By Jyoti Marianne Carrera INNER GROWING How do you write a biography about someone who is still living and you know the final chapters have still to be written? Well, Clare Rosenfield has done this about Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanu. She took on an almost impossible task and tackled it with love. Clare begins with Chitrabhanu's childhood, takes us through the early years of this great man, and then the book begins to gain strength and momentum as the principal character grows in age. This biography is more a statement of the man's philosophy. As cach chapter unfolds, the everyday activities, concerns and events in the life of this man show us how he had led himself to a growing conviction of the Higher Self in his own newly-experienced philosophy. There was much pain in his early years, identical to our growing pains, but always he understood and resolved his growing experiences and convictions. It seems that his early responsibilities were the very reason for his need to search, and through this he has become the individual we know him to be today. The unfolding of the individual into the loving person and into the full conviction of his philosophy develops effectively throughout the book. This is a chronicle of an individual's search for freedom from unresolved questions and a search for truth and understanding. His path was strewn with challenges, as is ours. This book is an inspiration and a guide to all of us who know this man and who also have encountered similar uncertainties. With vicarious reading about his experiences, we realize that we are a soul also of greater enlightenment Throughout Chitrabhanuji's early training, there was the examining of the Jaina philosophy of controlling one's inner enemies: anger, greed, ego/pride, and attachment. So, as he continues on his path toward his own self-realization, he manifests a quality of robust spirituality, not just compliance with spiritual customs but also with bravery to relinquish traditions when the need is required. It became obvious that the teaching no longer was a rote lesson to be followed, but rather an integral part of his individual life. Expansion of the integral center brought the awareness of the need to marry the East with the West. Those who know this man and this philosophy have greatly benefited from the fruits of his expansion. This book is extremely well done and is, in our search for truth, an inspiration to all who read it. COS Sons Rajeev and Darshan Gurudev and Pramoda 1996 St. Paul-Minneapolis 25th anniversary celebration Lighting a candle during birthday celebration 1995

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E IN 10 OLENCE JAIN MEDITATION INTERNATIONAL CENTER - NON TY ACTION A non-profit educational organization Founded by Poojya Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji 401 EAST 86TH STREET # 20A, NEW YORK 10028 212 534-6090 RELAT TIVITY THINKING GURUDEV SHREE CHITRABHANU: A Man With A Vision At the age of 20, Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanu became a Jain mork because he longed to understand the meaning of life. During his 29 years as a monk, he observed silence to purify speech, meditated to illumine mind in peace, studied to experience the divine within and ultimately self-realization which brought a profound sense of loving compassion and reverence for all living beings. Throughout his life, Gurudev has been revitalizing teachings handed down for more than 5,000 years, sifting out those which seem irrelevant and building upon those which are conducive to continued growth. He explains, ''Change is the law of life but out of a false sense of security, we tend to reject change." After becoming one of the spiritual loaders of India's ten million Jains, Gurudev Founded the Divine knowledge Society which provides services, including medical assistance, food and meals to the suffering in trought areas, Financial aid to education, publication of books, and counseling in the philosophy of reverence for all life. Gurudev was the first Jain Master to visit the West. As an authority on Eastern philosophies, he was invited as a keynote speaker on Jainism at the Second Summit Conference in Geneva in 1970. In 1971 he came to the United States at the invitation of the Harvard Divinity School and Temple of Understanding, again as a keynote speaker on Jainism, for the Third Spiritual Summit Conference. Since then, to pioneer the teaching of Ahimsa and Relativity of thinking in the West, he speaks often at The United Nations, many colleges and universities, including Yale, Princeton and Cornell. In addition to leading innumerable retreats and seminars, he is working with church groups, drug addiction centers and New Age institutions. Gurudev also works closely with global-minded organizations: He was the first to speak on Ahimsa (non-violence) at The United Nations and was Founder-president of World Fellowship of Religions in America. Gurudev's spiritual spouse is Pramoda who has been helping him with his calling and who writes books, teaches mantras, and spreads the feeling of reverence for life through publications and classes. MAILING ADDRESS: 244 ANSONIA STATION, NEW YORK -10023-0244 212-362-6483 3 TELE Jain Education Intemational F AX

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Bio-Data on GUALDEV SHREE CHITRABHANU Page 2 Gurudev spends Spring, Summer and part of Fall in the United States and Canada, and the rest of the year in other countries He is presently the spiritual adviser to the Jain Meditation International Center in New York City, and to other meditation centers in North America, Africa and India, including the Jain International Meditation Center in Bombay. Through his actions and words, Gurudev seeks to fuse East and West, meditation and action, love and knowledge, philosphy and life. Well-known among his books are The Dynamics of Jain Meditation, The Psychology of Enlightenment, Twelve Facets of Reality (all three published by Dodd, Mead), and Philosphy of Soul and Matter, to name a few. The Twelve Facets book reveals the inherent quality of human consciousness and the ever-changing elements of existence, as originally taught only to aspirants in India. As a teacher, Gurudev is an example to his students. His presence is an affirmation of oneness with all life, joy, creativity, love, wisdom, action and light. Furthermore, he encourages students "to become strong enough in body, mind and soul to take charge of their own spiritual journey." He motivates students out of inertia and complacency, and encourages them to seek the highest and best in themselves. He inspires them to use their energies for selfrealization and for the benefit of all. The New York Times in 1973 wrote, "Chitrabhanu Firmly believes that basically all humans are good and that all religions are the same in their ultimate goals. He is no evangelist seeking to convert followers to Jainism." While meditating on the ocean shore of San Diego in 1981, he experienced the pinnacle of enlightened consciousness which led to a transformation of the self to live uninterruptedly in the presence of his Divine Self and which in turn is enhancing his present global mission of Reverence For All Life. Jain Education Intemational

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of South Carolina for providing the opportunity to celebrate the auspicious occasion of MAHAVIRA SWAMI PRATISHTHA MAHOTSAV in Columbia. We would like to thank Gurudev Chitrabhanuji for being present at this event There are many people who worked very hard to make this event successful and it is impossible to name each one individually. It has been a total JAIN SAMAYAK GROUP effort. We would like to thank Jitendra Mehta and Manoj Batavia for advertisement and all advertisers who have supported us in many ways. We would like to thank Praful Raval for donating stainless steel plate for Abhishek. My special thanks to Bavishi family, Surendra Jain and Saguna Batavia who inspired me to make this a successful event. We would like to thank all the local attendees & attendees from Atlanta, Augusta, Charlotte, Greenville, Spartanburg, Reliegh and other various Jain sanghs for coming to this special event. Finally we would like to thank Arun Jain & Ashok Khodabhai who worked so hard to complete this souvenir on time. The views expressed in this souvenir do not necessarily reflect the views of the Jain Samayik Group. ON BEHALF OF THE JAIN SAMAYIK GROUP OF COLUMBIA SC. JAI JINENDRA (smehber Haresh Mehta. Jain Education Intemational

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ENCE IN ACTU JAIN MEDITATION INTERNATIONAL CENTER OLA - NO A non-profit educational organization Founded by Poojya Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji 401 EAST 86TH STREET # 20A, NEW YORK 10028 212 534-6090 PELATIV THINKINO llarch 25, 1997 The President, The Directors, and The Members of The Hindu-Jain Temple of Columbia, SC My dear Shri Hareshbhai Mehta, I am happy to get the news from you about the celebration of Pratishtha Mahot at the Hindu-Jain Temple. This is a very blessed and auspicious occasion in the history of Columbia, South Carolina. It is a great event in which various religious people come together to build a temple of unity to experience divinity in diversity. A temple is a place where mankind experiences harmony of head, heart and hand to liberate oneself from the tyrannies of materialisin and to find the freedom from within and without. This edifice will be a Temple of Parliament of Gods, with people from all walks of life participating and experiencing the presence of divine light. I am sure that this forum will unite people of various paths as flowers of humanity to create a garland of unity. The devotees must remember the sanctity of this Temple and enter with nusic of love, peace and reverence. As people discard their shoes before entering a temple, in the same way let everyone discard one's ego, pride and sectarian fanaticism, particularly in the temple and generally in everyday life. My hearty blessings be in the hearts of all who enter this temple and in the hearts of all who can make a difference in the world by spreading peace and harmony through non-violence. Love and blessings, Chitrabhanke MAILING ADDRESS: 244 ANSONIA STATION, NEW YORK -10023-0244 Jain EPH FAX = 212-362-6483

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MAHAVIRA SWAMI MURTI PRATISTHA MAHOTSAV ANK TOWE PROGRAM: Friday May 9, 1997 07:30 PM - 08: 00 PM 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM 10:00 PM - Jin Dharsan & Welcome Bhavna, Spiritual Lecture by Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji Aarti & Mangal Divo Saturday May 10, 1997 09:00 AM - 12:39 PM Snatra Puja by Nitin Shah, Hemlata Mehta & Asmita Shah Adhar Abhisek & Discourses by Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji 12:39 PM - 01:00 PM Murti Sthapana 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Astha Prakari Puja, 108 Aarti, Mangal Divo, ShatiKalash and Chaitya-Vandan 02:00 PM - Swamivatsalya List Of Various Ceremonies During PRATISTHA MAHOTSAV 1. Shukan 2. Jain Flag 3. Nishan Danka 4. Dharawali 5. Chamar 6. Procession 7. Kumbha 8. Welcome God 9. 5 Metals 10. Sthapana 11. Kesar Chandlo 12. 1st Abhishek 13. 2nd Abhishek 14. 3rd Abhishek 15. 4th Abhishek 16. 5th Abhishek 17.6th Abhishek 18. 7th Abhishek 19. 8th Abhishek 20.9th Abhishek 21. 10 Abhishek 22. 11th Abhishek 23. 12th Abhishek 24. 13th Abhishek 25. 14th Abhishek 26. 15th Abhishek 27. 16th Abhishek 28. 17th Abhishek 29. 18th Abhishek 30. Pratishtha 31. Jaal Pooja 32. Chandan Pooja 33. Pushpa Pooja 34. Dhoop Pooja 35. Deepak Pooja 36. Akshat Pooja 37. Naiveda Pooja 38. Fruit Pooja 39. AArati 40. Mangal Devo 41. Shanti Kalash

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JAIN SAMAYIK GROUP OF COLUMBIA SC HISTORICAL BACKGROUND SURENDRA JAIN HARESH MEHTA There were about Nine jain families in Columbia S.C.. We had a MAHAVIR SWAMI BHAGWAN'S pratimaji for five years, but eagerly waiting for an auspicious occasion to do Murti Pratishtha. Finally Fifteen(15) jain families have been very spiritually active during last eight months with monthly samayik at Hindu Temple & Cultural Center. All children and adult take part in Samayik and then discuss about sutras and scriptures and jain philosophy. In April Jain Samayik group held Mahavir Janma Kalyanak celebration. We celebrate Paryushana Parva with various activities including Bhavana, swapna Darshan, and Samvatsari Pratikraman concluded with a group Kshamapana (forgiveness). The primary aims of the group is to provide an opportunity to learn more about jainism as well as to pass on the religious and cultural values to our children. Now finally time has come to celebrate an auspicious occasion of MAHAVIRA SWAMI MURTI PRATISHTHA WITH TWO DAYS ACTIVITIES ON May 09-10, 1997 at the H.T.C.C. by Gurudev Chitrabhanuji. This special event will be concluded with Bhavna, Spiritual Lectures, Snatra puja, Adhar Abhishek, Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash, Chaitya Vandan and a swamivatsal lunch. This occasion is attributed to the dedication, enthusiasm and hard work of the entire Jain Samayik Group families. * * *** * * * ** ****** ** ** * **** Notable Phrases Worshipping GOD makes no one weak. The power of worldly element keeps no on holy Silence is like Mathematics. It makes a man perfect. Religion is like music. It makes a man harmonious. science says life should be well set. Religion says mind should be well set. If man wants freedom, then why keep birds and animals in cages. * Meat eaters are like walking graves of slaughtered animals. * There is no one who kills a sparrow or anything smaller, without its deserving it, but God will question him about it. Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi ********Zhong Zhong Zhong Zhong Zhong Zhong *** ***************Shu Zhong Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Chu Jain Education Intemational

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zradhdhAMjali - arpaNa In The Loving Memory Of aho ! zabda va & 2 ? 21nya nuM mU8 sarjana, bharyuM che manamAM tene vINothI. hoya taNa! Late Shri Kartik Dinesh Bavishi Born: October 7, 1966 Died: April 6, 1997 sabbo - pucvra 3yA ... , khaJvAta saMsAre ave haiSa -zaikjha, nimi9 khinna pa phaiI. sa~sAramAM sarve jIvo pote badhailA 81mA bha karmanA udayAnusAre mbanuDULa temaja kSatijULa vateof HUnuM che, temAM kapAvI temaja khaudhArI jIvone paho thao] pUchyuM- pa\pa meM ne bheLavavA svarUpa prApta thato haiya che. khA sa yamAM zradhdhAthI saeNuI ja li arpaNa ---

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Shri Kartik Dinesh Bavishi (October 7, 1966 April 6, 1997) Kartik Dinesh Bavishi was born in Bombay, India on Oct. 7, 1966 to Dinesh Vrajlal Bavishi and Jyotsna Dinesh Bavishi. was married to Dimple Jitendra Dodhia on the 13th of April, 1995. Kartik received his degree from North American Institution of Aviation at Conway, South Carolina. He pursued his career through Bell Aviation under Don Bell's guidance, who was not only his boss, but a dear friend too. Kartik achieved a great deal and had reached at his peek of his career. He's inspiration for flying was immensful and showed his abilities through instructing other ambitious future pilots. US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration He was a compassionate person and ready to help people when in need. He leaves behind his family who are his loved ones, Ba, wife, father, mother, uncles, aunts, sister, brother and friends. Kartik will always be in our hearts. December 28, 1993 He MYRTLE BEACH ATCT/TRACON 2558 AVENUE E MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 Mr. Kartik Babisha 270 Ambling Circle Columbia, South Carolina 29210 Dear Mr. Babisha I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation for the superb assistance you provided on Tuesday, December 14, 1993, when a single engine aircraft lost his navigation aid and was unable to talk with the controller. The time you took out of your busy flight schedule to help with radio communications between the controller and the pilot demonstrates how committed you are to the safety of flight and your fellow pilots. Without your assistance, this situation could have ended with unfavorable results. Instead, through your efforts, the pilot was able to successfully navigate his aircraft safely to the Conway airport. Edward. Wiseman, Jr. Air Traffic Manager Myrtle Beach ATCT/TRACON Again, thanks for your patience, understanding and the support you gave during this stressful situation. Edward Warren: First American Aloft

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NAMOKAR MANTRA (Long version) (OM)* NAMO ARIHANTANAM. (I bow to those souls who have conquered their 'inner enemies' so that I may conquer my own; our inner enemies being anger, greed, ego and deceit.) (OM) NAMO SIDDHANAM. (I bow to those souls who have attained perfection.) (OM) NAMO AIRIYANAM. (I bow to those souls who practiced before teaching.) (OM) NAMO UVAJJHAYANAM. (I bow to those souls who have experienced the Truth.) NAMO LOE SAVVA SAHUNAM. (I bow to all the saints everywhere who walk the spiritual path.) ESO PANCA NAMOKARO. (These five benedictions, SAVVA PAVA PANASANO. will keep all harm from us. MANGALANAM CA SAVVESIM. These are the most blessed PADHAMAM HAVAI MANGALAM. of all benedictions. *With some versions 'Om' is recited at the beginning of the first four lines. Jain Education Intemational

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BHAGVAN (LORD) MAHAVIRA Lord Mahavira is the "Founder" of Jainism as it is practised today. One who finds the four part Sangha (Sadhu, Sadhvi, Shravanka and Shravika) or Tirtha ( a dock) is called Tirthankara. The current twenty four Tirthankara span several thousand years. The last and the most recent Tirthankar (24"), MAHAVIRA, was an historical personality who was born with three GYANAS (Mati, Shruti and Avadhi) in 599 B.C, as a prince to king Siddhartha and Queen Trishladevi in the town of Vaishali (Bihar) in northern India. Since Mahavira's birth, his family saw their RIDDHI - SIDDHI - wealth, prestige, crops and everything - increase. So they named him VARDHAMANA (Incremental). Ever since his childhood, he was soft, kind hearted. He was very upset by the ritual sacrifice of animals, and vowed to fight for the rights of animals. He later married the beautiful princess Yashoda and they had an adorable daughter Priyadarshana. Mahavira as a prince, having excellent connection with ruling dynasties of his times, but he left his kingdom at the age of 30 to take a vow of monkhood called "DIKSHA" or initiation. He attained the fourth GNYANA - Manah Paryava Gnyana or being able to read other people's mind. He entered the forest to communicate with every living being, including plants, trees, animals. He practiced meditation, austerity and Samadhi for 12-1/2 years to get enlightenment. By self purification and severe spiritual practices. Finally, at the age of 42, He attained the fifth GYANA - Kaivalya (Keval Gyana) which is the highest type of knowledge - PERFECTION. For the next 30 years, he spread the message of NON-VIOLENCE, TRUTH, NON-STEALING, RIGHT CONDUCT and NON-POSSESSION. Lord Mahavira gave us several analytical theories of Karma, Multiplicity of truth, Syadvad etc. All these theories help the human being reaching highest level of consciousness and create happiness and peace in society. His preaching Right Knowing, Right Vision and Right Conduct are considered there Jewels of Jain philosophy which means to achieve the ultimate goal in life. The symbol of Lord Mahavira is Lion indicating a fearless life he lived. He is the most important of all the Tirthankaras, as most of Jain scriptures are spoken by him. Lord Mahavira advocated 'AHIMSA' which was further carried by great men of history including Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. He attained "NIRVANA" at the age of 72 at Pavapuri in Bihar. Jain Education Intemational

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pratiSThA kA mahatva jaina samAja meM sabase bar3A mahotsava pratiSThA kA hotA hai| paMcama kAla janmakalyANaka meM bharata kSetra meM tIrthakaroM kA janma nahIM hotA hai| caturthakAla meM hI prAcI ke garbha se sUrya ke samAna jananI ke garbha meM dharma sUrya tIrthakaroM ke paMca kalyANaka devo, manuSyoM dvArA manAye jAte hai usI jinendra bhagavAna kA janma hotA hai. tInoM loko meM Ananda chA jAtA hai paramparA meM isa kAla meM tIrthakara kI mUrtiyoM kI pratiSThA het / bhavanavAsI, vyaMtara, jyotiSI, aura kalpavAsI devoM ke bhavanoM meM paMcakalyANaka kiye jAte hai| aura jaina loga mUrtiyoM ko, sAkSAt anahada bAje bajate hai| bhagavAna ke janma hote hI punaH saudharma indra bhagavAna mAnakara darzana aura pUjana karate hai| kA Asana kampAyamAna hotA hai| usakI avadhi meM bAta yAda AtI hai tIrthakara bhagavAna kI pUjA karane vAle ko svarga aura mokSa kii| ki "saMbhAvayAmi nedRkSaM prabhAvaM bhuvanatraye prabhu tIrthaGkarAdanyam" bharata prApti hotI hai jaisA ki darzana mAtra se bhI kalyANa honA batAyA hai kSetra meM tIrthaGkara bhagavAna kA janma huA hai| kubera ko AjJA detA hai ki " nagara kI racanA karo, ratna vRSTi karo" / saudharma airAvata hAthI darzanaM deva devasya darzanaM pApa nAzanam / para baiThakara nagara kI parikramA karatA hai| phira rAjA ke mahala meM jAkara darzanaM svargasopAnaM darzanaM mokSa sAdhanam / / zacI dvArA prasutigRha se saudharma tIrthaGkara bAlaka ko lAkara pANDuka arthAt --una pratiSThita mUrtiyoM ke darzana karane se janma 2 ke zilA para le jAkara 1008 kalazoM se abhiSeka karate hai| saudharma pApa nAza hokara svarga aura mokSa kI prApti hotI hai| AcArya kahate hai bhagavAna ko le jAte hai / IzAnaindra prabhU para chatra lagAte hai / ki bhagavAna ke darzana nahIM karane vAlA manuSya pazu ke samAna mAnA sanatkumAra aura mahendra prabhU ko caMvara Dhorate hae Ate hai| bhagavAna jAtA hai| ko pAlane me jhalAte hai / bAlakrIDA karate hai / jaina samAja meM sthAna 2 para mandiroM kA nirmANa kara mUrtioM kI rAjyAbhiSeka pratiSThA kI jAtI hai| pratiSThA mahotsava meM bhAga lene vAle, dAna dene bhagavAna ke rAjyAbhiSeka ke samaya 32 hajAra mukuTa baddha rAjA vAle, mandira banAne vAloM ko tIrthakara gotra kA baMdha hotA hai| deza videza se Akara apanI bheTa car3hAte hai / zacI kSIra sAgara kA bhagavAna ke pAMca kalyANaka hote hai / garbha kalyANaka, janma jala lAkara indra ko detI hai| usa pavitra jala se rAjyAbhiSeka hotA hai kalyANaka. tapa kalyANaka. jAna kalyANaka aura mokSa kalyANaka ye / tIrthaDara ke pitA rAjatilaka kara rAjamakaTa bhagavAna ko arpaNa pAMco kalyANaka pratiSThA mahotsava meM hote hai| indra indrANiyoM ke rUpa karate hai| meM bhakta jana bhagavAna kA kalyANaka mahotsava manAte hai| bhagavAna kI bhagavAna dharmanIti + rAjanIti kA upadeza dete hai| vairAgya --- bhakti meM ananta zakti hai aura usa ananta zakti se mukti prApta hotii| AdinAtha ko nIlAMjanA kA nRtya aura usakI mRtyu para saMsAra kI hai| isI bhakti ke kAraNa jaina loga tIrthaGkaroM kA paMcakalyANaka asAratA kA anubhava hotA hai| laukAntika devoM dvArA sambodhana karane manAkara bar3A bhArI utsava karate hai| para vairAgya ko prApta hote hai| garbha kalyANaka tapa kalyANaka--bhagavAna kI pAlakI ko uThAkara laukAntika saudharma indra avadhi jJAna se tIna loka ke svAmI tIrthaGkara kA deva tapovana meM le jAte hai jahA~ bhagavAna dhyAnastha baiThakara apane hI bhUloka me avatarita hone kI bAta kubera ko batAtA hai / kubera nagarI hAthoM se paMca maSThI kezalauMca karate hai| kI racanA kara ratnoM kI varSA karatA hai / tIrthakara kI mAtA ko solaha siddhoM kI sAkSI meM muni dIkSA grahaNa karate hai| jyoMhI bhagavAna dIkSA svapna Ate hai usakA phala tIrthakara ke pitA batAte hai ki tIna loka lete hai unheM manaHparyaya jJAna kI prApti ho jAtI hai| tapazcaraNa ke ke svAmI bhagavAna kA avatAra hogaa| 56 kumArikAeM mAtA kI sevA phalasvarUpa cAra ghAtiyA~ karmoM kA nAza ho jAtA hai| pUrNa saMyamita karatI hai| aSTa kumArI deviyAM sugandhita vastuoM dvArA mAtA kA garbha jIvana vyatIta karate hue nirjana vana meM ghora tapasyA karate hai| AhAra zodhana karatI hai| rahasya bhare siddhAnta ke prazna pUcha kara mAtA ke garbha caryA ke lie nagara meM Ate hai jaise bhagavAna AdinAtha ko chaH mAha meM bAlaka hone kA nizcaya karatI hai| jisa tIrthaGkara kI pratiSThA hotI hai taka AhAra nahIM milA tat pazcAt rAjA zreyA~sa ke yahA~ eka varSa bAda usI ke nAma se garbhakalyANaka kI kriyAeM kI jAtI hai jaise akSaya tRtIyA ke dina ikSurasa kA AhAra hotA hai| jaina dharma meM tyAga AdinAtha, zAntinAtha, pArzvanAtha, mahAvIra bhagavAna Adi / aura tapasyA kA bahuta mahatva hai| tIrthaGkara bhagavAna banane ke liye bhI

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tapasyA atyanta Avazyaka hai| dIkSA kalyANaka mahotsava bhI deva hI Atma dhyAna me lIna hone ke liye sAMsArika moha mamatA, rAga manAte hai| dveSa pariNati ko chor3akara cAritra mArga kI ora pravRtta hote hai / bAhya evaM abhyaMtara parigraha ko tyAga karane para samyaka cAritra dhAraNa kiyA jhAna kalyANaka--- kaThina tapasyA ke dvArA anAdi kAla se jAtA hai| isI bAta ko AcArya deva " samyagdarzana jhAna caritrANi isa jIva ke sAtha jo karmo kA bandha hai usako kSaya kiyA jAtA hai| mokSa mArgaH" aisI jinendra deva kI vANI batAte hai / OM zabda ke jyoMhI tIrthaGkara bhagavAna ghAtiyA karmoM kA nAza karate hai, unheM ananta uccAraNa meM paMca parameSThI kA nAma garbhita hai, arahanta, siddha, AcArya, darzana, ananta jhAna, ananta sukha aura ananta vIrya isa prakAra ananta upAdhyAya aura sarva sAdhU / jaina dharma meM NamokAra maMtra ko mahAmaMtra catuSTaya pragaTa ho jAtA hai| tIna loka aura tIna kAla kA sampUrNa mAnA hai| jisame ina paMca parameSThI ko namaskAra kiyA hai| cAra ghAtiyA jhAna eka sAtha jhalakane lagatA hai| aThAraha doSoM se rahita hokara jo karmoM kA nAza karane vAle arahanta bhagavAna, AThoM koM kA nAza kara jhAna pragaTa hotA hai use kevala jhAna kahate hai| aise kevala jhAnI jinane mukti prApta karalI hai ve siddha hai| jo saMgha kA saMcAlana karane bhagavAna ko hama sakala paramAtmA bhagavAna mAnakara pUjA, arcanA aura vAle paMcAcAra tapako tapate hai ve sUrI yA AcArya hai| jo 11 aMga darzana karate hai / aura 14 pUrva ke pAThI jo moha mAyA se dUra rahakara tapa karate hai ve samavazaraNa --- saudharma indra kA Asana kampAyamAna hotA hai, pAThaka yA upAdhyAya kahalAte hai| pAMca mahAvrata, pAMca samiti aura indra avadhi se yaha vidita karatA hai ki prabhU ko kevala jhAna ho gayA tIna gupti isa prakAra teraha prakAra ke cAritra ko pAlana karane vAle hai tatkAla hI vaha dhanapati kubera ko bhavya samavazaraNa kI racanA karane sAdhU kahalAte hai| isa prakAra paMca parama pada meM sthita parameSThI bhagavAna kA Adeza detA hai| samavazaraNa kI racanA meM bAraha sabhAye hotI hai vandanIya hai| jisameM cAra prakAra ke deva, manuSya deva devAGganAeM muni AryikAeM aura isa prakAra bharata kSetra meM vartamAna kAla ke prathama tIrthaMkara pazu pakSI baiThate hai / varNa bheda, jAti bheda Adi ke vinA saba eka AdinAtha evaM antima tIrthakara mahAvIra svAmI 24 tIrthaMkaroM ke sAtha baiThakara bhagavAna kA dharmopadeza sunate hai| bhagavAna samavazaraNa samavazaraNa lage evaM divya dhvani meM loka kalyANa kArI upadeza ke madhya gandhakuTI meM virAjamAna hote hai| unake Upara tIna chatra jo bhagavAna ke hue / trailokyanAtha kI upamA batAte hai / bhAmaNDala jo jhAna sUrya kI taraha prakAzamAna hotA hai / kamala ke Upara adhara bhagavAna birAjamAna hote mokSa kalyANaka -- pUrNa zuddhopayoga kI dazA meM jaba bhagavAna hai| cAroM dizAoM meM cAra mAnastaMbha jisame jina bimba birAjamAna zukla dhyAna meM lIna ho jAte hai to zeSa aghAtiyA karmoM kA bhI hote hai unake darzana mAtra se mAniyoM kA mAna galita hokara mithyAtva arthAta AThoM karmoM kA nAza ho jAne para siddha avasthA ko prApta hote hai| agnikumAra deva apane mukuTa se agni dvArA jaba saMskAra karatA hai rupI andhakAra dUra ho jAtA hai| to bhagavAna kA zarIra kapUra kI ur3a jAtA hai| svarga ke devatA bhagavAna dharmopadeza --- "OMkAra dhvani sAra, dvAdazAMga vANI vimala kA nirvANa kalyANaka manAne ke liye Ate hai| nirvANa kalyANaka " bhagavAna kI divyadhvani OM zabda se khiratI hai| bhagavAna kI vANI kI pUjA kara Ananda manAte hai| jaba mahAvIra svAmI ko nirvANa haA gyAraha aMga evaM caudaha pUrva yukta hotI hai jisameM jaina siddhAnta to devoM ne utsava mnaayaa| usI paramparA meM Aja bhI bhArata meM divAlI jhalakatA hai| sabhI prANI bhagavAna kI vANI ko apanI 2 bhASA meM __ parva manAyA jAtA hai| isa prakAra tIrthakaroM kA paMca kalyANaka devoM samajha jAte hai aisA tIrthakara kI vANI meM atizaya hai dinarAta bhagavAna dvArA sampAdita kiyA gayA thA / nUtana mandira nirmANa kara jo jina kA dharmopadeza hotA hai| isa bAta ko jhelane vAloM ko gaNadhara kahate bimba virAjamAna kiye jAte hai unakI prANa pratiSThA hetu paMca kalyANa hai jaise bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pramukha gaNadhara gautama gaNadhara huA hai| pratiSThA ke liye nimna pratiSThApATha upalabdha hai / samavazaraNa meM sabhI loga paraspara rAga dveSa ko chor3akara zAnta evaM 1) pratiSThApATha -- jayasena vasanandi AcArya, vizuddha pariNAmoM se upadeza sunate hai / ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, 2) pratiSThAtilaka -- nemicanda AcArya, brahmacarya, evaM aparigraha ina pAMca siddhAntoM ko bhagavAna ne muniyoM kA 3) pratiSThApATha -- paM. AzAdharajI, mahAvrata aura gRhasthoM kA aNuvrata batAyA hai / samyagdarzana, samyak jhAna aura samyak cAritra ko ratnatraya dharma batAkara mokSa mArga kI ora ___4) paMcakalyANakadIpikA --bra. zItalaprasAdajI, pravRtta hone kI bAta batAI / tatvoM kI pUrNa zraddhA evaM deva, zAstra, guru digambara jaina samAja meM sarvatra ukta pratiSThApAThoM ke AdhAra para kI upAsanA se samyagdarzana prApta hotA hai| pUrNa Atma jhAna aur| paMcakalyANaka pratiSThAe~ karAI jAtI hai / pratiSThAcArya saMyamI aura mati, zruta, avadhi, manaHparyaya evaM kevala jhAna ko samyakjhAna / zAstroM kA jhAtA honA cAhiye / aMga bhaMga yA rogI pratiSThAcArya evaM batAyA hai| pratiSThAkAraka pratiSThA ke liye varjita batAyA hai / Jain Education Intemational

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VEGETARIANISM I would like to start this article with a short story. There was, once, a rich person in a village, Mr. X who was enjoying a happy life with his wife and a son. One day, when the boy did not reach home from school at the scheduled time, Mr. X decided to go to school and find out what is wrong. As he came out of his house, he saw a man standing outside his house, who handed him a letter. The letter said that his son has been kidnapped and if he wanted his son alive, he should bring a huge ransom at a particular place. Needless to say, both his wife and he were extremely worried. After some time, Mr. X went to his younger brother, a professor, and narrated him the whole story and asked for his advise. His brother advised him that they should go to scheduled place and try to get the child back. Accordingly they went to the appointed place. When they reached there, they heard a gun shot and when they reached the place where the gun shot was heard, they found out that the child had been shot and that he was dead. Actually the boy had, somehow, slipped from the clutches of the kidnappers and had started running. When the kidnappers realized that they would not be able to catch him, they shot him. Mr. X, his wife and his brother were extremely sad and they started crying. His wife and he were cursing the GOD, as to why He punished them and took away their child. His brother, then, consoled him and told him that God has punished them for their sins. He continued "Brother, I can remind you of your sins. Don't you remember the day we were coming through a forest when you saw a baby rabbit and you caught him. I insisted that you leave him as he was very sad and so would have been its parents, but you didn't listen to me and brought it home, killed it, and ate its flesh. Don't you think it was a great sin ? Do you realize how sad its parents would have been, to find their baby missing ? You also eat non vegetarian. So directly or indirectly, you are killing so many innocent animals and seprating the young ones from their parents and creating unhappiness in their lives." Hearing this, both Mr. X and his wife realized that the God has punished them and given them the same grief, which the parents of the young ones, they ate, had experienced. That day onwards they turned into a vegeatarian and sweared that they would not eat non-veg ever. Everyone, whether a man or an animal, likes happiness and dislikes unhappiness. Similarly everyone loves his and his loved ones life most and dislikes to be killed. It is said "If you give happiness to others, you will get it yourself. Thus it becomes very straightforward that we should live and let others live too, but the problem is many human beings think that they are superior to the animal race and that God has created animals for him to eat. This is very wrong. In His eyes everyone is same. If man is strong, it is his duty to protect the weaker ones - the animals, not to eat them. For Him both man and animal are His children. So if anyone in a household will kill animals and/or eat them, God is bound to get angry and bring curse in such a family, as we saw in the preceding story. Besides invoking the wrath of god, there are health reasons also why a man should not each non vegetarian. Now a days, many feeble animals are killed and their flesh is sold in the market. It is quite possible that the animals from which the meat has come may have been infected with so many diseases like cancer, TB, madness and obviously these disease would be passed to the body of the person who consumes

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that. Also now a days so many chemicals are being released to the rivers, where the fish are breeding and they would be infected with so many chemicals and those fish are brought to the market and sold. Obviously the person who consumes them, would get affected. People who eat non - veg, argue that vegetarian food does not give strength. I don't think that is true. If you see in the animal world, we will find that there are so many strong animals, like elephants, horses, camels, which are vegetarian. There are so many vegetarian food which gives lot of strength. Fruits, vegetables, rice, wheat, cereals, milk are all strength providing foods and source of all the nutrients. Lastly I would like the people who eat non vegetarian to visualize their own child who is playing so cheerfully with you and then think about the baby animal who was playing cheerfully with its family and is now in their plates in front of them, ready to be eaten by them. I am sure if they have any God fearing element, any health consciousness, any kindness left, they will stop taking meat and follow vegetarianism for good. Worship is of two kinds. It can be worship in the presence of an image or alternatively worship of God without any image. The latter is regarded as a higher form of worship but for most people like us, it is valuable to have a physical representation of the God before our eyes. It focuses attention and the mind and spirit are immediately directed to the object of worship, instead of wandering loosely around, failing to center in the object and act of worship. The lump of stone is not itself God but is sacred symbol of the God. The idol of Lord Mahavira in our temple, represent the embodied "Arihanta" state or Tirthankar. Such installation is know as PRAN-PRATISTHA. It is a sacred ceremony and has to be undertaken with all serenity, because there by we intend to incorporate in the idols the attributes of Arihantas (The perfect human being). PRAN - PRATISTHA - THE GREAT OCCASSION The rituals put order and structure into worship, again focusing the devotions of the faithful. The beauty of the Mantra and music, with the beauty of the image and its setting, inspire in the devotee the beauty of religious faith and worship. Hence worship should be performed with due and proper ceremony, with proper preparation and with full understanding. ** NOTABLE QUOTES * Violence in thought, indulging in violence, abetting violence by others and to contemplate violence is a sin. - BHAGWAN MAHAVIRA Whosoever eats flesh of an animal is actually eating his own flesh himself. - JESUS CHRIST * One who desires to increase his own meat by consuming meat of others will never be able to live in peace wherever he might be born. - MAHABARAT

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zrI namaskAra maMtra (paMcamaMgala sUtra), namo arihaMtANaM.........1 namo siddhANaM..................2 namo AyariyANaM ...3 namo uvajjhAyANaM.........4 namo loe savvasAhUNaM...5 eso paMca namukakAro........6 savvapAvappaNAsaNo................7 maMgalANaM ca savvasi...8 paDhamaM havaI maMgala......9 bhAvArtha A sUtramAM pAMca parameSThIone namaskAra karavAmAM Avyo che. temAMnA ekane paNa karelo bhAvapUrvakano namaskAra sarva vidanone dUra kare che ane bhaviSya maMgalamaya banAve che. A navakAramaMtra paMcamaMgala mahAzrutaskaMdha athavA zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranA nAmathI oLakhAya che. A maMtra zAzvato eTale anAdino che. tenA banAvanAra koI nathI. je tIrthakara bhagavAna thAya. teo A navakArane prakAzamAM lAvavAnuM kAma kare che. vAMcaka jo dIrghadraSTithI nirIkSaNa karaze. to A maMtramAM eka mukhya vastune joI zakaze ke, arihaMta koI vyakitanuM nAma nathI. ari eTale (rAga ne dveSarUpI aMtaranA) zatru. tene jeo svayaMsaMbuddhapaNe haNe te zrI tIrthakara (vItarAga) ja ahIM arihaMta gaNAya che. A rIte mULa maMtramAM jayAM bhagavAnanuM ya nAma nathI AvatuM. tyAM AcArya ke upAdhyAya mahArAjanuM nAma hoya ja kyAMthI ? AnuM ja nAma guNapUjA che. vyakitapUjA ane draSTirAgane A jaina zAsanamAM sthAna ja nathI. nAmAMkita auSadhathI jema roga dUra thAya ne zarIrane puSTi maLe, tema A parameSThIone namaskAra karavAthI (A mahAmaMtrathI) (1) sarva pApono vinAza ane (2) bhAvimAM utkRSTa maMgalanI prApti thAya che. arthAt A maMtra bhUtakALanA pApone (pApothI utpanna thanArA vipnone) dUra karI. bhaviSya ujjavaLa (sukhI) banAve che. A navakAra maMtra 68 akSarono banelo saMpUrNa kahevAya che. teno jApa paNa AtmAne haLukarmI ne pAvana karanAra bane che. nava lAkha navakArano jApa kare tene nArakamAM javAnuM banatuM nathI. Jain Education Intemational

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parimala * navoDa navakAramaMtrano vidhisahita zAzvato navakAramaMtra zAzvatA * du:khono nAza kare che, e ja A rahela jApa karanAra traNa bhavamAM mokSe jAya. AtmAne zuddha karI. tenA anaMta maMtranuM mAhAtmya sUcave che. audArya ne vizALa bhAva. kharekhara che. tenuM smaraNa karavAthI AtmAmAM svarUpanuM bhAna thAya che. tenA parameSThIonI guNapUjAmAM namaskAra mahAmaMtranI bhavyatA sUcave romeroma caitanya pragaTe che ane zabdezabdamAM ne akSareakSaramAM prANImAtra prati vAtsalyabhAvanA bharI che. * 14 pUrvanA sArarUpa 'navakAramaMtra' nA 'namo' e pahelA ja zabdathI upakArIone namaskAra karIne namratAnA pATha zikhavADavAmAM Ave che. tethI dharmanuM mULa vinaya che, te samajI pAMca parameSThInA (arihaMtanA 12 + sidhdhanA 8 + AcAryanA 36 + upAdhyAyanA sAdhu + mahArAjanA 27 ) kula 108 guNa thAya che. eTalA mATe 108 maNakAnI mALA dvArA e parameSThIone smRtimAM lAvI namaskAra karIe chIe. temAM evo Adarzamaya prabhAva samAyelo che, ke teonA guNo ApaNane sAMpaDe athavA ApaNAmAM Ave. zakAya. x 25 * vaparAyuM upAdhyAya 'namukakAro' 'savvapAvapaNAsaNo e zabdomAM ekavacana eTalA mATe ke. arihaMtAdi koI ekane paNa karAyelo namaskAra, bhavobhavanA pApakarmonA vinAzanuM prathama maMgalanuM kAraNa bane che. * navakAra maMtramAM aDhI dvIpapramANa manuSya lokanA bhUta, bhaviSya ne vartamAna traNe ya kALanA tIrthaMkara bhagavaMto, AcArya mahArAjo, mahArAjo ane sAdhu mahArAjonA guNa pUjA thAya che. tethI ja tenA eka eka akSaramAM sAta sAta sAgaropamanA pApakarmone khapAvavAnI zakita e kAraNathI ja A maMtra camatkArika ane prabhAvazALI siddha thAya che. 'namo arihaMtANaM pada ApaNane e zikhavADe che, ke A bharatakSetramAM atyAre tIrthaMkaraviNo kALa che. tema samagra manuSyalokamAM koI kALa tIrthapatio manuSyalokamAM hoya ja che. x jema tethI vadhAre evo nathI hoto, 20 che. ahIM nahIM to mahAvideha kSetramAM to hoya ja. atyAre tyAM cAre ghAtI karmone khapAvI kevaLajJAnIpaNe vicaratA zrI sImaMdharasvAmI Adi 20 arihaMto vijayavaMta che. tethI ja bhAvi tIrthaMkaronI bhAvavaMdanAne mATe ApaNe A 56 gauravapUrvaka bolI zakIe chIe. * navakAramaMtramAM vyakitapUjAne choDIne guNapUjAne vadhu mahatva apAyuM che. tethI ja e 'mahAmaMtra' kahevAya che. A uparathI e siddha thAya che, ke jaina darzanamAM saMkucitatA nathI. paNa vizvavyApaka udAratAno mahAna ujjavaLa Adarza che. * navakAramaMtra 14 pUrvono sAra ane 45 AgamonA dohanarUpa che. eka bAju jJAnI puruSo 45 AgamonA tattvamaMthanathI kalyANa sAthe che. ne bIjI bAju sarva sAmAnya ajJAna mANasa zraddhAthI navakAramaMtra gaNIne kalyANa sAdhI zake che. Agamo vAMcavAno adhikAra kevaLa munirAjone hoya che. zrAvaka-zrAvikA varga mATe to ja navakAra maMtra 52ma AdhAra bane ' che.

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* pAMca parameSThIo pUjaya che. ne ApaNe pUjaka chIe. e bhAva namukakAro' zabdathI pragaTa thAya che. arihaMtANa AvA bahuvacananA prayogathI (zabdathI) eka ja AtmAne, deva ke Izvara thavAno ke sRSTi sarjanahAra banavAno IzvarIya adhikAra siddha thaI zakato nathI. jIvamAtranuM kalyANa karavAthI utkRSTa bhAvanAthI (ane te pramANe sAdhanA karavAthI ApaNA jevA koI paNa arihaMta yA tIrthaMkara thaI zake che. evA tirthaMkara vItarAgo anaMtA thaI gayA ane thaze. eTale ApaNA namaskAra anaMtA tIrthako sudhI pahoMcI jAya che. * nirmohI pAMce parameSThIone namaskAra karavAthI AThe karmano je adhipati-mohanIya karma teno nAza thAya che. tethI te maMgalasUtra aMtima samaye paNa samAdhi ApI zake che. * A tAraka maMtranA 68 akSare che. eno eka eka akSara eka eka tIrtha samAna che. enI ATha saMpadAo paNa aSTamahAsiddhi (labdhio) prApta karAvanAra che. mATe e mahA pratApI maMtra che. navakAra mahAmaMtrano prabhAva kevo che, te khyAlamAM lAvavA mATe pUjaya paMDita pravara zrI vIravijayajI mahArAje saraLa bAlabhASAmAM saune bodha thAya tevuM saMkSepamAM eka suMdara pada banAvyuM che. te nIce mujaba che. samaro maMtra smaraNa samaro maMtra bhalo navakAra, e che cauda puravano sAra; enA mahimAno nahIM pAra. eno artha anaMta udAra............samaro.....1 sukhamAM samaro. du:khamAM samaro. samaro divasa ne rAta; jIvatAM samaro, maratAM samaro. samaro so saMghAta.... simaro.....2 jogI samare, bhogI samAre, samare rAjA reka; devo samare, dAnava samare. - samare sI ni:zaMka...............................samaro....3 aDasaTha akSara enA jANo. aDasaTha tIratha sAra: ATha saMpadA tenI pramANo, aDasiddhi dAtAra..... samaro.....4 navapada enA navanidhi Ape. bhavobhavanAM duHkha kApe: vira vacanathI hadaye thApe. paramAtama pada Ape..........................samaro...5 sagara Jain Education Intemational

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* navakAra maMtra-14 pUrvano sAra eTale maulika padArtha, bhAva, arka (Extract). jema darAja aneka auSadhio mizrita eka liTara pANImAMthI pAMca tolA ukALo banAve che, tema 14 pUrvanA jJAnano A maMtra atisaMkSepa sAra kahevAya che. hIrA-jhaverAtanuM thoDuM vajana hovA chatAM te bahu ja kImatI kahevAya che. rabarane kheMcavAthI e nAnAnuM moTuM rUpa paNa dhAraNa karI zake che, tema 14 pUrvadhara A navakAramAM rahelA amUlya siddhAMtono vistAra kare to 14 pUrva jeTaluM tenuM varNana karI zake che. arthAt eka navakAramAM e 14 pUrvonuM rahasya kendrita thaI zake che. ethI ja e maMtrane 14 pUrvano sAra kahevAya che. maitrIbhAva maitrIbhAvanuM pavitra jharaNuM, muja haiyAmAM vahyA kare, zubha thAo A sakaLa vizvanuM evI bhAvanA nitya rahe..................1 guNathI bharelA guNIjana dekhI, haiyuM mAruM nRtya kare. e saMtonA caraNa kamaLamAM, muja jIvananuM artha rahe................2 dInadurane dharma vihoNA, dekhI dilamAM darda rahe. * karUNAbhInI AMkhomAMthI, azruno zubhatrota vahe......................3 mArga bhUlelA jIvana pathikane, mArga cIMdhavA ubho rahuM, kare upekSA e mArganI, toye samatA cIta dha... mahAvIra prabhanI dharma bhAvanA, haiye sau mAnava lAve. verajheranA pApa tajIne, maMgaLa gIto e gAve. 2 ..5 nhavaNanI pUjA re, niramala AtmA re. * ratnakukSI mAtAnI kukhe paramAtmAno prasava thAya tyAre devalokamAMthI devo ane devendro tyAM doDI jAya che. gAMDA ane ghelA banIne e devatAo meragiri para prabhuno janma abhiSeka ujave che. traNa lokanA nAthane abhiSeka karavA devatAo paDApaDI kare che. devo je kaLazAothI abhiSeka kare che te pratyeka kaLaza bAra yojana lAMbo, ATha yojana pahoLo ane eka yojananA nALacAvALo hoya che. mAgadha ane varadAmanA, pAdraha ane kSIrasamudranA. gaMgAnA ane anya tIrthonA pavitra jalathI ATha jAtinA kaLazo jevA ke (1) ratnanA (2) suvarNanA (3) rUpAnA (4) ratnA ane suvarNanA (5) suvarNa tathA rUpAnA (6) rUpAnAM tathA ratnanA (7) ratna-suvarNa-rUpAnA ane (8) mATInA. Ama A dareka jAtinA kaLazo ATha ATha hajAra pramANe 64 hajAra kaLazo hoya che. tene aDhIsothI guNavAthI eka koDa ne sATha lAkha kaLazo thAya che. jenAthI devo harSavibhora banIne prabhuno janmAbhiSeka mahotsava kare che. abhiSekanA AnaMda AgaLa svarganuM sukha temane taNakhalA jevuM lAge che. * paramAtmAnuM nirvANa kalyANaka paNa devatAo abhiSeka pUjAthI ujave che. * zrI zaMkhezvara pAzvanAthano abhiSeka karIne tenA snAtrajalathI zrI kRSNa vAsudeve jarAsaMghanI jarAviMdhIne dUra karI hatI. Jain Education Intemational

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athavA zramaNa saMskRtine vedakAla karatAM paNa jUnI mAnI che ane ghaNAye vaidika ane zramaNa saMskRtine samakAlIna mAnI che. jaina dharma prAcIna hovAnA aneka udAharaNo, porANika dAkhalAo ane purAvAo prastuta karyA che. zramaNa saMskRtinA mULamAM tyAga. ahiMsA ane kalyANanI bhAvanA rahelI hatI. A rIte purANa, bahmaNa graMtha, bhAgavata, sUrasAgara, vAlmIki-rAmAyaNa. vairAgya-zataka. skaMdapurANa. nATyazAstra vagere aneka graMthomAM teno ullekha tenI prAcInatAnA spaSTa purAvA che. jaina dharma vaidika dharmathI bhinna ke vizeSa judA darzana tarIke tenI keTalIka vizeSatAone lIdhe jUdo paDe che. sauthI pahelAM to hiMsA ane ahiMsA teno mukhya svataMtra AdhAra che. tevI ja rIte Izvara, paDadravyanI kalpanA, saMsAra racanA, IzvaranuM astitva, karmavAda, syAdvAda tenA maulika sidhdhAMto che ane te ja tenI philasuphInA viziSTa sidhdhAMto svarUpe tene anya darzanothI judAM ane svataMtra darzana tarIke prasthApita kare che. jaina dharmano darzanapakSa; jaina dharmanA keTalAka molika dArzanika sidhdhAMtone A saMdarbhamAM samajaza. jaina dharmamAM IzvaranI kalpanA. saMsAranI racanA, teno svAda vagere evA tatvo che ke je anya darzanothI maulika ane judAM paDe che. IzvA2: jayAM sudhI IzvaranI kalpanA che tyAM jaina dharma avatAravAdamAM mAnatA nathI. jaina dharmamAM pratyeka mAnava mukita prApta karavAnI kSamatA dharAve che ane jo mANasa satkArya kare to te zudhdha svarUpe uttarottara unnayana karIne mokSa eTale ke mukita prApta karI zake che. bIjA zabdamAM kahIe to jaina dharma mAnavane bhagavAna banAvavAnI prakriyAnuM nAma che. jaina dharmamAM tIrthakAronI mAnyatA che. prAraMbhamAM jaina zabda vize ApaNe chaNAvaTa karI che. jeo 'jina' che ane jeoe samasta prakAranA karmono kSaya karyo che. jeonA garbhAdika paMcakalyANako thAya che. ane jeo saMta zakavAnI kevaLa jJAnarUpI draSTi prApta kare che. ane te jJAna prApta karyA pachI jeo A vizvanA prANI mAtrane upadeza ApavA mATe bhramaNa kare che. jayAM pazu-pakSIo. deva. nArakI. manuSya badhA ja potapotAnI bhASAmAM janmajAta vera bhUlIne AtmakalyANanI vANI zravaNa kare che jene samavazaraNa' kahevAya che. athavA jIvatA tIrthonI sthApanA teo kare che mATe tIrthakara kahevAya che. ane aMtamAM aSTakarmono nAza karIne teo sidhdha bane che. su Ti-2canA: jaina dharmamAM sRSTinI racanA vize paNa bahu ja tArkika ane vaijJAnika mAnyatA che. jaina dharmamAM saSTinA saMparNa vinAzanI koi kalpanA nathI ane teno racayitA koI vyakita nathI. saMsAra niraMtara nirmita thAya che. kSaya thAya che. tyAM utpAda-vyaya ane dhrauvyano sidhdhAMta che. koI paNa padArtha saMpUrNa nAza pAmato nathI. kAla kramAnusAra tenA svarUpamAM parivartana thaI zake. navA rupo ghaDAya paraMtu teno saMpurNa nAza Jain Education Intemational

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anya dharmomAM paNa abhiSeka pUjAnuM khUba mAhAtma che. kAvaDa nIce mUkyA vagara seMkaDo kilomiTara dUrathI gaMgAnuM pANI kAvaDamAM lAvIne devadhara tIrthamAM zaMkarajIno abhiSeka karavAnI prathA Aje paNa hiMduomAM jovA maLe che. * Apa paNa sarve kuTuMba mitra-maMDaLa sahita zrI mahAvIra svAmI bhagavAnane oSadhiothI yukata ane maMtrothI maMtrita evA pavitrajala yukata maMgala kuMbhothI abhiSeka karI ApaNA AtmAne zAMti, sadgata samAdhi ane mukita nA dastAveja para sahI karI ApIe. jaina dharma: tenI philasuphI-sidhdhAMta ane Adhunika jIvanamAM tenI jarUrIAta 'jaina' zabdanI vyAkhyA:jaina zabda te zramaNa saMskRtinA saMdarbhamAM atyaMta Adhunika zabda gaNAya kAraNa ke vaidika ane zramaNa zabda atyaMta prAcIna che. jyAre hindu ane jaina zabda Adhunika che. prAcInakALamAM vaidika ane zramaNa saMskRti zabdo lagabhaga ekaja arthamAM vaparAtA. sAdhAraNarUpe jaina zabdanI vyAkhyA karIe to te koI jAti ke koma mATe vAparavA mATeno zabda nathI. paraMtu pote dharmavAcaka zabda che. jenanI vyaktinA mULamAM jina zabda rahelo che. ane 'jina e che ke je paMca parameSThI che. jeNe viveka jJAna-prApta karIne rAgAdika bhAvothI dUra rahI Idriya saMyama dhAraNa karyA che. je mahAvRtono pAlaka che. ane je AtmA nA unnayana mATe parokSa rupe saMsAramAMthI du:kha dUra karavA mATe tapazcaryA kare che. AtmaciMtana kare che. ane je saMsAramAM, caturgatimAM bhaTakAvanAra caMcaLa Idriyone jItI le che. je paMca pApo upara vijaya prApta kare che. je aneka prakAranA parisaho sahana karIne paNa aDaga rahe che. tevA IdriyavijetA ne jina kahevAya che. evA uttama 'jina bhagavAna jinendradeva ane paMcaparameSThI che. vizvanA kalyANa mATe temanI je vANI pravAhita thaI che ane temanA Adarzo ane sidhdhAMtone mAne che te jaina che A rIte 'jana zabda te saMyamakArI, tyAgI. kaSAyo upara vijaya meLavanAra, maitrI, pramAda, karuNA, ane madhyastha bhAva dhAraNa karanAra che te jaina che. ahiMsA no jeNe sarvAga rupe ane savazarupe svIkAra karyo che te jaina che. je AtmAnA kalyANanI sAthe sAthe vizvakalyANanI bhAvanAthI otaprota che. je potAnA draSTikoNa sAthe anyanA draSTikoNane paNa samajavAno prayAsa kare che. jaina dharmanI prAcInatA: jaina dharma tenI philasuphI sidhdhAMtonI draSTie vizeSatA dharAve che ane teno tAtvika sidhdhAMta ja tenA viziSTa darzana tarIke vedakAla jeTalAM ja prAcIna darzana svarUpe sarva svIkRta che. jena dharmanI prAcInatA vize judethI saMzodhanAtmaka judo ja lekha lakhI zakAya. je loko porANika ane aitihAsika satyane jANe che tevA jaina-ajaina vidvAnoe jaina dharma Jain Education Intemational

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anusAra thato nathI. karmo saMsAranI paNa utpatti ane kSaya thayA kare che. AjanA vijJAne paNa A vAtano svIkAra karyo che. pratyeka vastune parivartanazIla mAnavAmAM AvI che. sAdhAraNarUpe guNa nitya che. paNa paryAya anitya hoya che. A parivartana eTaluM sUkSma che ke je ApaNe AMkhothI joI zakatA nathI. upara kahelA traNa guNo utpAda, vyaya ane dhAvya eja mukhya lakSaNa che. dA.ta. sonuM te koI paNa ghareNAnuM rupa prApta kare teneM toDAvIne bIjuM ghareNuM banAvavAmAM Ave paraMtuM sonAnA mULasvarupamAM parivartana thatuM nathI, te mULa dravya che. jaina darzanamAM dravya eja evuM tatva che ke je cha prakAranuM che ane pratyeka padArtha drAvyAdika draSTithI nitya che ane paryAya draSTithI anitya che. jaina dharmamAM jIva vagere che dravyonI kalpanA karavAmAM AvI che. emAM kAla, AkAza vagerene paNa vya mAnavAmAM AvyA che. paMcakAyika padArtho eTale pRthvI, jala, agni, AkAza ane vAyu pratyekamAM jIvanI kalpanA karavAmAM AvI che. e rIte jaina dharma saMsArane eka svataMtra sattA tarIke svIkAre che. teno koI kartA nathI. ahIM saMsAra racanAnA saMdarbhe paNa jaina darzana puruSArthane 4 mahatva Ape che. sADAdaH jaina koI tenuM darzananI sauthI viziSTatA ane maulikatA che. anya bhAratIya darzanomAM jayAM ekAntavAda arthAta "mAruM thana ja satya che' tema kahyuM che tyAre jaina dharmamAM anekAntavAdane mahatva ApavAmAM AvyuM che. arthAta paNa vastune judAM judAM draSTikoNathI judI judI apekSAethI joIne thana karavAnI jovAnI kriyA te anekAntavAda mAM 'Aja satya che' tyAM anekAntavAdamAM A paNa eka satya hoI zake tema kahI anya apekSita satyane nakAratA nathI. A kathanane je rIte prastuta karavAmAM Ave che te "syAdnAda" che. sAmAnya rIte ApaNe paNa jANIe chIe ke pratyeka vastumAM aneka dharma ane guNa vidyamAna hoya che eTale A draSTie paNa vastunI mUlavaNI vividha guNa ane dharmonI apekSAe thaI zake. jaina dharmanA A sidhdhAMte moTAmAM moTuM kArya ke pradAna e karyuM ke syAdgAde dareka draSTithI jovAnI kaLA vikasita karI saMdharSa ne dUra karyAM. ane bIjAonI bhAvanAone samajavAnI dIrghadraSTi ApI jethI vairabhAva vANImAMthI TutA dUra thaI ane A rIte hiMsAthI bacyA. 'syAta' 'asti' nuM pratika che. arthAta jayAre apekSAthI eka vastuno svIkAra karIe chIe tyAre anya guNadharmone nakAratA nathI. ema kahI zakAya ke 'syAta' zabda evI aMjanazalAkA che ke je draSTine vikRta nathI thavA detI. tene nirmaLa ane pUrNadarzI banAve che. A draSTithI mananA saMzaya dUra che. mananA saMkalpavikalpa dUra thAya che. mATe ja zrImad rAjacaMdrajI kahe che. "karoDo jJAnIonI eka ja vikalpa hoya che jayAre eka ajJAnIne karoDo vikalpa hoya che" A anekAnta ane syAdvAdathI zrI mahAvIra bhagavAne saMpUrNa darzanane samajavAnI ane vastunA saMpUrNa astitvane jANavAnI draSTi ApI. syAdnAdano vyavahArika pakSa vyakitao vacce prema, maitrI ane samabhAva ne vikasita kare che. cittane rAgadveSathI mukata ghaTayA, thAya banAve '

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che. vartamAna yugamAM mahAna vaijJAnika AInsTAInanA sAkSe5vAdanI draSTimAM A syAdvAdanA mULa paDelAM che. karma vAda: karmavAda jaina dharmanuM eka viziSTa darzana che. ahIM karmano artha bhAgya nathI. paraMtu kAryonI kriyA-prakriyA sAthe saMbaMdha che. hindudharma ane jaina dharma bannenAM karmavAda upara ghaNuM lakhAyuM che. pUrvArdhamAM bannemAM lagabhaga sAmya che. eTale ke dareka mANasa kArya kare che. paraMtuM utarArdhamAM bhinnatA che. hindu dharmamAM jyAM ema mAnavAmAM Ave che ke karma mANasa kare che jayAre tenuM pariNAma IzvaranI kRpAthI thAya che. arthAta phaLa ApanAra bhagavAna che. ane tyAM bhagavAna eka viziSTa vyakitanI kalpanA rUpe che jayAre jaina darzanamAM karma paNa manuSya kare che ane tenA pariNAmano bhokatA paNa te svayaM che. kAraNa ke jaina darzanamAM koI bhagavAna viziSTanI kalpanA nathI. dareka AtmA svataMtra che. te potAnA kartA ane bhokatA che. mATe je karma je karaze ke du:khada dhArmika paribhASAmAM 'pApamaya ke "puNyamAM pariNAma tene bhogavavA paDaze. jena darzanamAM karma eka prakRti che. jenuM niraMtara Agamana thAya che. enuM baMdha thAya che. ane enI "nirjarA paNa thAya che. navA navA karmo niraMtara AvyAja kare che. te tenA pariNAmonI draSTie zubha ke azubha hoya che. A karmonuM Agamana jenadarzananI bhASAmAM 'Asrava kahevAya. zubha ke azubha manuSyanI bhAvanAone kAraNe thatI kriyA-prakriyA karmonA AzravanA kAraNa che. ane bhAvanAnI malInatAnA parimANamAM te baMdhAya che. jayAre duSTa manovRtti hiMsAbhAvathI karavAmAM Avela karmo Atmapradeza sAthe gADha rIte coMTI jAya che. A rIte zubha ane azubha karmo baMdhAya tene 'baMdha' kahe che. jAgRta AtmAne jayAre bhAna thAya che tyAre te navA azubha karmone AvavA deto nathI ane saMcita karmono kSaya karavAno prayatna kare che jene saMvara" kahevAya che. ane pote ja A karmono kSaya karavA mATe vividha aMtara ane bAhya tapasyA karIne temane dUra kare che te nirjarA kahevAya. A rIte karmonI nirjarA karIne te AvAgamanathI mukata evA "mokSanA sukhane prApta kare che. jena darzanamAM zubha karmone paNa baMdhana mAnyA che jo azubha karmane loDhAnI beDI mAnavAmAM Ave to zubha karmane sonAnI beDI mAnavAmAM AvI che. vyavahArathI nizvayanA pradezamAM athavA saMsArathI AtmAnA pradezamAM sthita A jIva zubha-azubha baMdhanothI mukata bane che ane mATe ja mokSa pahelA zubha ane azubha sarva karmothI svayaM mukata bane che. sukhadu:kha. Ayu. uttamakula. vidyA, dharmabhAvanA ke je kaI mANasa bhogave che te sarva teNe karelA karmone kAraNe che. jaina dharmamAM ATha karmo mAnya che. je vizvanA samasta prANIone je te dazAmAM bhogavavA ja paDe che. mATe ja narakagatinA du:kho. pazugatinI vedanAthI bacavuM hoya to uttama karma karavAM joIe ane anaMta sukha prApta karavuM hoya to sarva karma khapAvI mokSagAmI banavAnI koziza karavI joIe. padravya eTale cha dravyonI kalpanA ane tenI vAstavikatA jaina

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darzananI viziSTa dena che. paMcAstikAya jIvonuM jJAna sarva prathama "jaina darzane ApyuM che. vanaspati, agni, vAyu, dharatI sarvamAM ekendriya jIva che. te siddha karanAra "jaina" darzana che. jIva ane ajIva be mukhya dravya judA pADIne ajIvamAM pudgala. dharma, adharma, AkAza ane kAlanI je vyAkhyA ane vizALatA jaina darzane ApI che te adabhUta che. aNu skandhanI kalpanA, gati karavAmAM ane rokavAmAM sahAya, dharma ane adharmanI carcA. AkAzanA loka ane aloka vibhAjana, teno vistAra temAM samAhita padArtho ane kAlanA ochAmAM ochA vibhAjanane prastuta karI vizvane aneruM jJAna ApyuM che. vaijJAnika jagadizacaMdra bojha jevAe paNa ekendriya jIvanI jaina dharmanI kalpanAne prayogAtmika rIte siddha karI che. ghaNAM loko to have ema mAnavA mAMDayA che ke jaina dharmanI aNunI kalpanAthI ja bomba banAvavAnI preraNA prApta thaI hatI. 5 camahAvrata: jaina dharmanA paMcamahAvato ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya ane aparigraha che. temAM ahiMsA to jaina dharmano pAyo che. vizvanA sarva dharmoe ahiMsAno svIkAra to karyo che, paraMtu je draDatA ane sUkSmatAthI jaina dharme svIkAra karyo che - te teno pAyo ja banI gayo che. jene dharmamAM koInA pratye kharAba vicAra karavA paNa hiMsA che kaTuvacana bolIne bIjAnA dilane du:khAvavuM te paNa hiMsA che ane koIne bhayabhIta banAvavuM. dhamakI ApavI, mAnasika trAsa, krodha karavo te sarva hiMsAnA ja aMgo che. eTale ke dravya ane bhAva banne prakAranI hiMsAne tyAjaya gaNI che. jIvo ane jIvavA do' no mULa maMtra bhagavAne Apyo che. evI ja rIte satya, asteya, brahmacarya mAnavamAtranA jIvanI uttamatA ane paraspara vizvAsanAM sUtro che. aparigrahavAda te ahiMsA jeTaluM ja mahatvanuM vrata che. bhagavAna mahAvIra enA sauthI vadhu samarthaka hatA. A aparigrahavAda temanA samatAvAdanA nAme prasidhdha thayo. mANasa mANasanuM zoSaNa na kare, saMgraha-kALA bajAra na vadhe. koI bhUkhyuM na rahe mATe jenI pAse che te jaruriyAtavALAne Ape. anAvazyaka saMgraha na thAya evI zubhabhAvanA A vratamAM rahelI che. vargasaMgharSa TALIne samAjamAM zradhdhA ane premanA vikAsa mATe A aparigrahavAda sauthI mahatvapUrNa che mATe ja bAra vatomAM je paramANuvrata che, te mANasane saMyamI banAve che, lobha-lAlacathI roke che, samatAvAna banAvI padArtho pratyenI mamatAthI roke che. jIvana sAdu. bhogothI dUra banI mANasa saMtoSI bane che. Adhunika jIvanamAM jaina siddhAMtonI upayogitA: jaina philasuphI mAtra zAstromAM varNana karavA mATe ke paMDitonI carcA mATe ke puNyanuM bhAthuM bAMdhavA mATe nathI. te hamezAM samAjane mArgadarzaka, burAIothI bacAvanAra, paraspara maMtrI ane vyakita tathA samAjanA unnayana mATe upayogI rahyAM che. vartamAnayugamAM tenI vizeSa jarUriyAta ubhI thaI che. jo tenA syAdvAdane vizva apanAve to zAMti koI agharuM kArya rahe nahi kAraNa ke pratyeka vaimanasya yudhdhanA kAraNamAM aham Jain Education Intemational

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hoya che. mAro ja kakako sAco athavA huM te ja satya che enA sthAne jo ApaNI bhAvanAnI sAthe ApaNe bIjAnI kadara karIe, bIjAnA draSTikoNane samajIe to vicAronI Apale thaI zake ane parasparanA draSTikoNane samajavAthI matabheda dUra thAya ane saMgharSa TALI zakAya. evI ja rIte ahiMsAno svIkAra eTale sarva yudhdhono tiraskAra. ekAntavAdanA madamAM DUbelo A mAnavI bhayaMkara yudhdhane sarje che. bIju tenI lAlaca vRtti, saMgrahavRtti, rAjaya vadhArAnI ghelachA tene asaMtoSakArI banAve che ane te zoSaka bane che. saMpUrNa vizva upara rAjaya karavAnI ghelachAne aparigrahavAdathI ja nAthI zakAya. lAlaca, lobha ane bhogathI bacavA mATe ahiMsA ane aparigrahano ja mArga svIkAravo paDaze. anyathA vizva potAnA ja nirmita suMdara saMsArane pote ja naSTa karI nAkhaze. ahiMsAnA A pracAra mATe sauthI pahelAM hiMsAtmaka vRtti badalavI paDaze ane tene mATe hiMsAtmaka mAMsAhArano tyAga karavo paDaze. tene mATe AtmasaMtoSI banavuM paDaze. zastronI bhASA tyAgIne zAstronI bhASA samajavI paDaze. jo mAnavamAtrane sukhI karavAnI bhAvanA haze to tavaMgara lokoe potAnA aDhaLaka dhanano upayoga vilAsamAM bhUkhyA. azikSita ane upekSita loko mATe karavo paDaze. anyathA 'rUsa ane cInanI lohiyALa krAMti ApaNAM bAraNAM paNa khakhaDAvI rahI che. bhagavAna mahAvIranA samatAvAdanA pracAranI Aje jarUra che. hiMsAtmaka vRttimAM parivartana lAvavuM paDaze. bhogavilAsa ane rAjalipsA para saMyamanI lagAma lagAvavI paDaze. vaicArika vizALatA premamaya bhASAmAM vyakata karavAnI kaLA zIkhavI paDaze. Aje yudhdhanA apragaTa javALAmukhI para beThelA A vizvane damananI nahi paNa ahiMsA, satya, syAdvAda, maMtrI, dayA ane kSamA nA zItaLa jaLanI ja jaya jInendra

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