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SHREE SHATRUNJAYA TIRTH AT PALITANA
(Gujarat, India)
Shree Shatrunjaya is the Tirth of Bhagwan Rushabdev Swami, the first Tirthankar also known as Adinath. It is one of the oldest and most sacred place of pilgrimage for Jains. It has 108 different names in the literature. It has been destroyed and rebuilt 16 times. Besides the main temple of Shree Rushabhdev there are several other temples spread out over nine small hills.
Shatrunjaya Tirth is located on the hills of Shatrunjaya, four miles from the City of Palitana, on the bank of the Shatrunjaya River. Palitana is about 300 miles northwest of Bombay in the State of Gujarat. Jains regard this Tirth with great respect and deep faith. It is a very popular place of pilgrimage and most Jains visit it at least once a year.
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TERT
मरा
नमो अरिहंताणं
नमो सिद्धाणं मिति नमो आयरियाणं मी
नमो उवज्झायाणं 100 नमो लोए सबसाहूणं AI - एसो पंचनमुक्कारो,
सबपावप्पणासणो AH मंगलाणच सवोर्स, पढम हवइ मंगलं'
Live and Let Live Love All, Service All ,
Ahikanxiioke
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THURSDAHRASMITH
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BREOSAना
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NAVKAR MAHA MANTRA
(The Universal Prayer)
NAMO ARIHAPITANAM - DAT TEHTU Obeisance to the Arihamtas - perfect souls - Godmen
I bow down to those who have reached omniscience in the flesh and teach the road to everlasting
life in the liberated state NAMO SIDDHANAM - ART TTECTOT Obeisance to the Siddhas - liberated bodiless souls
I bow down to those who have attained perfect knowledge and liberated their souls of all
karma NAMO AIRIYANAM - नमा पारियाण Obeisance to the masters - heads of congregations
I bow down to those who have experienced selorealization of their souls through self-control
and self-sacrifice NAMO UVAJJHYANAM -
Groot Obeisance to the teachers - ascetic teachers
I bow down to those who understand the true nature of soul and teach the importance of
the spiritual over the material NAMO LOE SAVVA SAHUNAM - नमो लोरर सब साहण Obeisance to all the ascetic aspirants in the universe
1 bow down to those who strictly follow the hive great vows o conduct and inspire us
to live a virtuous life ESO PANCA NAMOKARO - पराग पचणमोक्कारो This five folds obeisance mantra
To these five types ob great souls I 066er my praise SARVA PAVAPPANASNO - Pot qr00UIT ZUIT Destroys all demerit
Such praise will help diminish my sins, MANGALANAMCA SAVVES IM - मंगलाणंन्य सब्चास And is the first and foremost of all
Giving this praise is most auspicious-- PADHAMAM HAVI MANGALAM - पढ़मंहवइ मंगलम Auspicious recitations
So auspicious as to bring happiness and bliss.
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JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A Message from the President
Dr. Manilal Mehta
It is a great privilege and a distinct honor for me to welcome you on this auspicious occasion of our Jain Bhavan Inauguration and Murti Sthapna Ceremonies.
This joyful, historic event is of great significance to us. It is a culmination of a dream that began with the founding of the Jain Center of Southern California in late 1979. Ever since its beginning, the leaders and members of the Jain Center had an overwhelming desire to have our own Jain Bhavan. The Center was instrumental in the founding of the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA). The very first JAINA convention was hosted by us here in Los Angeles in 1981. On that great occasion, Pujyashri Chitrabhanuji and Acharya Sushil Kumarji Maharaj were at hand to encourage and inspire us to set a goal of having our own Jain Bhavan in the Los Angeles area. What you see here today is the achievement of that goal. However, the pride and joy of this achievement should not be confined only to Southern California. Instead, I sincerely hope that our success will act as a catalyst to inspire and encourage all the member organizations of JAINA to establish similar Jain Bhavans and temples throughout North America.
The significant progress made during my tenure as President has been greatly facilitated through the support and help from many individuals. Whilst I am grateful to each and every one of them, I must acknowledge some of them individually. To begin with, the dedication and commitment of my wife, Savita, towards the services of the Jain Center has surpassed even the consideration of her own health. Both of my sons, Ashish and Minesh, have always been there to carry out my requests.
Many dignitaries have taken a very active interest and have played a notable role in the success of our project. I am very happy that Pujyashri Chitrabhanuji is here today to share with us the result of the vision he helped to inspire from the very beginning. The Derasar Murtis were obtained through the efforts of Shri Uttambhai and Shardaben Mehta, Shri Shrenikbhai Kasturbhai Sheth, Shri Arvindbhai of Shri Shankheshwar Parshvanath Pedhi and Dr. Kumarpal Desai.
In addition to the efforts of all the hard working past and present Executive Committee members, the contributions of Shirish Seth, Chandrakant Parekh, Mahendra Khandhar, Jitu Shah, Shashi Jogani, Dinkar Shah, Bhupesh Parikh, our architect Dhiren Shah, and many more should be specifically noted. The growth of the Jain Center Youth Council has flourished under the direction of Girish Shah and Mahendra Khandhar. Over 60 children now attend the fortnightly Jain religion and Gujarati language classes being held at the Jain Bhavan.
The inauguration of the Jain Bhavan is not the end of our mission. Rather it is just a humble beginning. We need to continue to sustain, nurture, share and promote our religious faith. We should preserve and pass on our religious and cultural heritage to our children and generations to come. With the blessings of Lord Mahavir, we will accomplish this together.
JAI JINENDRA
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JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
1988 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Position
Name
Tel. No.
President
Dr. Manilal Mehta
(714) 898-3156
Vice President Secretary Treasurer Public Relations Members-at-Large
Chandrakant Parekh Navnit Shah Dinesh Shah Rajul Mehta Prakash Gandhi Girish Jogani Girish Shah Dr. Kishori Shah Shirish Seth
(213) 865-1679 (714) 994-2266 (213) 924-1507 (213) 926-6261 (213) 926-6798 (714) 861-8835 (714) 595-8995 (714) 871-8073 (714) 998-9335
Ex-Officio
JAIN BHAVAN INAUGURATION COMMITTEE
Shirish Seth Chairman
Program Dr. Manilal Mehta Yogesh Shah Dr. Kishori Shah Girish Jogani Kalpana Shah
Food Padma Seth Vina Khandhar Savita Mehta Malti Maheta Jayshree Palkhiwala Pravina Shah
Communications and Brochure Chandrakant Parekh Mahendra Khandhar
Facility Navnit Shah Prakash Gandhi Kalyanji Mota Dhiren Shah Gordhan Patel JCYC (Decorations)
Audio/Video Girish Shah Sailesh Jain
Finance Dinesh Shah
Publicity Jawahar Shah Rajul Mehta
Printing by Zimm's Printing
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JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
JAIN BHAVAN INAUGURATION AND MURTI STHAPNA CEREMONIES
INAUGURATION PROGRAM
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1988
Dinner
5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Executive Committee Report Lecture by Pujya Shree Chitrabhanu Gheeboli for Sthapna Ceremonies Aarti and Mangal Deep
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1988
6:00 a.m.
Procession/Gathering Murti Sthapna Ceremonies
8:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Welcome Addresses by Visiting Dignitaries Children's Program Aarti and Mangal Deep
6:00 p.m.
Dinner
SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1988
12:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Siddhachakra Pujan Children's Program and Lectures Closing Remarks
Aarti and Mangal Deep
5:30 p.m.
Dinner
7:00 p.m.
Bhavna
MONDAY, JULY 4, 1988
Bhaktamar Pujan
8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Lunch
THE JAIN BHAVAN 8072 Commonwealth Avenue Buena Park, CA 90621-0549 Telephone: (714) 739-9161
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COMMANDMENTS OF LORD MAHAVIRA
FORGIVENESS - The sense of forgiveness destroys the agony of anger, hatred and enmity, which damages the intellect and decays the soul. The virtue of forgiveness helps in the building of a strong soul and consistent behavior.
MODESTY AND HUMBLENESS - This is an essential part of the conduct which destroys the evils of self-esteem and pride. This creates kindness and generates a helping attitude towards others.
SIMPLICITY - The purpose of life should be to live a simple life free from the complexities of cleverness, falsehood, lust, desire, injustice and over consumption.
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TRUTHFULNESS - The behavior which protects the welfare of everyone is defined as the truth. Truth without bitterness saves one from various evils and makes living pleasant.
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PURITY - Our objective should be to attain purity, cleanliness and brightness of thoughts, words and deeds. Acts of sacrifice, charity and austerity are the purifiers of the soul.
6. SELF-CONTROL - The control of the instinct by having complete command over the senses has been
stated to be the most essential in fulfillment of the life above the material and animal behavior and to divert the energy and thinking towards achievement of intimate bliss and joy.
FORTITUDE - The sacrifice of material attractions, control over lust and physical desires, endurance, freedom from attachment and to develop the fortitude to bear hardships consequent to sacrifice are the essential virtues in the accomplishment of an eternal and imperishable soul.
SACRIFICE - To regain mental and spiritual freedom, it is necessary to abandon the desires of acquisition of worldly and material possession and aggrandizement.
KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM & JUDGEMENT - By discovering the supreme self and adopting the behavior of knowledge and steady wisdom, one can attain the happiness of the soul rather than finite pleasures. It is only through the behavior of right knowledge and judgement can one aspire salvation.
10. ASCETICISM - The conductof over-consumption, comforts and physical pleasures imprison a person
within the walls of sensual life and handicaps him to adopt a behavior conducive to the happiness of the soul.
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JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A Historical Perspective
The Jain Center of Southern California was estab- lished in 1979 as a nonprofit religious institution to provide a forum for Jains to observe and perform the Jain auspicious events, to preserve Jain culture for future generations, and to promote fellowship among all Jains. It caters to the needs of about 500 Jain families in Southern California and most of these families live in the Los Angeles metropolitan аrеа.
Jain Bhavan is an oustanding facility which has been custom designed to serve the religious, cultural, and social needs of the Jain community. It consists of a temple, a large meeting hall, dining hall, kitchen, library, and two study rooms. It is a show case of Jain community spirit, dedication and cooperation. It is a symbol that any Jain can be proud of.
The Center took the initiative and helped organize the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA). It hosted the first ever Jain Convention in North America in Los Angeles during May 1981.
The Center is growing rapidly. There are over 200 life members with a mailing list of 500 which includes individuals and institutions in the U.S.A. and abroad. More than 700 people participate in the observance of Paryushan. Current activities include:
The Mahila Mandal was chartered in 1981 and Puja activities were started on a regular basis. The Jain Center Youth Council (JCYC) was initiated in 1982 with the objectives of teaching Jain religion and Gutarati language to the Jain youngsters and to help develop youth fellowship and community service.
• Paryushana observances and other Jain celebra
tions · Mahila Mandal and twice a month Pujas • Swayamsevak Mandal (Youth Council) • Jain pathshala (classes) and children's camps
Swadhyay/Mumukshu Mandal with 2 meetings
per week • Jain library with about 500 books and periodicals • Lectures by visiting munijis, Jain dignitaries and
scholars
Shibirs (camps) with Jain scholars and Munijis • Participation in Jain Federation activities
A beautiful hand carved teakwood replica of the Palitana temple (one-sixth scale) was owned by a hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Center played a leading role in securing the custody of this replica in 1987 after protracted negotiations.
Ever since its inception, the members of the Jain Center had a strong desire to have their own temple as well as a meeting hall and classrooms to conduct a pathshala for youngsters. The year 1983 saw significant movement and planning in that direction when a fund raising drive was launched. The con- certed efforts and hard work by many members finally resulted in the acquisition of land in 1985. The ground breaking ceremony took place in march, 1987, and construction began in June, 1987. The completion of the Jain Bhavan was accomplished in a record time of about ten months in April, 1988.
As it approaches the end of the first decade, the Center can be proud of its many activities and accomplishments with the crowning achievement being the completion of the Jain Bhavan. A good rapport has been established with other Jain organizations and local Indian associations. The Center hopes to host the next (fifth) biennial convention of the Jain Federation in Los Angeles during the summer of 1989.
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JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PAST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
POSITION
1980
1981
1982
President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Public Relations
Mahendra Khandhar Lalit Shah Kalyanji Mota Surendra Patel Rajul Mehta
Mahendra Khandhar Lalit Shah Kalyanji Mota Surendra Patel Rajul Mehta
Kalyanji Mota Yogesh Shah Rajen Mehta Shirish Seth Girish Shah
Members-at-Large
Manda Shah Savita Mehta Mohan Patel Yogesh Shah
Niru Kothari Shirish Seth Dr. Dinesh Shah Mahesh Shah
Dinesh Gala Inder Jain Kalpana Shah Ramesh Shah Mahendra Khandhar Lalit Shah
Ex-Officio
POSITION
1983
1984
1985
President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Public Relations
Kalyanji Mota Yogesh Shah Rajen Mehta Shirish Seth Girish Shah
Shirish Seth Dr. Manilal Mehta Ramesh Shah Chandrakant Shah Dr. Jiten Vasa
Shirish Seth Dr. Manilal Mehta Ramesh Shah Chandrakant Shah Dr. Jiten Vasa
Members-at-Large
Satish K. Jain Dr. Manilal Mehta Dr. Chunilal Shah Prakash Shah Mahendra Khandhar Lalit Shah
Tarun Jogani Mahendra Khandhar Dr. Chunilal Shah Prakash Shah Kalyanji Mota Lalit Shah
Chandrakant Parekh Dinkar Shah Jitu Shah Kanti Shah Kalyanji Mota Lalit Shah
Ex-Officio
POSITION
1986
1987
President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Public Relations
Dr. Manilal Mehta Chandrakant Parekh Kalpana Shah Rasik Sheth Jawahar Shah
Dr. Manilal Mehta Chandrakant Parekh Kalpana Shah Rasik Sheth Jawahar Shah
Members-at-Large
Dinkar Shah Jitu Shah Kanti Shah Parul Shah Shirish Seth
Ramesh Kothari Dinesh Shah Girish Shah Dr. Kishori Shah Shirish Seth
Ex-Officio
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Jain Center Youth Council (JCYC)
The Jain Center chartered the youth council or JCYC in 1982 with the objectives of teaching Jain- ism to Jain youngsters, providing a forum for fellow- ship and community service, and preparing future leaders of the Jain community.
During the past seven years, several camps have been held and the attendance at these camps has been excellent. These camps offer a well-balanced program of religious instruction, general discipline, and both indoor and outdoor recreational activities. They are three to four days in duration and are held in a nice resort area.
Initially, a Jain religion and Gujarati language class was conducted once a month by Dr. Niranjan Shah at the residence of Rajen and Rajul Mehta. During the last 18 months, however, it was conducted twice a month by Girish Shah and Mahendra Khandhar at the residence of Divyakant and Sarla Sheth with about 35 youths in attendance. Due to the tremen- dous response and enthusiasm for this class, it has now become necessary to have two classes to accommodate more than 60 youths. These classes are held twice a month on Sundays at the Jain Bhavan.
With the completion of the Jain Bhavan which has two class rooms and a library, it is anticipated that the JCYC will flourish even further. The Jain Center and the JCYC can take pride in their progress so far and look forward to a bright future.
Mahavir Mahila Mandal
JCYC has its own committee to plan and organize its activities. The past presidents (in chronological order) were: Piyush Mehta, Shishir Shah, Hema Doshi, and Amit Kothari. The 1988 committee includes: Ajit Shah (president), Nirav Shah (vice president), Seema Mehta (activities), Sandeep Shah (treasurer), Megha Shah (secretary), and Suketu Khandhar, Maulin Shah, Rajiv Gala, Amit Shah and Anand Sheth as members-at-large.
The Mahavir Mahila Mandal was chartered under the auspices of the Jain Center of Southern California on October 4, 1981. Vasantben Shah took the lead in initiating it with a Snatra Puja at the home of Urmilaben Gada. The primary objectives of the Mahila Mandal are to help develop fellowship amongst the Jain ladies and to promote the celebration of religious festivities such as Snatra Puja, Panch Kalyanak Puja, Navanu Prakarni Puja, Ambel Oli, Gautam Swami Ekasna, etc. Approximately 10 to 12 such occasions are organized every year. The Mahila Mandal is planning to expand its activities to include Samuh Samayik, Simandhar Swami Ekasna, Vishsthanak Ekasna, etc. The anniversary of the founding of the Mahila Mandal is celebrated annually on Kartaki Poonam and includes Pat Darshan of Palitana. The activities and affairs of the Mahila Mandal are presently managed by Ilaben Shah, Vasantben Shah, and Manjulaben Sheth.
Activities of the JCYC include: participation in children's program during Paryushan; essay competition with emphasis on religious topics; rendering service and assistance during Jain Center meetings; day camps (shibirs) with visiting Jain Munis and scholars; overnight camps during summer and December, and various social activities such as picnics and outings.
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JAIN CENTER YOUTH COUNCIL CAMP AND SHIBIR ACTIVITIES
Camp with Shree Chitrabhanuji San Luis Obispo, CA, December, 1981
Camp with Acharya Sushil Kumarji Lake Arrowhead, CA, June, 1982
Camp with Pujya Sobhag Muniji and Yogeesh Muniji
Parker, AZ, December, 1986
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CAMP AND SHIBIR ACTIVITIES
Shibir with Dr. Soneji (Atmanandji)
Cypress, CA, June, 1987
Shibir with Shree Chitrabhanuji Cypress, CA, September, 1987
Camp with Pujya Yogeesh Muniji Idyllwild, CA, December, 1987
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NON-VIOLENCE
Rupali Jogani
Violence can be divided into two main parts. One is PHYSICALLY afflicted upon someone or something. The other is the MENTAL torment that one could impart.
to kill him." This proves that the state of mind we are having (even if only temporary) is very violent. Although we do not really have any intention of actually killing anyone, the thoughts are greater tan our actions. We should try to think all good things, especially when we are mad. Mental violence can be more harmful than the actual physical violence in
Physical violence is the actual doing to someone or something. For instance, the violence which is brought upon the animals each day to provide meals for the non-vegetarian person is a horrible doing. Aside from being a Jain, we should encourage ev- eryone to become vegetarian just out of the love and compassion for these helpless animals.
Jain scriptural teachings show us that we should have clean minds about everything. In order to accomplish this, many people do meditation for days and others practice the yoga. These are only two of the many ways in which people can cleanse their minds and purify the process of thinking.
Physical violence also includes a desire to return evil for another evil. If someone were to hit you, should you hit him back? No! Two wrongs do not made one right. Why hit him back? He has not taken anything from you. In fact, he has given you something! This is how Mahatma Gandhi freed India from British rule - with this type of thinking and philosophy of non-violence.
If we control both our PHYSICAL and MENTAL violence, then we are able to practice the proper NON-VIOLENCE that Lord Mahavir has taught us for attaining salvation.
The studies and knowledge that Gandhi had about non-violence, had been obtained from Lord Mahavir's teachings. It helped him accomplish his goals without violence. Like Gandhi, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. also applied the principles of non- violence and achieved civil rights goals in the USA.
This presentation by Rupali, 14 year old daughter of Girish and Sheila Jogani of Diamond Bar, CA., won second prize at the Celebration of PARYUSHAN, Jain Center of Southern California, 1985. It has been edited for publication.
This brings us to the notion of mental violence. Many persons get very angry with someone and often say in their minds or even out loud,"I'm going
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JAINISM
Suketu M. Khandhar
Jainism is an age-old eternal religion. Time and again, our TEERTHANKARS are born and revitalize it. In this time period, there have been 24 TEERTHANKARS. The first was Bhagwaan Rishabhadev and the last was Mahaveer Swami.
Jainism is a scientific religion. It is also known as VEETARAG VIGNAAN (the science of getting rid of all attachment and aversion). The word Jain means follower of JIN, our spiritual guide or TEERTHANKAR like Mahaveer Swami, who has conquered internal enemies like greed, violence, possessiveness, desires, anger, etc. Jainism believes that all souls are equal and inherently pure. However, the worldly souls are covered with ignorance, and delusion on account of their association with particles of matter known as karma.
Jainism is based on three main principles. The first and highest principle is nonviolence which means respect and reverence for all forms of life including humans, animals, insects and plants. Injury can be done by thought, words or deeds, knowingly or unknowingly. Mahatma Gandhi was a strong believer in nonviolence. The second principle is selfcontrol which means a proper regulation of action, speech and thoughts. The third and last principle is penance which consists of fasting, meditation and study.
Our last TEERTHANKAR, Mahaveer Swami gave us 5 vows (VRATs) based on the above three prin
ciples. The first vow is AHIMSA which means not to cause injury to any living being. The second is SATYA which means speaking truth. The third is ASTEYA which means refraining from theft. The fourth is BRAHMACHARYA which entails refraining from sexual activities. The fifth and last is APARIGRAH which entails limiting one's possessions.
Every year, Jains celebrate PARYUSHAN (which is the celebration of spiritual awareness), for 8 to 10 days, during which all five VRATs and penance (TAPA) are practiced for self-control and soulsearching. These are the days of special observance, spiritual uplift, and forgiveness. The day of SAMVATSARI during PARYUSHAN is the most important day of all when we pray for our spiritual
awareness.
According to Jainism, all religious activities, including those of PARYUSHAN, should be performed with humility and in the true spirit of equality of all members of the community.
This presentation by Suketu, the 13 year old son of Mahendra and Vina Khandhar of Cypress, CA, won first prize at the Celebration of PARYUSHAN of Jain Center of Southern California, 1985.
Courtesy: Jain Study Circular, Boston, MA.
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IDOLS IN THE JAIN BHAVAN AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE
The Jain Bhavan temple will have three idols (Murtis) of Tirthankars on the front platform and two idols of their divine guardians (Yaksha/Yakshini) in the small side cubicles (Gonkhs). The stories and significance of these idols are briefly explained below.
Kumarpal Desai
Front Platform
Left Gonkh
Right Gonkh
Lord Mahavir - Main Idol (Mul Nayak) | 1
Lord Mahavir was the last & 24th Tirthankar of the Jains. Jainism revailed in India since the time of the first Tirthankar Lord Rushabhadev. Lord Mahavir reorganized the Jain religion and his preaching is preserved in Jain scriptures.
He then spent the next twelve years in prayer, meditation and penance. He cared very little for rest. sleep or other comforts of the body, observed celibacy and exercised self control. At the end of twelve years of very hard penance and self-control, Mahavir, at the age of 42, attained Kevalgnan or Omniscience, the highest knowledge, which is infinite and knows no limits of time and space. He became Kevalin or Jina, a Conqueror. He became Lord Mahavir.
Lord Mahavir was born in a royal family in the year
yal family in the year 599 B.C., and was named Vardhaman, because from the day of his birth the wealth, power, glory, and prosperity of the royal family and of the people began to increase immensely. During childhood Vardhaman had shown extraordinary physical strength and distringuished qualities. Hence he was the acknowledged leader of the young children. Child Vardhaman could catch a serpent and control an elephant. Therefore, he was also called Mahavir.
Lord Mahavir spent the rest of the thirty years of his life in going from place to place on foot to preach Jainism to his many followers including monks, kings, and householders. At the age of seventy-two Lord Mahavir left the human body and liberated his soul from the cycle of birth and death, in a place called Pavapuri in 527 B.C.
Mahavir wanted to leave the worldly material life and lead the life of an ascetic for the highest spiritual attainment. At the age of thirty, Mahavir left the royal palace and family and publicly renounced all worldly attachments.
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park and finally attained kevalgnan or total and perfect knowledge.
Lord Rushabhdev - Left Side 2 The first Tirthankar of the Jains. Rushabhdey, is the founder of the Jain four-fold order. He was the first to renounce the world to embrace and indicate the spiritual path. It should be noted that the life of Rushabhdev as recorded in the Jain scriptures is corroborated by the Bhagavata wherein he has been acknowledged as an incarnation of Vishnu.
Lord Parshvanath organized the Jain Order and named ten Gandharas. He attained Nirvana or the liberation of his soul at Samet Shikhar which is now considered a holy place of pilgrimage by Jains.
In the Jain view, the advent of the first Tirthankara
esam view, the advent of the nurst Tirankara became necessary in that phase of the time-cycle when lapses had started appearing on the part of human beings and due to the growing barrenness of the subsistance trees (Kalpa Vrukshas). So it became necessary for a leader to establish order and impart training in the art of living.
With his earthly mission nearing completion, Lord Rushabhdev gave up his mortal frame through fasting. His final moment was spent on the Ashtapada mountain. This was an occasion of great sorrow for all. Lord Rushabhdev had left behind a huge family of spiritual stalwarts who were to uphold the Lord's path on earth and propagate it to future generations. Lord Parshvanath - Right Side 3 Lord Parshvanath, the twenty-third Tirthankara, was born of King Asvasen of Varanasi and Queen Bhamadevi on the tenth day of the month of Pausha. He is recognized as an historical figure who lived around 800 B.C. His emblem of a cobra refers to a similar snake that was seen by his mother when she was pregnant.
Ghantakarna Mahavir (Yaksha) 4
- Right Gonkh On the second On the second day of the bright half of the month of Magsar in the year 1980 of the Vikram Era, the temple of Ghantakarna Mahavir, a miraculous god, was set up in Mahudi the place of pilgrimage near Vijapur in Gujarat. Acharya Buddhisagarsuriji saw from the altar a stupendous great man. He drew the figure on a wall with a chalk stick and sculptors gave it a shape. Its worship gave a new vigor to people. Of the fifty-two Virs (brave men) Ghantakarna Mahavir is the thirtieth Vir. He is regarded as a god in the fourth stage of development (Gunasthan). Every year a million pilgrims visit Mahudi to do obeisance to him. Oblations are offered on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Ashvin. On that occasion nearly thirty-five thousand pilgrims visit the place. Ghantakarna Mahavir has great prowess and he supports the Jain Shasan (order).
Padmavati (Yakshini) - Left Gonkh5 Padmavati is the Yakshini, divine guardian associated with Lord Parshvanath. She protects his worshippers and all faithful Jains.
As a prince he saved a threatened kingdom without resorting to violence. He spiritually uplifted a dying cobra which was being burnt in a sacrifical fire. In a subsequent life, this cobra became the celestial King Dharnendra who gave shelter to Lord Parshva- nath while he was meditating and the forces of evil were showering him with a rainstorm.
Nearly 2842 years ago, in the times of Tirthankar Parshvanath, Padmavati came into being. By merely remembering her one can get rid of evils. Various difficulties are removed by bowing to her. Her worship raises the worshipper's level of divinity. It is believed that as Saraswati she imparts knowledge and as Laxmi she showers wealth. Since she fulfills our desires, she is called 'Kamada". She is supreme and famous as a goddess. Being the wife of the great celestial King Dharanendra, she is an Indrani. Moreover, on account of the rise of her great punya karma she possesses great beauty. Padmavati supports and safeguards the Jain Shasan (order).
On the completion of his career as a Prince, he was initiated into monkhood in the Asramapada park. He broke his fast by accepting an offering from a lay man named Dhanya. Thereafter he wandered for eighty-four days before he settled down again in the
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FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA
5540 Woodbury Hills Dr. Parma, OH 44134
List of Member Organizations
Jain Society of Greater Detroit Jain Center of Greater Boston 10506 Continental Drive
Jain Center of St. Louis 83 Fuller Brook Road Taylor, MI 48180-3128
13263 Laurel Lake Court Wellesley, MA 02181-7117 (313) 291-2652
St. Louis, MO 63131-1628 (617) 324-0393
(314) 822-9745 Temple: (617) 762-9490
Jain Society of Houston 8310 Church Light
Jain Center of N. California Jain Community of Buffalo Houston, TX 77064
(San Francisco) 187 Randwood Drive (713) 933-3904
P. O. Box 4331 Getzville, NY 14068
Hayward, CA 94540-4331 (716) 688-2907 Jain Center of S. California (LA)
(408) 997-7323 8072 Commonwealth Avenue Jain Study Group of Charlotte Mailing Address: P. O. Box 549
Jain Society of Toronto 6215 Old Coach Road Buena Park, CA 90621-0549
247 Parklawn Road Charlotte, NC 28215-1513 (714) 898-3156
Toronto, Ont., Canada M8Y3J6 (704) 535-2111
(416) 273-9387 Jain Center of America (New York)
Temple: (416) 251-8112 Jain Society of Chicago
4311 Ithaca Street P. O. Box 31482 Elmhurst, NY 11373-3451
Jain Society of Metro, Washington Chicago, IL 60631-0482 (212) 486-0923
11820 Triple Crown Road (312) 887-SHAH Temple: (718) 424-9333
Reston, VA 22091-3014
(703) 620-9837 Jain Center of Cincinnati
Jain Center of New Jersey 9831 Tall Timber Drive 233 Runnymede Road
Jain Society of Central Florida Cincinnati, OH 45241 Essex Falls, NJ 07021-1113
407 Lake Howell Road #310 (513) 777-1554 (201) 228-4355
Maitland, FL 32751 Temple: (201) 226-2539
(305) 679-4222 Jain Society of Greater Cleveland 140 Devonshire Ct. Pittsburgh Hindu Jain Temple
International Mahavir Jain Mission Elyria, OH 44035 615 Illini Drive, P. O. Box 56
(Canada) (216) 365-9738 Monroeville, PA 15146-1917
12 Royal Rouge Trail Temple: (216) 884-8939 (412) 856-9235
Scarborough, Ont., Canada MiB 414 Temple: (412) 325-2073
(416) 525-5651 Jain Center of Connecticut 1 Coach Drive Jain Study Center of N. Carolina
International Mahavir Jain Mission Brookfield, CT 06805-1503 (Raleigh)
(USA) (203) 795-0430 1119 Flanders Street
161 Devorah Drive Garner, NC 27529-4404
Aurora, OH 44202-9217 Jain Society of N. Texas (Dallas) (919) 477-4530
(216) 562-9805 1114 Midway Drive Temple: (919) 481-2574
(800) 321-0770 Richardson, TX 75081-4409 (214) 343-7159 Jain Society of Rochester
Jain Social Group of Milwaukee 1494 Jackson Road
4526 West Bonnie Court Penfield, NY 14526-9735
Mequon, WI 53092-2128 (716) 223-8456
(414) 242-4827
Jain Center of Allentown 4200 Airport Road Allentown, PA 18103-9434 (215) 437-9596 Temple: (215) 264-2810
Jain Center of British Columbia 4577 Fortune Avenue Richmond, BC Canada V7E 537
Other Jain Organizations in U.S.A. Jain Mandal of San Diego Jain Meditation International 9133 Mesa Woods Avenue
Center San Diego, CA 92126-2861 P.O. Box 244 (619) 693-8273
New York, NY 10023-0244
(212) 534-6090 Acharya Sushil Jain Ashram (212) 362-6483 722 Tompkins Avenue Staten Isl., NY 10305-3044
Jain Social Group of Chicago (212) 447-9505, 4948
625 Alexandria Court
Itasca, IL 60143-1406 Acharya Sushil Jain Meditation
(301) 887-7424 Center 3125 East Ocean Blvd.
V Jain Social Group of Los Long Beach, CA 90803-2623
Angeles (714) 495-4753
237 S. Hoover St.
Los Angeles, CA 90004 Center: (213) 438-8368
(213) 388-5274
Jain Center of S. New Jersey 81 South White Horse Pike Berlin, NJ 08009-2321 (609) 768-4273
Jain Society of Long Island 22 Cedar Place King's Park, NY 11754-1007 (516) 269-1167
Arun Jain Inter Cultural Assoc 233 N. Ocean Avenue Daytona Beach, FL 32018 (904) 252-1654
Jain Center of Montreal 8245 Renard Brossard, Cuebec, Can. J4Y 1R6 (514) 465-2542 Jain Society of S. Louisiana
(New Orleans) 3829 Deer Creek Lane Harvey, LA 70058-2114 (504) 340-4283
Jain Center of Minnesota 147 14th Avenue S.W. St. Paul, MN 55112 (612) 633-5405
SIDDHACHALAM Rd4, Box 374 Blairstown, NJ 07825.9734 (201) 362-9793, 9830
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JAIN RELIGION IN NORTH AMERICA
Shri S. A. Bhuvanendra Kumar, M.Sc., P. Engg.
Ontario, Canada
The North American continent is comprised of two nations, the United States of America and Canada.
from India brought in more Jains and Jain expatriate workers in Middle Eastern countries arrived in search of a better life. The numbers began swelling and the political turmoil of the early seventies in the East African states brought even more Jains to North America.
The date of arrival and settlement of Jains in North America has not been clearly established. But there were Jains in North America before the Jains who arrived here more recently from India. The original Jains of North America were those who had em- braced the Jain religion as far back as the forties or even earlier. Much evidence can be found in support of this in Jain periodicals and writings in both India and North America. The late Dr. Kamata Prasad Jain of the World Jain Mission, Aliganj (U.P.) is credited as the pioneer in influencing the westerners to the Jain religion.
The Jain immigrants from African countries — Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania were the latest to arrive and consisted mainly of Gujaratis. In the U.S. these immigrants settled on the East Coast from Massachusetts to Florida. In the West, they settled in California. In Canada, they settled in cities like Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver.
The early Jain settlers from India came to North America in pursuit of higher studies, and as events took their turn, they chose to settle down in the new land. The bulk of these early settlers came from Northern India and particularly from Delhi, Punjab, and U.P.. The only known and reported Jain from Southern India was Dr. Jeevendra Kumar who went back home to become a renowned and respected surgeon in the State of Karnataka.
The numerical strength of Jain settlers in North America provided an impetus to an array of activities in Jain communities across North America. Many Jain organizations came into existence, and they warranted religious direction and guidance in practicing the Jain way of life based on the teachings of the Tirthankaras. The Jain communities espoused the basic traditions of the Jain religion preached by various Jain saints in the post-Mahavira era. This uniqueness of Jains in North America could be heralded as the great Renaissance in the Jain religion to bring about harmony, fraternity and fundamental integration in the socio-religious structure of Jainism.
The Jain settlers from India were mostly profession- als — engineers, physicians, and professors. Most of these early settlers had come under the influence of the World Jain Mission and its founder, the late Kamata Prasad Jain, who had started spreading Jainism among interested intellectuals around the world.
The liberalization of immigration laws both in Canada and in the United States during the midsixties had a great impact on Jain migration to these countries. The Jain students were welcomed to settle and made a new home. Direct immigration
The force of Jain communities in North America paved the way for many Jain Munis, Sadhvis, Bhattarakas, scholars, and leaders to visit these communities in order to bring awareness and the essence of Jain Consciousness. The Bhattarakas were the first among the religious people to visit North America: the Bhattarak of Humcha Math (where goddess Padmavati Devi reigns); the Bhattarak of Moodabidri Math; and the Bhattarak of Shravanbelagola
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These organizations have been founded with several common objectives:
Math. The latter two have been credited with their voyages to the West to spread the gospel of the Tirthankaras. Sri Virendra Heggade, the Ecclesiastical Head of Dharmastala, is also credited with carrying the message of Jain heritage to the West.
A) to practice, promote and propagate the Jain Re
ligion with no fundamental difference. In other words, an integrated and unified Jain Faith with views and values of different dimensions but no sectionalism.
Acharya Sushil Kumar Jain came to North America with his Muni Sangha. Pujya Chitrabhanuji has succeeded in establishing a Jain Meditation Center for preaching Jain ethics, rites, and rituals.
B) to have a Jain Bhavan which will house the
temple for worship and a meeting place for social and cultural gatherings.
Many Jain scholars have visited North America and have contributed significantly in the enrichment of our Jain heritage here. They include:
C) celebrate major Jain festivals
D) hold regular Jain classes for children
E) arrange youth group activities
F) disseminate local and national news about Jain
communities.
Dr. Ratan Kumar Jain from Nagpur Dr. Hukum Chand Bharill from Jaipur Dr. Prem Suman Jain from Udaipur Dr. Kumarpal Desai from Ahmedabad Dr. Soneji (Atamandji) from Koba (Ahmedabad) Dr. Manharbhai Shah of Ahmedabad, editor of Dharma Dhara Induben Dhanak, singer and devotee of Shrimad Rajchandra Prof. Pratapkumar Toliya, founder of Vardhaman Bharti in Banglaore Prof. Bhagchandra Jain of Nagpur Dr. Vrashabh Jain, Editor or Ahimsa Vani from Aliganj (U.P.) Shri M.K. Dharma Raja, Editor of Gommatavani Dr. T. G. Kalghatgi of Madras University
While these organizations cater to the needs of their respective members, there are other organizations at the national and international levels. One such organization is the Federation of Jain Associations in North America, founded in Los Angeles during the summer of 1981. Its objective is to foster fellowship and unity among Jain communities in North America.
Jain Meditation International, an organization founded by Pujya Chitrabhanuji, caters mainly to Western non-Jains seeking the spiritual immersion of Jain meditation, yoga, vegetarianism, peace, friendship, and salvation.
Visits by these Munis, Bhattarakas, scholars and other dignitaries have brought a keen sense of awareness into the Jain communities of North America. However, it is a monumental task to channel the strengths of interested individuals into a cohesive force of an organization. Nevertheless, efforts in this area have been very successful. Many Jain Societies and Centers have been established across North America. They include Jain Centers in Boston, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Southern Califor- nia and Northern California. (A complete list of these organizations in North America is included elsewhere in this brochure.)
Siddhachalam, a community of Jain monks and nuns, shravakas and shravikas is a beautiful 108 acre hilltop place. It calls for the establishment of Pancha Tirth. Acharya Sushil Kumar's divine inspiration has brought Siddhachalam into reality.
The practice of Jainism in North America has emphasized the idea of the oneness of being a Jain.
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Demographic features of conflict, as prevalent among Jains in India, has taken a back seat and a common will has risen. Four Jain temples have been established to date and some more are in the process of realization.
have been brought here for the first time in an unparalleled manner. Devotions, duty and deliberations of the Jains in North America will carry forward the Arhant knowledge in espousing Tirthankara Dharma to solve world problems. "Seek Jinas and find eternal bliss in life" will be the order of the future for Jains who have chosen this new land.
The main streams of the Jain religion are comparably small, but the impact on society has been great. In the next decade the growth will be much more rapid given the opportunity that the children of today will be in charge of tomorrow.
Courtesy: GOMMATAVANI, Karnataka, India. It has been edited and updated for publication here.
A real beginning of Jain religion has occurred in North America. The teachings of the Tirthankaras
પ્રભુ મહાવીરની ઉદાર - ભાવના ૧ પ્રાણી માત્ર પ્રત્યે મૈત્રીભાવ રાખતા શીખે, એટલે
જગતના નાના - મોટા જીવ, જાનવરો યા મનુષ્ય તમામ આત્માને પોતાના મિત્ર તુલ્ય સમજો.
ત્રિી ભાવના” ૨ ગુણીજનોના ગુણગાન કરો, ગુણી પુરુષોને નીરખી ખુશી થાવ, હર્ષ પામો.
- પ્રમોદ ભાવના ૩ દીન, હીન તથા અનાથ તેમ જ દુ:ખી જીવો પ્રત્યે કરુણા ભાવ રાખે, યથા શકય તેનું દુ:ખ દૂર કરવા પ્રયત્ન કરે.
કરૂણા ભાવના ૪ સ્વચ્છાધા અને પરનિંદામાં મશગુલ, દૂર, હિંસક
અને અધમ - પાપી પ્રત્યે ઉઘસીન રહો યાને તેને તિરસ્કાર ન કરો, ઘણા ન કરો, તેના પ્રતિ ઉપેક્ષા ભાવ રાખે, મધ્યસ્થ ભાવે રાખો.
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CONCEPTIONS AND PERCEPTION
Pujya Shree Chitrabhanuji
The Enemy Inside
Form and formless can be viewed as the world of conception and the world of perception. CONCEPTION is an outer world while PERCEPTION is an inner one and REALITY is found between these two.
If we don't have inner perception, we create divisions which separate us and cause unhappiness. In reality there is no unhappiness. The mental agony people suffer is from the fire of jealousy, of ego, of anger. It burns them inside; it is their colored thoughts!
When we live in the world of concepts, we deal only with outside forms. But when we have inner percep- tion -- when we throw the inner light on all the forms the forms become meaningful. Without this light of perception the same forms become obstacles to our journey.
In reality, the enemy is inside! In the mantra NAMO ARI HANTANUM, ARI is the enemy hidden inside, the one we so often don't see. Meanwhile, we project this inner enemy in other people, causing
The main thing to learn from a teacher, a religion or from meditation is to answer this question: "Am I throwing inner light on all the forms or am I being governed by them?" If you are only governed by them, life will hold nothing but pain and suffering. torture and conflict. The forms will appear to be in chaos and confusion, but we can see harmony in the forms only when we use our inner uniting force, the sense of perception.
Whenever you are angry, jealous, egotistical or depressed, don't run away from it. Stay with it. There is no need to take any temporary means, such as pills, drugs, cigarettes or alcohol, to calm down or to run from it. Stay and watch. Ask, “Why am I jealous? Who is making me jealous?” Nobody can compel you to be jealous. You are your own enemy. No outside enemy can punish you as severely as you do to yourself. Think of the damage you do to your brain, to your thinking, to your body, to your peace when you are in anger. If anyone else ever did such damage to you, you could sue them. But when you damage yourself, whom do you sue?
This body is a form, a container. But we don't see that which is contained. What is that? We know that our hand is here and we want to lift it to there. Who gives the order to move this hand? It is the life force, the energy which gives animation to the hand. That is unseen. We have forgotten the REALTY WHICH IS FORMLESS because, in our ignorance, we have attributed REALITY to the symbols.
What is symbol? This body is a symbol. What is reality? The soul is a reality. Because we have not seen the soul, most people believe that the body is reality and the soul is fable. But when we go deep, we realize it is this body which is the fable. it is here today, and gone tomorrow. But the soul continues. It only changes forms.
In the same way, don't be angry with another person because he doesn't know himself. Why should we be angry with a person who is slumbering? That person deserves our compassion. When we have inner perception, we see that this ego, the small ego of body or name which is made of mental air, is our barrier. It comes between us. What have we to prove and to whom? Why give in to the ego? Perception opens the door to a new awareness.
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A swan was paddling serenely across a pond when a crow approached and asked, “How many styles have you for walking and flying?”
try to live outside because our ego can't exist without creating styles. It is always comparing and competing and so we get no peace.
“I have only one style," the swan replied.
Flow of Peace and Love
"You have only one style! I have a hundred styles," the crow said mockingly.
"You can have a hundred styles, but you will still remain a crow," the swan said as it gently glided away.
Different styles can't change a crow into something else. He cannot become a swan just because he knows different ways of walking and flying. It is better to have your own style, like the swan: to be yourself with your own ways of doing things.
In this world, we are here to evolve fully in peace. This human birth can be so peaceful and so full of blessings when we make the best of our days and nights. Meditation touches the core of our heart and helps free us from these tendencies of projected expectations from outside forms. Become natural and live in the flow of life. That is our meditation: Using our inner uniting force, the sense of inner perception, we get in touch with the REALITY which gives animation to all forms and lets us experience this wonderful flow of peace and love. In this light of awareness, we perceive REALITY as it is and live harmoniously in relation with both form and formless without creating projected expectations.
Life is a flow. But if we live only in the ego's exterior world of styles, we don't live a natural life. We lose touch with the natural flow of life. We then
परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम्
Live and Let Live
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ભગવાન મહાવીર અને ગૌતમ સ્વામીનો
– સંલન શ્રી એમ. જે. દેસાઈ
ભોગવી શકતો નથી.
ગાધર ગૌતમસ્વામીએ પૂછેલા પ્રશ્નો અને ભગવાન મહાવીરે આપેલા ઉત્તરોની જ્ઞાનગોષ્ઠીની પ્રસાદી અત્રે રજૂ કરી છે.
થોડી
ગૌતમ પ્રભુને પૂછે છે, હે નાથા પ્રકાશમાંથી આવ્યા પછી જીવ અંધકારમાં જાય છે તેનું શું કારણ?
ભગવાન કહે છે, મહા આરંભ, મહા પરિગ્રહ, પંચેન્દ્રિય વધ કરીને જીવ નરનું આયુષ્ય બાંધે છે. વર્તમાનમાં અવળાં કર્મો કરીને, દે ગૌતમા જીવ નરક તો શું પણ તેનાથીય અધમ ગતિને પામે છે.
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ગૌતમ પ્રભુને પૂછે છે, હે પ્રભો! જ્ઞાન આ ભવનું, પર ભવનું કે તદુભયનું?
તેના ઉત્તરમાં ભગવાન જણાવે છે કે, હે ગૌતમ! જ્ઞાન આ ભવી, પરભવી અને તદુભી છે. એમ જ દર્શન પણ આ ભવી, પર ભવી અને તદુભયી છે. જ્ઞાન અને દર્શન અહીંથી છૂટીએ તોય સાથે ને સાથે આવે, આપણો કેડો ન મૂકે, પણ હે ગૌતમા સંયમ અને તપ આ ભવનાં જ છે, પરભવનાં નહીં, તે જીવની સાથે નથી જતાં.
ગુણધર ગૌતમ પ્રશ્ન ક૨ે છે, હે પ્રભો, સામાયિક તે આત્મા છે? ભગવાન ફ૨માવે છે, સામાયિક આત્મા છે અને આત્મા તે સામાયિક છે. બંને એક જ છે, ભિન્ન ભિન્ન નથી.
ગણધર ગૌતમ આગળ પૂછે છે, સામાયિક એ આત્માના ઘરનું કે વિભાવના ઘરનું?
ભગવાન ઉત્તર આપે છે, સામાયિક સ્વઘરનું છે. પરઘરનું નથી.
ગૌતમઃ હે પ્રભો! મનુષ્ય નિર્ધન અને કંગાલ ક્યા પાપના ઉદયથી થાય છે?
ભગવાન મહાવીર કે ગૌતમ, જેણે બીજાનું ધન ચોર્યું હોય, દાન દેતા હોય તેને દાન દેતાં અટકાવ્યા હોય તે મનુષ્ય નિર્ધન અને કંગાલ થાય છે.
ગૌતમ હે ભગવાન, ભોગ-ઉપભોગની સામગ્રી હોવા છતાં જે મનુષ્ય તેને ભોગવી શકતો નથી તે કયા પાપના ઉદયથી?
ભગવાન મહાવીર કે ગૌતમ, જે મનુષ્ય દાન કરીને પશ્ચાત્તાપ કરે છે કે મેં ખોટું કર્યું તે મનુષ્ય પાસે ભોગ-ઉપભોગની સામગ્રી હોવા છતાં
ગૌતમ! હે ભગવાન! મનુષ્ય ક્યા પાપના ઉદયથી મૂંગો થાય છે? ભગવાન મહાવીરઃ હે ગૌતમ, છિદ્રોને શોધનાર બનીને જે મનુષ્ય દેવ, ગુરુ, વગેરેની નિંદા કરે છે તે મનુષ્ય મૂંગો બને છે.
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ગૌતમઃ હે ભગવાન! મનુષ્ય કયા પાપના ઉદયથી બહેરો થાય છે? ભગવાન મહાવીરઃ હે ગૌતમ, જે લોકો છુપાઈને બીજાની નિંદા સાંભળવામાં મગ્ન રહે છે, અને પટવાણી બોલીને બીજાનાં હૃદયના ભેદ જાણવામાં પ્રયત્નશીલ રહે છે તે પાપના બોજાથી મનુષ્ય બહેરો થાય છે.
ગૌતમ! હે ભગવાન! મનુષ્ય ખૂબ લાડ પ્યારથી પાળેલો પુત્ર યુવાવસ્થામાં મરી જાય છે તે ક્યા પાપના ઉદયી?
ભગવાન મહાવીર તે ગીતમા બીજાની રાખેલી અનામત હડપ કરી લેવાથી પાળી પોષીને મોટો કરેલો પુત્ર મરી જાય છે.
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ગૌતમઃ હે ભગવાન! મનુષ્ય લક્ષ્મીવાન ક્યા પુણ્યના ફળ સ્વરૂપે થાય છે?
ભગવાન મહાવીરઃ હે ગૌતમ, સુપાત્ર (મુનિ), પાત્ર (શ્રાવક), અલ્પપાત્ર (સમ્યગ્દŪ) વગેરેને શાતાકારી આહાર, પાણી દેવાથી તેમ જ અનાથ, દીન, આશ્રિતોને સમયેસમયે ઉચિત દાન દેવાથી મનુષ્ય લક્ષ્મીવાન થાય છે.
ગૌતમઃ હે ભગવાન! મનવાંચ્છિત ભોગ-ઉપભોગની સામગ્રી ક્યા પુછ્યોદયથી મળે છે?
ભગવાન મહાવીર કે ગૌતમ, જે મનુષ્ય ભૂતદયા વગેરે ખૂબ પરોપકાર ક૨ેલ હોય તેને મનવાંચ્છિત ભોગ મળે છે.
ગૌતમ- હે ભગવાના સુંદરતા, રૂપલાવણ્ય, ચાતુરી, વગેરેની પ્રાપ્તિ કઈ શુભ કરણીથી મળે છે?
ભગવાન મહાવીર કે ગૌતમા જેમણે જિજ્ઞાસાપૂર્વક બ્રહ્મચર્યનું પાલન કર્યું હોય અને તપશ્ચર્યા કરી હોય તેમને સુંદરતા, રૂપલાવ, ચાતુરી વગેરે પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
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કળથી મળે છે
ભગવાન મહાવીર તે ગીતમ, ત્રસજીવોની રક્ષા કરવાર્થી, અન્ય બોલવાથી, મુનિઓને નિર્દોષ, શાનાકારી આહાર પાળી દેવાથી સુખમય દર્દીઇન્સ્પન મનુષ્યને પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
ગૌતમઃ હે ભગવાન! યુવાન પુરુષોને સ્ત્રીનો વિયોગ ક્યા પાપના કળથી થાય છે”
ભગવાન મહાવીરઃ હે ગૌતમ, જે પુરુષે પૂર્વભવમાં બળાત્કારપૂર્વક કામભોગનું સેવન કર્યું હોય તે પુત્ર યુપાવસ્થામાં સ્ત્રીનો વિયોગ પ્રાપ્ત
કરે છે.
ગૌતમ છે. પ્રભુ, જાય દુર્ભાગી થાથી થાય છે?
ભગવાન મહાવીર હૈ ગૌતમ, જે માસ પોનાની વસ્તુ કોઈને આપતો નથી, આપે છે તો આપ્યા પછી મનમાં ખૂંદ કરે છે, નવમા તો પાછી માગી છે છે, કોઈ સુપાત્રને દાન આપતું હોય તેમાં નિંદન નાખે છે. તેવો જીવ અન્ય ભલે દુર્ભાગી-અભાગી બને છે.
ગૌતમઃ હે પ્રભુ! જીવ સૌભાગી શાથી થાય છે?
ભગવાન મહાવીર હૈ ગૌતમ, જે માનસ અંતરના ૐમળકાથી સાધુ-સાધ્વી ભગખંતોને રાધન, શાસન, વસ્ત્ર, પાટ, સંચારો, પણલૂણું, દંડાસન, કંબલ, વગેરે ખપતી વસ્તુઓ તેમ જ ભોજન, પાણી વ્હોરાવે છે તે માણસ સૌભાગી થાય છે.
ગૌતમઃ હે ભગવાન! ક્યા કારણથી જીવ અલ્પાયુષી થાય છે? ભગવાન મહાવીરઃ હે ગૌતમ, જે પુરુષ નિર્દયપણે જીવોને મારે છે, ખરણો- જેવું કંઈ માનતો નથી, અતિ સંક્લેશ કરે છે, તે જીવ મીન બીજા ભવે આપાયુષી થાય છે.
ગૌતમઃ છે ભગવાના ક્યા કર્મથી જીવ બુદ્ધિશાળી થાય છે? ભગવાન મહાવીર જે જીવ શાસ્ત્રનો પાઠ કરે, તેનું ચિંતન કરે, પોને ઘાસ્ત્ર સાંભળે, બીજાને શાસ્ત્ર સંભળાવે, ચાસ્ત્રની ભક્તિ કરે, ગુરુની ભક્તિ કરે, તે જીવ મીને અન્ય ભવે બુદ્ધિશાળી થાય છે.
ગૌતમ હે ભગવાન! કયા કર્મથી જીવ બુદ્ધિ વિનાનો થાય છે? ભગવાન મહાવીર કે ગૌતમ, જે વ તપસ્વીની, ાનીની અને ગુણબાનની અબહેલના કરે, અપમાન કરે, એ વળી ખામાં હું જાહેર એવું ઉત તેમને માટે ખોલે તે જાવ મરીને અન્ય ભર્વે બુદ્ધિહીન થાય છે, અને લોકોમાં નીંદનીય બને છે.
ગૌતમ દે ભગવાના તપથી જીવ શું ફળ પામે? ભગવાન મહાવીર રે ગીતમ, શુદ્ધ તપશ્વર્યાથી જાબનાં જાનાં કર્મોનો ક્ષય થાય છે.
નમ હૈ ભગવાના કર્મનો ક્ષય થવાથી જાવને શું ફળ મળે છે ભગવાન મહાવીર હૈ ીનમાં કર્મોનો ક્ષય થવાથી, જીવાત્મા સર્જ પ્રકારની ક્રિયાથી રહિત થાય છે, અને ત્યાર બાદ તે સિદ્ધ, બુદ્ધ અને મુનન થઈ સર્વ દુખોનો અંત કરે છે.
ગૌતમ છે. ભગવાના ક્યાં કર્મ કરવાથી પ મીને મનુષ્યનું પામે છે
ભગવાન મહાવીર રે ગીતમ, જે વ નિષિમાની હોય, મંદ ક્રોધાદિ ષાયવાળો હોય, સુપાત્રને દાન આપનારો હોય, મધ્યસ્થ ભાવનાવાળો હોય, ન્યાયી હોય, સાધુના ગુણોની પાંસા કરતો હોય, અલ્પ પરેિગડી ટોય, સંતોષી હોય અને દેવ, ગુરુનો ભક્ત હોય તે જાવ મરીને મનુષ્ય થાય છે.
ગૌતમઃ ૩ ભાષાના ચાં કર્મો કરવાથી જીવ સ્વર્ગે ય છે? ભગવાન મહાવીર હૈ ગૌતમ, જે વ તપમાં, સંયમમાં, ચારિત્રમાં અને દાનમાં સંચવાન હોય, જે સ્વભાવથી સરળ-પરિણામી હોય, દયાવંત હોય, ગુરુવચનમાં શ્રદ્ધાવાન હૌય, જ્ઞાન દર્શન અને ચારિત્રનો આરાધક હોય તે જીવ મૃત્યુ પામીને હંમેશાં દેવલોકમાં ઉત્પન્ન થાય છે.
ગૌતમઃ કે ભગવાન ક્યાં કર્મો કરવાથી જાવ નિયંય ગતિમાં જાય
છે?
ભગવાન મહાવીર હૈ ગૌતમ, જે માનવ પોતાના સ્વાર્થ માટે મૈત્રીસંબંધ બાંધે, જે માનવ પોતાનો સ્વાર્થ સરતાં મિત્રને છોડી દે, જે માણસ મિત્રને દુખમાં નાખે અને મિત્રનું ખરાબ ખોલે, જે માગમ નિર્દય અને માયાવી હોય તેવો માણસ મરીને નિશ્ર્ચય્ ગતિમાં જાય છે.
ગૌતમઃ દે ભગવાના કયાં કર્મ કરવાથી જીવ નઙે જાય છે? ભગવાન મહાવીર રે ગીતમ, જે પ હિંસા કરે છે, જૂઠ્ઠું બોલે છે, ચોરી કરે છે, પરસ્ત્રીનું સેખન કરે છે, ઘણાં પ્રકારનાં પાપ પરિંગમાં નાસા હોય છે, તેમ જ જે જીવ અતિક્રોધી, અનેિમાની, અતિલોભી, ધૃષ્ટ, માયાવી, રૌદ્ર સ્વભાવી, પાપી, ચાડી ખાનાર, સાધુની નિંદા નાર, નધર્મી, અસંબદ્ધ વચન બોલનાર, દુષ્ટ બુદ્ધિવાળો અને કૃતઘ્ન હોય તે જવ ખત્યંત દુખ અને શોક પાણી નરકમાં જાય છે.
ગીતમાં હૈ ભગવાના પદ પૂર્વનો સાર શું છે? ભગવાન મહાવીર રે ગીતમ, ચૌદ પૂર્વનો સાર નવકાર મંત્ર છે.
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શ્રાવકના એક્વીસ ગુણો
અધ્યાત્મ-કવિ પં. બનારસીદાસજીએ નાટક સમયસારમાં છેલ્લે ૧૪ ગુણસ્થાનનું વર્ણન કર્યું છે.
અણુવ્રતરૂપ પંચમ ગુણસ્થાનના વર્ણનમાં
શ્રાવકના ૨૧ ગુણો બતાવ્યા છે. તે સર્વે જિજ્ઞાસુઓને ઉપયોગી હોવાથી અહીં આપીએ છીએ.
- હરિલાલ જૈન
લજાવંત, દયાવંત, પ્રશાંત, પ્રતીતવંત,
પરદોષકો કેયા, પર-ઉપકારી હે;
સામ્યદષ્ટિ,ગુણગ્રાહી,ગરિષ્ઠ સબકો ઇષ્ટ, . લજજાવંત
શિષ્ટ-પક્ષી, મિષ્ટવાદી, દીરઘ વિચારી , કોઈ પણ પાપકાર્ય, અન્યાય, અનીતિ વગેરેમાં તેને શરમ
વિશેષજ્ઞ,સશ, ફતા,તત્ત્વજ્ઞ, ધરમશ, આવે કે અરે! હું જેન, હું જિનવરદેવનો ભકત, હું આત્માનો જિજ્ઞાસુ. તો મને આવાં કાર્ય શોભે નહીં.
ન દીન, અભિમાની, મધ્ય વ્યવહારી ; . દયાવંત
સહજ વિનીત, પાપાકિયાઓં અતીત, અરે, આ ઘોર દુઃખમય સંસાર તેમાં જીવો કેવા દુઃખી છે. એસો શ્રાવક પુનિત ઈક્વીસ ગુણધારી છે. મારા નિમિત્તે કોઈ જીવને દુઃખ ન હો, કોઈનૈ દુઃખ દેવાનો ભાવ
-પં. બનારસીદાસજી મને ન હો. મારો આત્મા દુઃખથી છુટે, ને જગતના જીવો પણ દુઃખથી છૂટે, એવી દયાભાવના હોય છે.
. સૌમ્યદષ્ટિવંત . પ્રશાંત
એની દ્રષ્ટિમાં સૌમ્યતા હોય છે. જેમ માતા બાળકને મીઠી ક્યાય વગરનાં શાંત પરિણામ હોય; માન-અપમાનાદિના નજરે જાએ છે તેમ ધર્માત્મા બધા જીવોને મીઠી નજરે જાએ છે. નજીવા પ્રસંગોમાં વારંવાર ક્રોધ થઈ આવે, કે નજીવા પ્રસંગમાં અને બીજા ભયભીત થાય એવી ક્રરતા હોય નહીં. પરિણામ ઘણાં હરખના હિલોળે ચડી જાય એવું તેને ન હોય; ક્રોધ કે હરખ સૌમ્ય હોય છે જેનો સંગ બીજા જીવોને શાંતિ પમાડે છે. વગરના શાંત-ગંભીર પરિણામ વાળો હોય.
. ગુણગ્રાહી v પ્રતીતવંત
ગુણનો ગ્રાહક હોય છે; સમ્યકત્વાદિ ગુણોને દેખીને તેની દેવ-ગર-ધર્મ ઉપર તેમ જ સાધર્મી ઉપર તેને પ્રતીત હોય પ્રાંસા કરે છે; અ૫ ક્રોધાદિ દોષ દેખીને સમ્યકત્પાદિ ગુણો છે. વાતવાતમાં સાધર્મી ઉપર સંદેહ કરવો તે શ્રાવકને શોભે નહીં. પ્રત્યે અનાદર કરતા નથી, પણ ગુણોને ઓળખીને તેનો આદર પોતાનું અપમાનાદિ થાય, પ્રતિકળતા આવે કે બીજાનાં માનાદિ કરે છે. પોતાનું કોઈ અપમાનાદિ કરે તેથી તેના ગુણોનો પણ વધી જાય તેથી ધર્મમાં સંદેહ કરતો નથી, પ્રતીતિ રાખે છે.
અનાદર ન કરી નાખે, પણ એમ વિચારે કે મારું ભલે અપમાન પરદોષને અંકનાર
કર્યું પણ એનામાં જૈનધર્મ પ્રત્યેનો પ્રેમ-આદર છે, તે જૈનધર્મના અરેરે, દોષમાં તો જગતના જીવો ડૂબેલા જ છે, ત્યાં પારકા ભક્ત છે, દેવ-ગરનો આદર કરનાર છે, મારા સાધર્મી છે. એમ દોષ શું જોવા? મારે તો મારા દોષ મટાડવાના છે. કોઈ સાધર્મી કે તેના ગુણનું ગ્રહણ કરે. અન્ય જીવથી દોષ થાય તો તેની રક્ષા કરીને દોષ દૂર થાય તેમ : ગરિષ્ઠ સહનથીલ) કરવું ઉચિત છે, પણ દોષ દેખીને નિંદા કરવી ઉચિત નથી.
સંસારમાં શુભાશુભ કર્મયોગે અનુકૂળતા-પ્રતિકૂળતા તો પર-ઉપકારી
આવે, કંઈક પ્રતિકૂળતા આવી જાય કે અપમાનાદિ થાય, રોગ ધર્મબુદ્ધિ વડે તેમ જ તન મન ધનાદિ વડે પણ પરજીવોનો થાય, ત્યાં પૈર્યપૂર્વક સહન કરે ને ધર્મમાં દ્રઢતા રાખે, ઉપકાર કરે છે. જગતના જીવોનું હિત થાય, સાધર્મીઓને દેવ- પ્રતિકૂળતામાં ગભરાઈ ન જાય, આર્તધ્યાનથી ખેદખિન્ન ન ગર-ધર્મના સેવનમાં સર્વ પ્રકારે અનુકુળતા આપું ને તેઓ થાય, પણ સહનશીલપણે વૈરાગ્ય વધારે. નિરાળપણે ધર્મને આરાધે એવી ઉપકારભાવના શ્રાવકને હોય સાને પ્રિય
બધા પ્રત્યે મધુર વ્યવહાર રાખે, કટુ વ્યવહાર ન રાખે.
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સાધર્મના પ્રેમને લીધે, સજજનતાને લીધે, ન્યાયનીતિ અને ધર્મા ધાર્મિક વૃત્તિને લીધે સજજનોને તો વહાલો લાગે, ને કોઈ ધર્મનો જાણનાર હોય; કયાં નિશ્વયધર્મની પ્રધાનતા છે, વિરોધી હોય તો તેના પ્રત્યે પણ પ્રેમપૂર્ણ વ્યવહારથી તેનું દિલ કયાં વ્યવહારધર્મની પ્રધાનતાથી વર્તવું યોગ્ય છે?-એમ ધર્મનાં જીતી લે. ક્યાંય પણ કલેશ વધે એવો વ્યવહાર ન કરે.
બધાં પડખાં જાણીને શાસનને શોભે તેવું વર્તન કરે. . શિષ્ટ-પક્ષી
u દીનતારહિત તેમ જ અભિમાનરહિત સત્ય અને સદાચારનો પણ કરનાર હોય. લૌકિક પ્રયોજન એવો મધ્ય-વ્યવહારી ખાતર, માનથી કે ભયથી પણ સત્યધર્મ કે ન્યાયનીતિને છોડે ધર્મનું ગૌરવ સચવાય, તેમ જ પોતાને અભિમાનાદિ ન થાય નહીં જયાં ધર્મ હોય, સત્ય હોય, ન્યાય હોય, તેનો પક્ષ કરે. એ રીતે મધ્યસ્થ વ્યવહારમાં જયાં-ત્યાં દીન પણ ન થઈ જાય; હું મિષ્ટભાષી
પંચપરમેષ્ઠિનો ભકત, મારે દુનિયામાં દીનતા કેવી? તેમ જ દેવજેમાં સ્વ-પરનું હિત હોય એવી મધુર વાણી બોલે. પોતાને ગુરુ-ધર્મના પ્રસંગમાં, સાધમના પ્રસંગમાં અભિમાનરહિત કષાય થાય ને સામાનું દિલ દુભાય એવી કડવી કઠોર ભાષા ન નમ્રપણે પ્રેમથી વર્તે. સંતો પાસે ગમે તેવા દીન થઈને પણ જે બોલે. શાંતિથી, મધુરતાથી, ફોમળતાથી સત્ય અને હિતની વાત આત્મહિત થતું હોય તો તે કરવા તૈયાર છે, ત્યાં અભિમાન નથી કરે. સત્ય વાત પણ કઠોરતાથી ન કહે.
રાખતો, અને આત્મહિત થતું ન હોય તો તેવા પ્રસંગે તે દીન થતો | દીર્ઘવિયારી
નથી; અસત પ્રત્યે જરા પણ નમતો નથી, ત્યાં પોતાના ધર્મનું દેશકાળનો વિચાર કરીને પોતાના પરિણામ તથા શકિતનો સ્વાભિમાન રાખે છે. એ રીતે દીન નહીં તેમ જ અભિમાની નહીં વિચાર કરીને અને સ્વ-પરના હિતનો વિચાર કરીને યોગ્ય પ્રવૃત્તિ એવો મધ્યસ્થ-વ્યવહારી શ્રાવક હોય. કરે. જગતની દેખાદેખીથી વગર વિચાર્યું જયાંત્યાં ન ઝંપલાવે. » સદ વિનયવંત . વિરોધરા
વિનયનો પ્રસંગ હોય ત્યાં તેને સહેજે વિનય આવે. દેવસંઘની સ્થિતિ, દેશકાળની સ્થિતિ વગેરેનો જાણકાર હોય. ગુરુનો પ્રસંગ, સાધર્મીનો પ્રસંગ, વડીલોનો પ્રસંગ, તેમાં યોગ્ય ધર્મમાં કે ગૃહવ્યવહારમાં ક્યારે કેવી પરિસ્થિતિ થશે, કેવી જરૂરી વિનયથી વર્તી સમ્યકત્વાદિ ગુણીજનોને દેખીને પ્રસન્નતાથી પડશે તેનો જાણકાર હોય ને તેનો યોગ્ય ઉપાય કરે.
વિનય-બહુમાન-પ્રશંસા કરે. કોઈ પ્રત્યે ઈર્ષાભાવના રાખે. શાસ્ત્ર રસશ
પ્રત્યે, ધર્મસ્થાનો પ્રત્યે તેમ જ લોક વ્યવહારમાં પણ વિનયરસ એટલે તાત્પર્ય, શાસ્ત્રાભ્યાસ વગેરેમાં તેના શાંતરસરૂપ વિવેકથી યોગ્ય રીતે વર્તે, કોઈ પ્રત્યે અપમાન કે તિરસ્કારથી ન સાચા રહસ્યને જાણતો હોય; તેણે ધર્મનો મર્મ જાણીને શાંતરસને વર્તે તો ચાખ્યો છે, તેથી તે પરમાર્થનો રસ છે; તેમ જ વ્યવહારમાં પાપક્રિયાથી રહિત પણ કરુણારસ, રૌદ્રરસ વગેરેને યથાયોગ્ય જાણે છે.
દેવ-ધર્મના સેવનરૂપ મિથ્યાત્વાદિ પાપને તેમ જ - ફુતા
માંસાદિ અભયાભક્ષણનાં તીવ્ર હિંસાદિ પાપોને તો સર્વથા અહો, દેવ-ગુરુ-ધર્મના પરમ ઉપકારની તો થી વાતા એનો છોડયાં જ છે. તે ઉપરાન્ત આરંભ-પરિગ્રહ સંબંધી જે તો બદલો વળે તેમ નથી, તેમના માટે જે કરું તે ઓછું. એમ પાપાકિયાઓ તેનાથી પણ જેટલો બને તેટલો છૂટવાનો ને નિર્દોષ મહાન ઉપકાર બુદ્ધિથી દેવ-ગુર-ધર્મ પ્રત્યે વર્તે. તેમ જ સાધર્મી યુદ્ધ જીવનનો અભિલાષી છે. અરે, આવો ઉત્તમ જૈનધર્મ ને જનોના ઉપકારને કે અન્ય સજજનોના ઉપકારને પણ ભૂલે આવું અદભુત આત્મસ્વરૂપ તેને પામીને હવે કોઈ પાપ મને નહીં; ઉપકારને યાદ કરીને તેમની યોગ્ય સેવા-ચાકરી કરે. પોતે શોભતું નથી- એમ અવતજન્ય પાપોથી અત્યંત ભયભીત વર્તે છે. કરેલા ઉપકારને યાદ છે કે, તેમ જ બદલાની આશા ન રાખે. જીવનમાં કોઈ નાનું પાપ પણ ન હો, ને ઉજજવળ વિતરાગી : તત્વજ્ઞ
જીવન હો, એવી ભાવના હોય છે. તત્ત્વનો જાણકાર હોય; જેનધર્મનાં મુખ્ય તત્વ શું છે- તેને આ પ્રમાણે શ્રાવક આ પુનિત એક્વીસ ગુણના ધારક હોય બરાબર સમજીને તેના પ્રચારની ભાવના કરે. ધર્મબ્રાવક છે. મુમુક્ષુએ પણ આ દરેક ગુણનું સ્વરૂપ વિચારીને, પોતામાં પણ આત્મતત્વને તો જાણે છે, તે ઉપરાંત જૈનશાસ્ત્રોના અગાધ તે ગુણને ધારણ કરવા. એના વડે જીવન થોભી ઉઠયો. ૦૦ ગંભીર શ્રુતજ્ઞાનમાં કહેલાં તત્ત્વોને પણ વિરોષપણે જાણે છે. વિપરીત જીવોમાં કયાં તત્ત્વની વિપરીતતા છે તે પણ જાણીને દૂર સૌજન્યા “દિવ્ય ધ્વનિ” શ્રીમદ્ રાજચંદ્ર આશ્રમ, કોબા (અમદાવાદ) કરવા પ્રયત્ન કરે છે.
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પર્યુષણ મહાપર્વ
મિચ્છામી દુક્કડમ અથવા મિથ્યા મે દુષ્કતમાં સર્વ જીવોને ભાવ/ પ્રેમથી ખમાવવા તે જ સમાપના,
પર્યુષણ સ્વનિરીક્ષણ અને આત્મ નિર્મળતા માટેનો તહેવાર સંકલનઃ મહેન્દ્ર કે. અંધાર
છે. અહિંસા તો આપણા રોજના જીવનમાં પળાય છે પરંતુ તપ
અને સંયમ માટે પર્યુષણ પર્વ છે. પર્યુષણ પર્વ એ નમ્રતા, ક્ષમા, લૌકિક અને લોકોત્તર એમ બે પ્રકારના પર્વ હોય છે.
પશ્વાતાપ, પ્રાર્થના અને અંતરના સુખનું પ્રતીક છે. છેલ્લો કેટલાક પર્વ ભયને કારણે સર્જાયા હોય છે, કેટલાક ભૌતિક સુખ
સંવત્સરીનો દિન બહુ મહત્ત્વનો છે કે જયારે જૈનો પ્રતિક્રમણ ભોગવવા માટે હોય છે તો કેટલાક બે ઘડીની મોજ માણવા માટે
કરીને પોતાના દોષોની ક્ષમા માગે, અન્યને ક્ષમા આપે અને સર્વ હોય છે. નાગ પાંચમ, હોળી, શીતળા સાતમ, જન્માષ્ટમી, વગેરે
જીવોના કલ્યાણની ભાવના ભાવે. આનાં ઉદાહરણ છે. આ બધા પર્વોમાં આરંભ સમારંભ ઘણો હોય
પર્યુષણના દિવસોમાં આપણે આંતરનિરીક્ષણ કરીને બે છે, પરંતુ પર્યુષણ પર્વમાં તો, શકયતમ ઓછો આરંભ સમારંભ
બંધન (રાગ, દ્વેષ), ચાર કષાય (ક્રોધ, માન, માયા, લોભી, પાંચ તથા ભોગોનો ત્યાગ કરવાનો હોય છે.
અવતો (હિંસા, જૂઠ, ચોરી, અબ્રહ્મચર્ય, પરિગ્રહ) અને સાત જિન શાસનમાં કર્મ નિર્જરા માટે ફરમાવેલા અનેક પર્વોમાં વ્યસનો (માંસ, દારૂ, જુગાર, વ.)નો સંપૂર્ણ અથવા શકય તેટલો પર્યુષણ પર્વ અનોખું છે. કર્મને ભેદવાની એના જેવી બીજા કોઈ ત્યાગ નિશ્વય અને વ્યવહારથી કરવો જોઈએ. પર્યુષણ, પર્વમાં તાકાત નથી. આ પર્વનું માહાસ્ય અપૂર્વ છે. જેમ સર્વ ઉપાસનામાં સાધુ-સાધ્વી તથા શ્રાવક-શ્રાવિકાનો ધર્મ મંત્રોમાં નમસ્કાર મહામંત્ર, દરેક તીર્થોમાં વ્યંજય મહાતીર્થ સમજાવેલ છે. સાધુ-સાધ્વી માટે પાંચ નિયમો કહ્યા છેઃ દાનોમાં અભયદાન, ગણોમાં વિનય, વ્રતોમાં બ્રહ્મચર્ય, નિયમોમાં સંવત્સના દિને ચઉવિહારો ઉપવાસ કરવો, વાળનો લોય સંતોષ, તપશ્ચર્યાઓમાં ઉપથમભાવ અને તત્ત્વોમાં સમ્યગ દર્શન
કરવો, બે પ્રતિક્રમણ કરવા, ક્ષમાપના કરવી અને શાસ્ત્ર(જિનેશ્વરદેવના વચનોમાં અતુટ શ્રદ્ધા) સર્વશ્રેષ્ઠ છે, તેવી જ રીતે
સિદ્ધાંતનું વાંચન કરવું. શ્રાવક-શ્રાવિકા માટે પણ પાંચ નિયમો અરિહંત પરમાત્માના શાસનમાં સર્વ પર્વોમાં શ્રી પર્યુષણ મહાપર્વ
ફરમાવ્યા છે. બે વખત પ્રતિક્રમણ કરવું. યથાશકિત દાન દેવું, સર્વશ્રેષ્ઠ છે.
બ્રહ્મચર્યનું પાલન કરવું, જેની સાથે વેર થયું હોય તેની ક્ષમા શ્વેતામ્બર પરંપરા અનુસાર, શ્રાવણ વદ ૧૩ થી શરૂ થતા
માગવા સાથે સમાભિલાષીને ક્ષમા આપવી તથા શકયતઃ વધુ તપ પર્યુષણ ભાદરવા સુદ ૫ ના રોજ પૂરા થાય છે. દિગંબર પરંપરા *3 મુજબ ભાદરવા સુદ ૬ થી શરૂ થઈ ભાદરવા સુદ ૧૫ (પૂનમ
શ્રી પર્યુષણ આરાધના પાખી) ના રોજ પૂરા થાય છે, તે દશલક્ષી પર્વ કહેવાય છે.
એકાંત યોગ્ય સ્થળમાં, પ્રભાતે (૧) દેવગરની ઉત્કૃષ્ટ પર્યુષણ પર્વના પાંચ પર હોય છે. સંવત્સરી પહેલાનો 30 મો ભકિતવૃત્તિએ અંતરાત્મધ્યાનપૂર્વક બે ઘડીથી ચાર ઘડી સુધી દિવસ તે મહિનાનું ઘર છે. માસખમણની ભાવનાવાળા ભવ્ય ઉપરાંત વ્રત; (૨) શ્રુત પદ્મનંદી' આદિ અધ્યયન, શ્રવણ. જીવો આ દિવસથી ઉપવાસનો પ્રારંભ કરે છે. ત્યાર બાદ આવે છે મધ્યાહ્નઃ (૧) ચાર ઘડી ઉપશાંત વ્રત; (૨) શ્રત કર્મ ગ્રંથનું પંદર દિવસનું ધર. અક્રાઈધર એટલે પર્યુષણનો પહેલો દિવસ અધ્યયન, શ્રવણ, 'સુદષ્ટિતરંગિણી' આદિનું થોડું અધ્યયન. ત્રીજે દિવસે પાખી આવે. ચોથા દિવસે કલ્પધર આવે છે. પાંચમા સાયંકાળેઃ (૧) ક્ષમાપનાનો પાઠ; (૨) બે ઘડી ઉપરાંત દિવસે શ્રુતજ્ઞાનીઓ મહાવીર સ્વામીના જન્મ વાંચનનો મહિમા વ્રત; (૩) કર્મવિષયની જ્ઞાનચર્ચા ફરમાવવાનું કહે છે. છઠ્ઠા દિવસે તેલાધર આવે છે. સાત દિવસની રાત્રીભોજનનો સર્વથા ત્યાગ. બને તો ભાદ્રપદ પૂર્ણિમા સુધી સાધના પછી, વર્ષ દરમ્યાન થયેલા કે કરેલા અપરાધો અને એક વખત આહારગ્રહણ. પંચમીને દિવસે ઘી, તેલ, દહીંનો પણ મનદુઃખોની માફી માગવાનો દિવસ તે સંવત્સરી.
ત્યાગ. ઉપરાંત વ્રતમાં વિશેષ કાળનિર્ગમન. બને તો ઉપવાસ પર્યુષણ પર્વ એટલે ક્ષમાપના પર્વ પર્યુષણના દિવસો એટલે કરવો. લીલોતરીનો સર્વથા ત્યાગ. બ્રહ્મચર્ય આઠે દિવસ પાળવું, તપત્યાગ રૂપી સાબુ તથા વીતરાગવાણી રૂપી પાણી વડે આ બને તો ભાદ્રપદ પુનમ સુધી, ૦૦ માનવ અવતારના મિથ્યાત્વરૂપી મેલ દૂર કરવાના દિવસો. સમગ્ર વર્ષ દરમ્યાન, શાત ભાવે વા અજ્ઞાત ભાવે, કોઈ પણ જીવ જંતુની
સીજન્ય સુધાબહેન દોઠ, “સુઘોષ', “ શ્રીમદ રાજચંદ્ર " અશાતના/મનદુઃખ થયા હોય તો તેની ક્ષમા યાચવી તે જ
ગુજરાતી કમ્પોઝ સુંદરજી ગ્રાફિક્સ
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JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DONORS FOR THE JAIN BHAVAN
Donations in Cash
Name
Takhti
Building Meeting Hall Derasar (Temple) Swadhyay (Study) Room Pathshala (Classroom)
Girish and Sheila Jogani Tarun and Chandra Jogani Jitu and Bhavana Shah Shashi and Renuka Jogani Dr. Manilal and Savita Mehta Dr. Chunilal and Ilaben Shah Amrut and Chandra Shah Dr. Ramesh and Sheela Doshi Harshad and Raksha Shah Dr. Hiten and Bharti Shah Harshad and Nayna Sheth Dr. Mahendra and Devika Udani Dr. Jaswant and Meera Modi Dr. Mahesh and Preeti Badani
Library Kitchen Office Room Duty Room Puja Preparation Rooms Elevator Audio System
Banarasi and Veena Agarwal Amrit and Sheela Bhandari Rupen Bhansali Samir and Asha Bhansali Bhikhubhai and Shanta Bhakta Mahesh and Jyoti Bhuta Dilip and Suman Bobra Kisan and Kundan Chavan Vijay and Madhu Chheda Nishith and Minaxi Choksi Mahendra Singh Daga Dharamchand and Aruna Dalal Pankaj and Pradeep Dalal Harilal and Ranjan Dedhia Chandrakant and Charu Desai Harshad and Hemlata Desai Zaverben Devji Dharod
Jitendra and Saroj Dholakia Deepak and Harsha Doshi Harshad and Prafulla Doshi Ramesh and Bharti Doshi Ramesh and Bindi Doshi Rashmi and Nalini Doshi Sharad and Urmila Doshi Suresh and Jyoti Doshi Surji and Urmila Gada Dinesh and Rajul Gala Kankuben Gala Kirit and Pallavi Gala Shanti and Rajul Gala K. V. Gandhi Prakash and Kinna Gandhi Navin and Divya Gangar S. K. Ghelani
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Donations in Cash (continued)
Kirit and Vibhuti Gosalia Jayant and Preeti Hathi Jain Social Group, Los Angeles Ajay and Sangeeta Jain Ranjeet and Asha Jain Surendra and Kala Jain Ramesh and Nisha Jhaveri Jagdish and Priti Kamdar Jaykumar Prabhudas Kamdar Chandrakant and Virbala Kapadia Madhu and Vrinda Katakia Mahendra and Vina Khandhar Ramesh and Chandrika Khandhar Harish and Gita Khona Harshad and Nitu Kothari Kirit and Kirtida Kothari Virendra and Rita Kothari Narendra and Charu Maniar Pramod and Roopa Maniar Champak and Saroj Maun Anil and Geeta Mehta Arun and Asha Mehta Chandrakant and Nalini Mehta Jaswant and Pratibha Mehta Pravin and Bharti Mehta Rajen and Rajul Mehta Rajnikant and Harshida Mehta Samir and Jigna Mehta Shailesh and Mita Mehta Vinod and Jyotsna Mehta Kalyanji and Jyoti Mota Norman and Judy Nadel Naresh and Jayshree Palkhiwala Chandrakant and Hasmita Parekh Kishor and Jayshree Parekh Nandlal and Kusum Parekh Pravin and Pallavi Parekh Rasik and Hemlata Parekh Girish and Kokila Parikh Kiran and Rahul Parikh Rahul and Kiran Parikh Bipin and Harsha Patadia Arvind and Dhanlaxmi Patel Bhulabhai Patel
Dahyabhai and Kanta Patel Dhanjibhai and Manju Patel Gordhan and Saroj Patel Khusalbhai and Niruben Patel Purshottam and Parvati Patel Ramanbhai and Sharda Patel Ramji Patel Sankalchand Patel Shashikant and Daksha Patel Surendra and Shakuntala Patel Amrit and Premlata Ranavat Kishor and Kusum Sanghvi Navin and Bhavna Sanghvi Rasik Sanghvi Virendra and Manisha Sanghvi Deepak and Rita Savani Linda (Laxmi) Segall Shirish and Padma Seth Ajit and Surbhi Shah Amichand and Vasantben Shah Anand and Yogini Shah Arvind and Bharti Shah Bhanu and Pushpa Shah Chandrakant and Shishir Shah Chandrakant Shah Chandrakant and Bharti Shah Chandrakant and Premila Shah Dhirendra and Jyotsna Shah Dhirubhai and Kishori Shah Dilip and Pragna Shah Dinesh and Geeta Shah Dinesh and Muktida Shah Dinkar and Aruna Shah Girish and Pravina Shah Girish and Sushila Shah Gunvant and Nayna Shah Harsukh and Anandi Shah Hasendra and Bina Shah Hemen and Divya Shah Jawahar and Varsha Shah Jayendra and Rita Shah Jaykumar and Ramila Shah Jindas and Manda Shah Kanti and Vasu Shah
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Donations in Cash (continued)
Kantilal and Vijyaben Shah Kirit and Nayna Shah Kirit and Rita Shah Kirti and Bharti Shah Kusum Nandlal Shah Lalit and Madhu Shah Mahendra and Pratima Shah Mahesh and Daksha Shah Mahipal and Meena Shah Manhar and Chandrika Shah Mukesh and Yogini Shah N. R. Shah Naresh and Jayna Shah Navalbhai and Jaylaxmi Shah Navnit and Nirmala Shah Niranjan and Amita Shah Nitin and Bina Shah Praful and Neena Shah Prakash and Kalpana Shah Pramod and Kamini Shah Prashant and Dharmista Shah Rajni and Daksha Shah Ramesh and Nayna Shah Rashmi and Kusum Shah Shailesh Rasiklal Shah Satish and Rashmi Shah Sukumar and Jayshree Shah Sumati and Bharti Shah
Surendra and Mrudula Shah Tarachand Shah Vijay and Bina Shah Vijaykumar and Karuna Shah Vikram and Jainendra Shah Vipin and Saroj Shah Yogesh and Ranjan Shah Ashvin and Divya Sheth Jagdish and Madhu Sheth Narendra and Sonal Sheth Rasikbhai and Manjula Sheth Sudhir and Pallavi Sheth Veena Suresh Sheth Vijay and Mina Sheth Vikram and Maya Sheth Ashwin and Rashmi Shroff Mahendra and Linda Solanki Snehal and Dipti Sutaria Ushakant and Jyotsna Thakkar Vikram and Bharti Turakhia Vipin and Jyoti Vadecha Harkisan and Kusum Vasa Jiten and Harshida Vasa Dilip and Kastur Vira Harshad and Saryu Vora Lalit and Nayna Vora Rajendra and Sonal Vora Kalpesh Zaveri
Donations in Kind and Services
Dr. Mahabir Atwal (Acoustics) Ray Baljeet (Drapes) Indravadan Gandhi (Legal Consultant) Pankaj and Madhvi Zahaveri (Accessories) Connie Luthman (Plumbing) Raj Masson (Electrical) Shardaben Mehta (Samovasaran) Uttambhai Mehta (Temple) Bhupesh Parikh (Building Consultant)
Natubhai Patel - Kastex Corp. (Curtains) Puru Patel (Civil) Matti Prabhu (Structural) Arvindbhai Shah (Temple) Dhiren Shah (Architectural) Girish Shah (Water Coolers) Ramesh Shah (Fixtures) Yogesh Shah (Real Estate Services) Shrenikbhai Sheth (Temple)
NOTE: This list has been compiled as per our recent records. We sincerely apologize if any of the names have been left out inadvertently.
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Life Members
Banarasi and Veena Agarwal Mahesh and Preeti Badani Amrit and Sheela Bhandari Suresh and Nalini Bhatti Dilip and Suman Bobra Kisan and Kundan Chavan Nishith and Minaxi Choksi Dharamchand and Aruna Dalal Pradeep and Mrudula Dalal Ramesh and Neela Desai Kantilal and Pravina Dhoka Jitendra and Saroj Dholakia Ashwin and Chandrika Doshi Deepak and Harsha Doshi Harshad and Prafulla Doshi Mahesh and Sarla Doshi Pradip Doshi Praful and Kokila Doshi Ramesh and Nalini Doshi Ramesh and Bharti Doshi Ramesh and Sheela Doshi Rashmi and Nalini Doshi Sharad and Urmila Doshi Suresh and Jyoti Doshi Bharat Gala Surji and Urmila Gada Dinesh and Rajul Gala Kirit and Pallavi Gala Hemant and Jagruti Gandhi Jayanti and Prem Gandhi Jiten and Upma Gandhi Prakash and Kinna Gandhi Navin and Divya Gangar Ray and Nayna Gokaldas Ashok and Jyoti Gosalia Kirit and Vibhuti Gosalia Dinesh and Anila Guruji Nirmal Jain Ranjeet and Asha Jain Sailes and Sachi Jain Surendra and Kala Jain Manish and Swati Jhaveri Ramesh and Nisha Jhaveri Pankaj and Madhvi Jhaveri
Girish and Sheila Jogani Shashi and Renuka Jogani Tarun and Chandra Jogani Jagdish and Priti Kamdar Kantilal and Nikunj Kamdar Vikram and Anjana Kamdar Chandrakant and Nayna Kapadia Chandrakant and Virbala Kapadia Pravin and Tarla Kapadia Mahendra and Vina Khandhar Ramesh and Chandrika Khandhar Harish and Geeta Khona Harshad and Nitu Kothari Kirit and Kirtida Kothari Ramesh and Alka Kothari Ramesh and Shobha Kothari Sudhir and Niru Kothari Virendra and Rita Kothari Mahesh and Malti Maheta Narendra and Charu Maniar Pramod and Roopa Maniar Champaklal and Saroj Maun Anil and Geeta Mehta Arun and Asha Mehta Bipin and Devika Mehta Chandrakant and Nalini Mehta Kirit and Prafulla Mehta Manibhai and Savita Mehta Pravin and Bharti Mehta Rajen and Rajul Mehta Rajnikant and Harshada Mehta Samir and Jigna Mehta Shailesh and Mita Mehta Vinod and Jyotsna Mehta Jasvant and Meera Mody Kalyanji and Jyoti Mota Naresh and Jayshree Palkhiwala Chandrakant and Hasmita Parekh Pravin and Pallavi Parekh Rasik and Hemlata Parekh Harish and Suhas Parikh Rahul and Kiran Parikh Nitin and Asha Parikh Rajesh and Harsha Parikh
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Ramesh and Dina Parikh Narendra and Rita Parson Bipin and Harsha Patadia Arvind and Dhanlaxmi Patel Babu and Varsha Patel Balubhai and Shantaben Patel Bipin and Virbala Patel Gordhan and Saroj Patel Jagu and Nila Patel Pravin and Kanak Patel Purshottam and Parvati Patel Rasik and Manorama Patel Shirish and Ramila Patel Amrit and Premlata Ranavat Prakash and Jyotsna Raygor Kishor and Kusum Sanghvi Mahendra Sanghvi Mahesh and Mala Sanghvi Navin and Bhavna Sanghvi Virendra and Manisha Sanghvi
Ashok Savla
Jayantilal and Kusum Savla
Shirish and Padma Seth Ajit and Surbhi Shah
Ajit and Usha Shah
Amichand and Vasantben Shah Amrut and Chandra Shah
Anil and Kalpana Shah Arvind and Bharti Shah Ashok and Mina Shah Asok and Geeta Shah Bharat and Sunila Shah Chandrakant and Bharti Shah Chandrakant and Pravina Shah Chandrakant and Premila Shah Chandrakant and Rama Shah Chunilal and Ilaben Shah Devendra and Shaila Shah Dhiren and Niharika Shah Dhirendra and Jyotsna Shah Dhirubhai and Kishori Shah Dilip and Pragna Shah Dinesh and Geeta Shah Dinesh and Muktida Shah Dinesh and Sushila Shah
Life Members (continued)
Dinkar and Aruna Shah Gautam and Taru Shah Girish and Pravina Shah Girish and Sushila Shah Gunvant and Nayna Shah Harshad and Nivedita Shah
Harshad and Raksha Shah Hasendra and Bina Shah Hasmukh and Bhanu Shah Hemen and Divya Shah Hiten and Bharti Shah Jawahar and Varsha Shah Jayanti and Sushila Shah Jayesh and Sandhya Shah Jaykumar and Ramila Shah Jindas and Manda Shah Jitu and Bhavna Shah Kanti and Vasu Shah Kirit and Rupal Shah Kirit and Bharti Shah Kirit and Kamla Shah Kirit and Nayna Shah Kishor Shah
Kishor and Purnima Shah Lalit and Madhu Shah Mahendra and Nayna Shah Mahendra and Pratima Shah Mahendra and Sandhya Shah Mahesh and Daksha Shah Mahipal and Meena Shah Manhar and Chandrika Shah Mayank and Manjari Shah Mukesh and Yogini Shah Naresh and Jayna Shah Navnit and Nirmala Shah Niranjan and Amita Shah Niranjan and Bharti Shah Nitin and Bina Shah Piyush and Varsha Shah Pradeep and Bina Shah Praful and Neena Shah Prakash and Kalpana Shah Pramod and Kamini Shah Prashant and Dharmi Shah Rajani and Daksha Shah
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Life Members (continued)
Ramesh and Nayna Shah Ramesh and Prafulla Shah Rashmi and Kusum Shah Rasik and Padma Shah Satish and Rashmi Shah Shirish and Kusum Shah Sukumar and Jayshree Shah Sumati and Bharti Shah Sunil and Kekina Shah Surendra and Mrudula Shah Vijay and Jagruti Shah Vipin and Saroj Shah Vipul and Nauka Shah Yatin and Bharti Shah Yogesh and Harsha Shah Yogesh and Ranjan Shah Ashvin and Divya Sheth Divyakant and Sarla Sheth Harshad and Nayna Sheth Jagdish and Madhu Sheth
Narendra and Sonal Sheth Rasikbhai and Manjula Sheth Sudhir and Pallavi Sheth Veena Suresh Sheth Vijay and Mina Sheth Mahendra and Linda Solanki Narendra Solanki Snehal and Dipti Sutaria Ushakant and Jyotsna Thakkar Vikram and Bharti Turakhia Mahendra and Devika Udani Vipin and Jyoti Vadecha Kanji and Indira Vagadia Harkisan and Kusum Vasa Jiten and Harshida Vasa Harshad and Saryu Vora Lalit and Nayna Vora Rajendra and Mina Vora Rajendra and Sonal Vora
Annual Members
Harilal and Ranjan Dedhia Shailesh and Amita Desai Shanti and Rajul Gala Kirit and Jyoti Gandhi Arvind and Neeru Jain Daksha Jain Alladin Khoja Dilip and Rashmi Kothary Bharat and Ami Maniar Kirit and Bindu Mehta Nishit and Nanda Mehta Anand and Yogini Shah Atul and Hemangini Shah Bhadresh Shah
Bhanu Shah Dilip and Vimla Shah Jiten and Vimla Shah Kirti Shah Mansukh Shah Pradip Shah Pradip and Hardika Shah Satish and Dipika Shah Subhash and Meeta Shah Tarachand Shah Vijay and Bina Shah Vijaykumar and Karuna Shah Harshad and Sudha Vora Jitendra Vyas
NOTE: This list has been compiled as per our recent records. We sincerely apologize if any of the names have been left out inadvertently.
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FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA
5540 Woodbury Hills Dr. Parma, OH 44134
List of Member Organizations
Jain Society of Greater Detroit Jain Center of Greater Boston 10506 Continental Drive
Jain Center of St. Louis 83 Fuller Brook Road Taylor, MI 48180-3128
13263 Laurel Lake Court Wellesley, MA 02181-7117 (313) 291-2652
St. Louis, MO 63131-1628 (617) 324-0393
(314) 822-9745 Temple: (617) 762-9490
Jain Society of Houston 8310 Church Light
Jain Center of N. California Jain Community of Buffalo Houston, TX 77064
(San Francisco) 187 Randwood Drive (713) 933-3904
P. O. Box 4331 Getzville, NY 14068
Hayward, CA 94540-4331 (716) 688-2907 Jain Center of S. California (LA)
(408) 997-7323 8072 Commonwealth Avenue Jain Study Group of Charlotte Mailing Address: P. O. Box 549
Jain Society of Toronto 6215 Old Coach Road Buena Park, CA 90621-0549
247 Parklawn Road Charlotte, NC 28215-1513 (714) 898-3156
Toronto, Ont., Canada M8Y3J6 (704) 535-2111
(416) 273-9387 Jain Center of America (New York)
Temple: (416) 251-8112 Jain Society of Chicago
4311 Ithaca Street P. O. Box 31482 Elmhurst, NY 11373-3451
Jain Society of Metro, Washington Chicago, IL 60631-0482 (212) 486-0923
11820 Triple Crown Road (312) 887-SHAH Temple: (718) 424-9333
Reston, VA 22091-3014
(703) 620-9837 Jain Center of Cincinnati
Jain Center of New Jersey 9831 Tall Timber Drive 233 Runnymede Road
Jain Society of Central Florida Cincinnati, OH 45241 Essex Falls, NJ 07021-1113
407 Lake Howell Road #310 (513) 777-1554 (201) 228-4355
Maitland, FL 32751 Temple: (201) 226-2539
(305) 679-4222 Jain Society of Greater Cleveland 140 Devonshire CL Pittsburgh Hindu Jain Temple
International Mahavir Jain Mission Elyria, OH 44035 615 Illini Drive, P. O. Box 56
(Canada) (216) 365-9738 Monroeville, PA 15146-1917
12 Royal Rouge Trail Temple: (216) 884-8939 (412) 856-9235
Scarborough, Ont., Canada MIB 414 Temple: (412) 325-2073
(416) 525-5651 Jain Center of Connecticut 1 Coach Drive Jain Study Center of N. Carolina
International Mahavir Jain Mission Brookfield, CT 06805-1503 (Raleigh)
(USA) (203) 795-0430 1119 Flanders Street
161 Devorah Drive Garner, NC 27529-4404
Aurora, OH 44202-9217 Jain Society of N. Texas (Dallas) (919) 477-4530
(216) 562-9805 1114 Midway Drive Temple: (919) 481-2574
(800) 321-0770 Richardson, TX 75081-4409 (214) 343-7159 Jain Society of Rochester
Jain Social Group of Milwaukee 1494 Jackson Road
4526 West Bonnie Court Penfield, NY 14526-9735
Mequon, WI 53092-2128 (716) 223-8456
(414) 242-4827 Other Jain Organizations in U.S.A. Jain Center of Allentown Jain Mandal of San Diego
Jain Meditation International Jain Center of British Columbia 4200 Airport Road 9133 Mesa Woods Avenue Center
4577 Fortune Avenue Allentown, PA 18103-9434 San Diego, CA 92126-2861 P.O. Box 244
Richmond, BC Canada VTE SJ7 (215) 437-9596 (619) 693-8273
New York, NY 10023-0244 Temple: (215) 264-2810
(212) 534-6090
Jain Center of S. New Jersey Acharya Sushil Jain Ashram (212) 362-6483
81 South White Horse Pike Jain Society of Long Island 722 Tompkins Avenue
Berlin, NJ 08009-2321 22 Cedar Place
Staten Isl., NY 10305-3044 Jain Social Group of Chicago (609) 768-4273 King's Park, NY 11754-1007 (212) 447-9505, 4948
625 Alexandria Court (515) 269-1167
Itasca, IL 60143-1406
Arun Jain Inter Cultural Assoc. Acharya Sushil Jain Meditation (301) 887-7424
233 N. Ocean Avenue Jain Center of Montreal Center
Daytona Beach, FL 32018 8245 Renard 3125 East Ocean Blvd.
Jain Social Group of Los (904) 252-1654 Brossard, Quebec, Can. J4Y 1R6 Long Beach, CA 90803-2623
Angeles (514) 465-2542 (714) 495-4753 237 S. Hoover St.
Jain Center of Minnesota Center: (213) 438-8368 Los Angeles, CA 90004
147 14th Avenue S.W. Jain Society of S. Louisiana
(213) 388-5274
St. Paul, MN 55112 (New Orleans)
(612) 633-3405 3829 Deer Creek Lane
SIDDHACHALAM Harvey, LA 70058-2114
Rd4, Box 374 (504) 340-4283
Blairstown, NJ 07825-9734 (201) 362-9793, 9830
For Private
Personal Use Only
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to the
JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
on the
Inauguration of
THE JAIN BHAVAN
from
NICE DIAMONDS
606 So. Hill Street
Suite 503 Los Angeles, CA. 90014
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મંગલમ્ ભગવાન વીરો, મંગલમ્ ગૌતમ પ્રભુ મંગલમ્ ભદ્રબાહુધા, મંગલમ્ સ્કુલીભદ્રાધા મંગલમ્ દ્વંદ દાધા, જૈન ધર્માંસ્તુ મંગલમ્
સર્વથા સૌ સુખી થાઓ, સમતા સૌ સમાચ૨ો સર્વત્ર દિવ્યતા વ્યાપો, સર્વત્ર શાંતિ વિસ્તરો
CONGRATULATIONS
to the
JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ON THE COMPLETION OF
THE JAIN BHAVAN
from
SUKETU, SUMIT, SAMIR
MAHENDRA AND VINA
KHANDHAR
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JAI JINENDRA
GREETINGS & BEST WISHES
to the
to the
JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
from
from
MANJARI SHAH & MEERA CHOKSHI
NARESH, JAYSHREE JANAKI & SAPAN PALKHIWALA
CUMMINGS EUROPEAN
Fresh Flower Market 354 S. Indian Hill Blvd. Claremont, CA. 91711
Tel.: 714-625-3114
WITH BEST COMPLIMENTS
to the
JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
from
PRABHA PAREKH PRAVIN PAREKH RASIK PAREKH
HOME OF LAXMI BRAND PRODUCTS
HOUSE OF SPICES (INDIA) INC.
Wholesales & Importers of Finest Quality Foods and Spices 8440 "A" Kass Dr.
12223 E Centralia Rd. Buena Park, CA. 90621
Lakewood, CA 90715 Tel.: 714-739-1455
Tel.: 213-860-9919
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to the
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on the Inauguration of the
THE JAIN BHAVAN
ASHISH, ASHA, MINESH DR. MANILAL AND SAVITABEN MEHTA
11403 Tortuga Street Cypress, CA 90630
GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES
to the
JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
from
DR. DHIRUBHAI M. SHAH
DR. KISHORI SHAH
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JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
JAIN BHAVAN FACTS
Location
8072 Commonwealth Avenue Buena Park, CA. 90621 Tel.: 714-739-9161 Approximately 30 miles from Los Angeles International Airport
Area
Land: 25,000 square feet
Building: 11,500 square feet
Construction
Two-story stucco with a tiled roof. High quality construction with steel beams to support a marble floor in the temple.
First Floor
The Meeting Hall has an Italian marble floor and stage. The total area is about 2800 square feet
The two-story Dining Hall is about 1000 square feet with three skylights. It has a 25 foot high ceiling and there is a balcony overlooking it.
The Kitchen is well equipped with more than adequate cooking facilities for large gatherings. It is 340 square feet.
Second Floor
The Derasar or Temple is about 700 square feet with a yellow and white marble floor. Five marble Murtis (idols) from India will be installed as follows:
Mahavir Swami (Mul Nayak) 27" Rushabhdev
21" Parshvanath
Ghantakarna Mahavir 12" Padmavati Devi 12"
21"
The area where the Murtis are installed has a glass enclosure and will be adorned by exquisitely carved marble arches designed and made in India.
The Pathshala (classroom), Swadhyay (study) room and the Library are each four hundred square feet in area and carpeted. They are all equipped with closed circuit television signals. The Library will house over 500 books and periodicals on Jainism.
Other rooms include a Duty or Guest room, an office and shower rooms for Puja.
Other Features. A sophisticated built-in Audio and Video system.
• Full balcony attached to classrooms and temple on the second floor. • Elevator.
Central air conditioning and heating system, • Heat and smoke detectors.
Centrally monitored security alarm system. • Landscaped with parking for 50 cars.
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WITH BEST COMPLIMENTS
from
GEM CENTER INC. 608 South Hill Street, Suite 414
Los Angeles, CA. 90014 Tel.: 213-629-1451 or 629-1452
Importers of Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, Sapphires,
Pearls, and Semi-Precious Stones.
OUR DEEP DEDICATION TO THIS HEAVENLY TEMPLE.
OUR SINCERE SUPPORT TO ALL THE YOUNGER GENERATION.
LILABEN F. JOGANI GIRISH F. JOGANI SHEILA G. JOGANI RUPALI G. JOGANI NATREE G. JOGANI MAHAVIR G. JOGANI
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THE JAIN BHAVAN
OUR DREAM BECOMES A REALIT
Ground Breaking Ceremony (Khat Muhurut)
by Dr. Chunilal & Ilaben Shah on Friday, March 6, 1987
Ground Clearing Begins
June, 1987
Foundation Slab and Steel Beams August, 1987
in Edugadiem
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Jain Education inter
Meeting Hall
First and Second Floor Framing November, 1987
Jain Bhavan Completed on April 20, 1988
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OUR SINCERE DEDICATION
to
THE JAIN BHAVAN
and
BLESSING TO ALL JAIN FAMILIES
WITH BEST WISHES
from
CHUNILAL SHAH, M.D., INC. Family Physician
RAJBAI G. SHAH AMRITBAI J. SHAH CHUNILAL G. SHAH
ILA C. SHAH AJIT C. SHAH AJAY C. SHAH
Medical Arts Building 12625 La Mirada Boulevard
Suite 207 La Mirada, CA. 90638 Tel.: 213-946-1487
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NEEMA SARI PALACE
NEEMA'S RESHAM Exclusive Silk Saree Center
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NATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
Career Training for Auto Mechanics, CNC Machinist, Computer-Aided Drafting, Computer Office Admin.,
Electronic Tech. A/S Degree
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
4000 So. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA. 90099-4026
Tel.: 213-234-9061
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GEMLUST
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JGL. INC.
from.
POOJA AND PRATIK JOGANI
Tel.: 213-622-3019
SHASHIKANT JOGANI
RENUKA JOGANI
DINESH SHAH
Importers of Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies & Sapphires. Manufacturer and Wholesaler of Fine Jewelry.
Tel.: 213-623-8175
CHOOSE FROM 6000 DELUXE APTS. AT 65 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES
POOJA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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from
from
GANESH GROCERIES INC.
VILLAGE PHARMACY
HARSAD PATEL
1708 South Catalina Redondo Beach, CA. 90277
Tel.: 213-540-4441
DILIP SHAH 18411 Pioneer Blvd. Artesia, CA, 90701 Tel.: 213-924-5107
GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES
BEST COMPLIMENTS
from JITEN M. VASA, D.D.S.
from
ISP INDIA SARI PALACE
LAKEWOOD FAMILY DENTISTRY 11455 East Carson Street, Suite E Lakewood, California 90715
Tel.: 213-860-7116
18640 S. Pioneer Blvd. Artesia, Ca. 90701 Tel.: 213-402-7939
GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES
BEST WISHES
from
from
VIDEO STAR VIDEO CENTER
ALLSTATE
JYOTI VADECHA 902 N. Mountain Ave. Ontario, CA. 91762 Tel.: 714-983-3985
DILIP SHAH 15023 Prairie Avenue Lawndale, CA. 90260
Tel.: 213-970-1908
WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF
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from
MED REX PHARMACY
DR. KISHORE SHAH, D.D.S
Dentist
KOSHOR SANGHVI
707 S. Main Street Corona, CA. 921720 Tel.: 714-735-2525
13279 Van Nuys Blvd. Pacoima, CA, 91331 Tel.: 818-899-2505
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On the Inauguration of
THE JAIN BHAVAN
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PRAKASH & KALPANA SHAH
K & R CHEMICAL CORP.
6635 E. Florence Avenue Bell Garden, CA. 90201
Tel.: 213-927-1049
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from
NITIN SHAH MBN IMPORTS
Diamond Manufacturers & Importers
550 S. Hill St., Suite 1123 Los Angeles, CA. 90013
Tel.: 213-622-0839
WITH BEST WISHES
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from
JAYENDRA & RITA SHAH
Anaheim Hills, California
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JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
from
A
DIAMPIL INC.
DIAMONDS
550 South Hill Street, Suite 1467 Los Angeles, CA. 90013
Tel.: 213-622-8430 Telex: 298897 VJAY UR
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TWENTY FOUR TIRTHANKARAS
Names and Emblems
(1) वृषभनाथ (13) विमलनाथ
Vrishbhanath Vimalnath वृषभ (Ox) शूकर (Pig)
(14) अनंतनाथ (2) अजितनाथ
Anantanath Ajitnath
सेही (Porcupine) हार्थी (Elephant)
(15) धर्मनाथ (3) सम्भवनाथ
Dharmanath Sambhavanath 27 (Adamant) घोड़ा (Horse) (16) शांतिनाथ (4) अभिनंदन
Shantinath Abhinandan
हिरण (Decr) बंदर (Monkcy) (17) कुन्थनाथ (5) मुमतिनाथ
Kunthunath Sumatinath बकरा (Goat) चकवा (Ruddy Goose) (18) अरनाथ (6) पद्म प्रभ
Arnath Padma Prabh:
मीन (Fish) कमल (Lotus) (19) मल्लिनाथ (7) मुपार्श्वनाथ
Mallinath ___Suparshvanath कलश (Vase) स्वस्तिक (Swastika) (20) मुनि मुव्रतनाथ (8) चन्द्र प्रभ
Muni Suvratnath ___Chandra Prabha कछवा (Tortoise) चंद्रमा (Mcon)
नामिनाथ (9) पुष्पदन्त
Naminath Pushpadanta नीलकमल (Blue Lotus) मगर (Crocodile)
क)
।
(22) नेमिनाथ (10) शीतलनाथ
Neminath Shitalnath
शंख (Shelly कल्पवृक्ष (Nigella-Mass) (23) पार्श्वनाथ (11) श्रेयांसनाथ
Parshvanath Shreyansanath सर्प (Snake) गेडा (Hippo-Potamus) (24) महावीर
Mahavir (12) वासुपूज्य Vasupujya
सिंह (Lion) HET (He-Buffallow)
Source: Jain Prayers, Boston Jain Society
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________________ THE JAIN BHAVAN The Jain Bhavan is a show case of Jain community spirit, dedication, and cooperation. It is a symbol that any Jain can be proud of. It is conveniently located at 8072 Commonwealth Avenue near the junction of freeways 5 and 91 in the City of Buena Park, approximately 30 miles from Los Angeles International Airport. It is custom designed to meet the religious, cultural, and social needs of the Jain community. The two story building with a large meeting hall, a dining hall and a kitchen on the first floor, and the Derasar, a class room, a study room, a library, a guest room, and an office on the second floor offers excellent facilities to fulfill such needs. www.jainelibrary.o