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________________ jainadharma : svarUpa evaM upAdeyatA mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara [sukhyAta tattvacintaka tathA yazasvI kavi, lekhaka evaM pravacanakAra "jaina" zabda kI niSpatti "jina" se hai| "jina" kA tAtparya una mahApuruSoM se hai, jinhoMne apane asIma Atmabala ko udbuddha kara rAga tathA dvaSa Adi ko jItA / una jinoM dvArA jo anubhUta satya prakaTa huA, jo AcAra-darzana prasRta huA, vahI jina-zAsana hai, jainadharma hai / "jinazAsana" zabda apaneApa meM bar3I guNa-niSpannatA lie hue hai / sAmpradAyika saMkIrNatA ke bhAva se yaha sarvathA atIta hai| rAgadveSa Adi anAtmabhAvoM ke vijaya ko kendra meM rakhakara jaina cintanadhArA tathA AcAra-paramparA kA vikAsa dayA hai| yaha eka aisA rAjamArga hai, jo vyakti-mukti se lekara samAja-makti taka prazasta rUpa meM jAtA hai| jainatva vAstava meM eka vyasana-mukta, ahiMsaka aura svastha-samAja kI racanA kA jIvanta tarIkA hai| yaha parama zreya ke prati samarpita eka naitika anuSThAna hai| aitihAsikatA kI dRSTi se jaina dharma atyanta prAcIna hai / kucha samaya pUrva Adhunika itihAsajJa bhagavAna mahAvIra ko jainadharma kA AvirbhAvaka mAnate rahe the, kintu aba jyoM-jyoM samIkSAtmaka, tulanAtmaka adhyayana kA vikAsa hotA jA rahA hai, vidvAnoM kI mAnyatAe~ parivartita hotI jA rahI haiN| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha jo jaina-paramparA ke teIsaveM tIrthakara the tathA bAIsaveM tIrthakara ariSTanemi jo karmayogI kRSNa ke cacere bhAI the, aitihAsika paTala para lagabhaga svIkRta ho cuke haiN| itanA hI nahIM Rgveda, bhAgavata Adi meM prApta vartamAna avasarpiNI kAlakhaNDa ke prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAn RSabha kI aitihAsikatA bhI ujAgara ho rahI hai| jaina vAGamaya tathA vaidika vAGamaya meM bhagavAn RSabha ke vyaktitva kA jaisA nirUpaNa huA hai, vaha bahalAMzatayA sAdRzya liye hue hai / aitihAsika khoja jyoM-jyoM Age bar3hegI, aneka aparijJAta tathya aura prakAza meM Ate jAyeMge, aisI AzA hai| jaina darzana vyaktitva-nirmANa meM jina mahatvapUrNa upAdAnoM ko svIkAra karatA hai, unameM pUrvAjita saMskAroM kA atyanta mahatva hai / ucca saMskAra prApta vyaktiyoM kI eka viziSTa paramparA svIkRta rahI hai| vaise puruSa "zalAkA-puruSa" kahe jAte haiM / zalAkA-puruSa kA Azaya una vyaktiyoM se hai, jo apane parAkrama, oja, teja, vaibhava tathA zaktimattA ke kAraNa asAdhAraNatA liye hote haiM / ve tresaTha mAne gaye haiM-24 tIrthakara, 12 cakravartI, ha vAsudeva, 6 prativAsudeva tathA 6 baladeva / inameM caubIsa tIrthaMkara dhArmika evaM AdhyAtmika dRSTi se carama prakarSa ke pratIka haiM tathA unake atirikta 36 laukika vaibhava, aizvarya, zakti ( 84 )
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________________ khaNDa 4 : dharma, darzana evaM adhyAtma-cintana tathA bhoga-prAcurya ke saMvAhakatva ke nAte viziSTa haiN| unameM vaibhava Adi kI, apanI-apanI puNya-saMcaya ke anusAra, nyUnAdhikatA hai / vaibhava, zakti Adi kI dRSTi se cakravartI sarvopari hai / AdhyAtmika evaM laukika sAmaMjasya kA yaha eka adbhuta rUpa hai, jise jaina paramparA ne bar3e samIcIna rUpa meM upasthita kiyA hai| ina zalAkA-puruSoM/mAnava-manISiyoM dvArA hI mAnavatA ke cirAga kI dhUmila par3atI jyoti ko nayI zakti dI jAtI hai| jisa prakAra jagat anAdi ananta hai, zalAkA-puruSoM kI paramparA bhI anAdi ananta hai| tIrthaMkara samaya-samaya para dhArmika preraNA dete haiM, dharma ko sAmUhika yA saMgaThanAtmaka rUpa pradAna karate haiM / usameM zramaNa, zramaNI, zramaNopAsaka, zramaNopAsikA ke rUpa meM caturvidha vargoM kA samAveza hotA hai| jaina paribhASA meM ise tIrtha kahA gayA hai / yaha tIrtha zabda saMgha ke artha meM prayukta hai| isa tIrtha ke pravartaka ko hI tIrthaMkara kahate haiM / dharma yadyapi sAdhanA kI dRSTi se vaiyaktika hai, kintu vaha samUha ke sAtha, kinhIM viziSTa AcAra-saMhitAoM ke sAtha jo usake mUla darzana para samAzrita hotI hai, samudAya se jur3atA hai, taba vaha sAmAjika yA saMghIya bana jAtA hai / vaiyaktika ke sAtha-sAtha dharma kA saMghIya rUpa paramAvazyaka hai| yaha dharma kI saMskRti, darzana tathA lokajanInatA ko saMbala pradAna karatA hai| yahI vaha AdhAra hai, jisa para kisI bhI dharma kI vaicArika sampadA aura sAdhanA kA astitva, vistAra, vikAsa aura saMprasAra TikA rahatA hai| kisI bhI dharma ke dArzanika siddhAnta aura naitika sAmAjika vicAra usake pauSTika tatva hote haiN| prAyaH vidvAna yaha mAnate haiM ki jainadharma ke dArzanika aura naitika vicAra utkRSTatama haiN| duniyA meM jaina una katipaya dhArAoM meM hai jinameM dharma bhI hai aura darzana bhI / dharma ke dRSTikoNa se vaha sadAcAra sikhAtA kai. darzana ke dRSTikoNa se sadavicAra kA pATha par3hAtA hai / jaina-darzana to bar3A anUThA hai / vaha parama sAMkhya aura parama bauddha hai / sampUrNa satya aura rahasya ko zabdoM aura aMkoM meM biThA dene kI bauddhika spardhA yadi kisI ne athaka prayAsa se kI, to vaha jaina "darzana" ne / jaina-darzana gaNita aura vijJAna kI vijaya kA vismayakArI smAraka hai / gaNanAbuddhi kI usameM parAkASThA hai| jaina-darzana kA atyanta mahatvapUrNa siddhAnta puruSArthavAda hai| pratyeka AtmA mUlataH paramAtmA hai| rAga-dveSajanita krodha, mAna, mAyA, Adi kaSAyajanita kArmika AvaraNoM se isakI zakti, isakA oja, isakA jJAna vividha taratamyatApUrvaka AvRta rahatA hai| saMvara aura nirjarAmUlaka sAdhanA dvArA ina karmAvaraNoM ke apacaya se AtmA kA zuddha svarUpa abhivyakta hotA hai| kArmika AvaraNoM kA jaba sarvathA samparNataH kSaya ho jAtA hai, taba AtmA apane zuddha svarUpa meM A jAtI hai| ise paramAtmA, paramezvara, siddha, buddha, mukta Adi nAmoM se abhihita kiyA jAtA hai / jaina-darzana meM yahI Izvara kA svarUpa hai| Izvara eka nahIM hai, sabhI mukta AtmAe~ parama jJAna, parama Ananda ke adhipati hone ke nAte aizvarya yA IzvaratAyukta haiN| jaina darzana saSTi ko IzvarakRta nahIM mAnatA hai| vaha kisI Izvara ko sRSTi kA sarjaka yA utpAdaka nahIM mAnatA / AtmA aura karmoM kA sambandha hI saMsAra hai / jagat kI sArI gatividhiyA~ isI para Azrita haiM / yaha krama anAdi kAla se calA A rahA hai| isa sambandha ko dhvasta evaM unmUlita karanA pratyeka jIva kA antima lakSya hai| jaina darzana ke anusAra yaha jagat anAdi-ananta hai / AMzika viplaba ke rUpa meM jo dhvaMsa hotA hai, vaha sAmayika hai / mUlataH jagat kA sampUrNa rUpa meM vinAza nahIM hotA / jagat meM jar3a-cetanAtmaka padArtha samAviSTa rahe haiM aura raheMge / jo cetana, padArtha yA jIva jagat meM haiM, unheM saMsArI jIva kahA jAtA hai| apane-apane AcIrNa karmoM ke anusAra ve gatizIla-kriyAzIla haiN| karmoM kA krama zRMkhalA rUpa meM uttaro
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________________ jainadharma : svarUpa evaM upAdeyatA : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara tara gatimAna rahatA hai / inake atirikta dUsare ve jIva haiM, jo mukta haiM, sampUrNa rUpa meM karmoM kA kSaya kara apanI parama zuddhAvasthA prApta kara cuke haiN| ve loka ke agrabhAga meM, sarvocca bhAga meM saMsthita haiM; jise siddha-sthAna yA siddhazilA kahA jAtA hai| saMsAra-cakra meM bhramaNa karate rahane kA mukhya kAraNa sat tatva ke prati anAsthA hai, jise jaina paribhASA meM mithyAtva kahA jAtA hai / mithyAtva kA mUla utsa eka ulajhI huI gAMTha kI jyoM hai, jise sulajhA pAnA, sahI sthiti meM lA pAnA bahuta kaThina hai| ise mithyAtva-granthi yA mithyAtva rUpa karma-granthi kahA jAtA hai| svayaM tathA antaH sphUrtijanita udyama ke pariNAma svarUpa jaba mithyAtva kI granthi khula jAtI hai, taba jIva usa naye Aloka kA anubhava karatA hai, jise vaha aba taka vismata kiye thA. dasare zabdoM meM jo aba taka AvRta thA / ___ yaha sthiti jaina darzana meM samyaktva ke nAma se abhihita huI hai| samyaktva sAdhanA kA prathama sopAna hai / yaha usakA mUla hai / ise sAdhe binA sAdhaka zuddha sAdhanA kI dRSTi se eka kadama bhI Age nahIM bar3ha sakatA / isake na hone se jJAna ajJAna kA rUpa liye rahatA hai, sadAcaraNa jIvana meM yathAvat rUpeNa samAhita ho nahIM pAtA / arthAt jJAnArAdhanA aura cAritra-sAdhanA donoM asAdhita raha jAtI haiN| jainadharma kA mAnanA hai ki samyavatva se rikta vyakti calatA-phiratA "zava" hai| satya to yaha hai ki samyaktva hI jainatva kI pahacAna hai / yahI to vaha pagaMDaDI hai, jo kamala kI paMkhur3I kI bhA~ti nilipta aura AkAza kI bhA~ti svAdhIna jIvana jIne kI eka svastha jIvana-zailI darzAtI hai| samyaktva kA divya prakAza svAyatta ho jAne para sAdhaka saccA parIkSaka bana jAtA hai / vaha deva, guru tathA dharma ko bhalI-bhA~ti pahacAna letA hai ki sacce deva ve haiM, jinhoMne rAga, dveSa, krodha, mAna, mAyA, evaM lobha Adi Atma-vikAraka avaguNoM kA sarvathA nAza kara diyA hai, jo parama zuddha paramAtma-bhAva meM saMsthita haiM / guru ve haiM, jinake jIvana meM ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya tathA aparigraha kA samagra rUpa meM kriyAnvayana hai; jo AtmakalyANa ke sAtha-sAtha loka-kalyANa meM bhI abhirucizIla hai| jo saMyama, sAdhanA aura tapazcaraNa se jur3A hai; jisameM ahiMsA maulika pRSThabhUmi ke rUpa meM svIkRta hai| ahiMsA meM sahajarUpeNa satya Adi kA samAveza ho jAtA hai / saMskRti aura nIti ke kSetra meM bhI jainatva vizva cintana kA pratinidhitva karatA hai / jaina nIti sikhAtI hai ki auroM ko mata satAo, saca bolo, corI mata karo, jarUrata se jyAdA sAmAna mata rakho, dUsaroM kI striyoM ko yA puruSoM ko burI najara se mata dekho / ye ve mIla ke patthara haiM, jo naitikatA ke mArga para calane vAle ko gumarAha nahIM hone dete / saMsAra kA koI bhI cintaka yA dharma aisA nahIM hai; jo jainanIti kI ina bAtoM ko galata batA sake / vastutaH jaina dharma ke pravartakoM kA lakSya mAnavamAtra meM AcAra-zuddhi, vicAra-zuddhi, jIvana-zuddhi kI mazAla jalAnA rahA hai| isalie jainadharma ne khAna-pAna meM, bhogoM meM, vANI meM saMyama rakhane kI preraNA dii| sAmyavAda evaM samabhAva kI sthApanA ke lie hI ahiMsA para jora diyA gyaa| hiMsA aura mAMsAhAra jaisI azuddha paramparAoM ke prabhAva se hI manuSya kUra, berahama, nirdaya aura hRdaya-hIna banatA hai| jainadharma kA mAnanA rahA hai ki zAkAhAra jIvana-zuddhi kA eka mAnavIya guNa hai, jo tAmasI-vRttiyoM ko janma lene meM avarodha paidA karatA hai| jainadharma ne vizva-kalyANa kI udAtta bhAvanA ke prasAra ke lie hI aparigraha ko pratyeka jaina ke
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________________ khaNDa 4 : dharma, darzana evaM adhyAtma-cintana lie anivArya vrata banAyA / satya aura acaurya kI ora jana-cetanA ko prerita kara jainadharma ne nyAya kI tulA kA jIrNoddhAra kiyA / jainadharma ke vartamAnakAlIna prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ne rAjatantra, arthatantra, prajAtantra aura Atmatantra jaise svaccha zuddha tantroM kI sthApanA kI / yadyapi jainadharma meM ukta cAroM tantroM ko apekSita mahatva diyA gayA, kintu Atmatantra saccidAnanda svarUpa meM hai, satya, ziva, sundara rUpa hai / 87 sat tatva ke svIkAra aura sAdhanagata tatvoM ke avabodha ke sAtha-sAtha kriyAnviti kA prasaMga AtA hai vahA~ Atma-bhAva meM avasthiti tathA anAtma-bhAva yA vibhAva se pRthakkaraNa kA prayatna gatizIla hotA hai, jo jainadarzana kI bhASA meM virati yA vrata kahA jAtA hai / jaba sat ko svIkAra karate haiM, sahaja rUpa meM asat chUTatA hai / asat ke sAtha cirantana lagAva hone ke kAraNa use chor3a pAnA bahuta kaThina hotA hai / isalie usake chor3ane para vizeSa jora dene hetu niSedhamukhI yA parityAga mukhI bhASA kA prayoga hotA hai / jaise amuka-amuka kAryoM kA tyAga karatA hU~ / apane-Apa meM Ane ke atirikta tyAga aura kucha nahIM hai | ahiMsA yA satya jo AtmA ke apane bhAva haiM, saMsthita hote hI hiMsA yA asatya kA parihAra svayaM ho hI jAtA hai / sAdhanA ke do rUpa haiM - samagra tathA AMzika / samagra sAdhanA sarvathA AtmonmukhI hotI hai / usameM vrata svIkAra nirapavAda hotA hai / ina sAdhakoM dvArA svIkRta vrata mahAvrata kahe jAte haiM / ve mahAn isalie haiM ki unakI samagratA vikhaMDita nahIM hai / aise sAdhaka, zramaNa, muni, anagAra yA bhikSa u kahe jAte haiM / saba meM aisI Atma-zakti nahIM hotI, ataH jainadharma meM AMzika sAdhanA kA bhI vidhAna hai / vahA~ vratoM kI svIkRti svIkRrtA kI Atma-zakti aura sAmarthya ke anusAra aMzataH hotI hai / apavAdapUrvaka yA chUTa ke sAtha vahA~ vratoM kA parigrahaNa hotA hai / yaha sAdhanA gRhastha jIvana se sambaddha hai| gRhastha-sAdhaka zramaNopAsaka yA zrAvaka kahA jAtA hai / isake vrata aNuvrata kahe jAte haiM, jinakA guNavratoM tathA zikSA-vratoM ke rUpa meM vistAra hai / aNuvratAdi kA pAlana karane se vyakti sAdhanA-patha para to bar3hane kI preraNA prApta karatA hI hai, sAtha hI sAtha samAja meM naitikatA ke prasAra meM apanI bhUmikA nibhAtA hai / yadyapi jainadharma nivRttipradhAna hai, kintu vaha pravRtti mArga kA niSedha nahIM karatA hai / jainadharma mAnatA hai ki nivRtti ko loka kalyANa kI bhAvanA se mu~ha nahIM mor3anA cAhie / nivRtti kA uddezya azubha se haTanA honA cAhie aura pravRtti kA uddezya zubha se jur3anA / nivRtti ko vyakti ke AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke lie apanAnI cAhie aura pravRtti meM kriyAoM kA sampAdana vivekapUrvaka karanA cAhie / isa prakAra nivRtti-sAdhanA / muni-sAdhanA aura pravRtti-sAdhanA / gRhastha-sAdhanA ke rUpa meM cAritrika ArAdhanA ke ye do krama haiM / ye samyak rUpa se uttarottara pragati karate jAyeM, yaha vAMchanIya hai / kintu kucha aisI durbalatAe~ haiM, jinake kAraNa kadama-kadama para bAdhAe~ AtI rahatI haiM / ve durbalatAe~ krodha, mAna, mAyA tathA lobha ke rUpa meM vibhAjita haiM, jinheM kaSAya kahA jAtA hai / samyak zraddhA, samyakjJAna tathA samyak cAritra prApta kara lene para bhI ye bhItara hI bhItara ujjIvita rahate haiM tathA sAdhaka ko vicalita karate haiM / ataH vrata-pAlana ke sAtha-sAtha inako kSINa karane ke lie bhI sAdhaka ko satat samudyata rahanA Avazyaka hai / naitika pragati ke lie kaSAya-vijaya anivArya hai| kaSAya- vijaya kA upakrama hI jainadarzana meM guNasthAnoM ke rUpa meM vyAkhyAta huA hai / guNasthAna aura kucha nahIM, mAtra Atma-vikAsa kI uttarottara vividha bhUmikAoM kA paricAyaka hai /
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________________ CE jainadharma : svarUpa evaM upAdeyatA : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara mAdhanA meM sabase bar3A bAdhaka tattva vAsanA yA Asakti hai / yaha cirakAlIna saMskArajanita hai| ise nirmUla karane ke lie sabase pahale mana ko parimArjita karanA apekSita hai / mAnasika saMmArjana hetu jaina dharma meM dvAdaza anuprekSAoM/bhAvanAoM kA abhyAsa atyanta upayogI hai / bhAvanA tathA cintanA meM eka antara hai / cintanA kisI viSaya ko socane taka sImita hai, jabaki bhAvanA usameM punaH puna : avagAhana, Avartana tathA tadanurUpa anubhava se sampRkta hai| bhAvanAoM ke vidhivata abhyAsa se cirasaMcita vAsanAe~ dhvasta ho sakatI haiN| jainadharma ne mana kI vAsanAdiparaka azubha vRttiyoM ke parimArjana aura zubha vRttiyoM ko AtmasvarUpa kI ora dizA pradAna karane ke lie hI yoga aura dhyAna jaise rAste btaaye| mana, vacana, kAyA ke yogoM se uparata hokara Atmapatha para yojita honA hI yoga hai| dhyAna isa yaugika saphalatA kI kuJjI hai| dhyAna vAstava meM antaryAtrA hai / mana, vacana, kAyA ke yogoM kA sthirIkaraNa hI dhyAna hai| mAnasika vRttiyoM ko bAharI bhaTakAva se antarAtmA kI ora mor3anA dhyAna kI sahaja prakriyA hai| dhyAna adhyAtma kA praveza-dvAra hai aura adhyAtma zuddhAtmA meM vizuddhatA kA AdhArabhUta anuSThAna hai / jaina dharma naitika jIvana kA sAdhya mokSa mAnatA hai| mokSa vAstava meM saMgharSa kA nirAkaraNa evaM samatva kA saMsthApana hai / isa maMca para pahu~cane ke lie jainadharma sopAna hai / yaha bandhana se mukti kI ora jAtA hai / mokSa vyakti ke vyaktitva kI pUrNatA kA paricAyaka hai| ___ AdhyAtmika upAsanA ke lie tatvajJAna tathA tatvAnuzIlana upAdeya hai| tatvAnuzIlanapUrvaka AcIrNa dharma saMcAlita kriyA-prakriyA kA apanA asAdhAraNa mahatva aura prabhAva hotA hai / isase antarmana vimala aura nirgrantha banatA hai| ___ yadi hama jinazAsana ke tatvadarzana para vicAra kareM, to lagegA ki vaha kAphI vaijJAnika hai / jaina darzana dvArA svIkRta tatva, padArtha bhI aneka dRSTiyoM se vijJAna-sammata tattvoM evaM padArthoM se mela khAte haiN| vijJAna kA mUla AdhAra bhautikavAda hai| jaina darzana meM bhUta (maiTara) ke lie pudgala zabda kA vyavahAra huA hai| isake mUla meM pUraNa aura galana, bar3hanA-ghaTanA hai, jisakA tAtparya usakI aneka rUpoM meM pariNati hai / pudgala kI sabase choTI ikAI paramANu hai / paramANu avibhAjya hai| vijJAna jise eTama kahatA hai, vaha vAstava meM paramANu nahIM hai, vaha skandha yA vaijJAnika bhASA meM molIkyUla hai / Aja jo paramANavika UrjA upalabdha hai, vaijJAnika use paramANu vikhaNDana se kahate rahe haiM, jo vAstava meM skandha ke vikhaNDana se pragaTa huI hai / jaina darzana paramANuvAda meM jisa sUkSmatA meM gayA, vijJAna udhara gatizIla hai, ye donoM ke sukhada samanvaya kI dizA hai| isI prakAra anekAnta tathA syAdvAda jainadharma kI anupama dena hai| padArtha kA svarUpa apane meM guNoM kI anekatA sameTe hai, jise eka sAtha prakaTa nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| isake AdhAra para jaina darzana meM tattva ko samajhane aura vivecita karane meM jisa paddhati ko svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, vahI anekAnta aura vacana-prayoga kI dRSTi se syAdvAda kA rUpa letI hai| ise sAta prakAra se kahA jAtA hai| jahA~ padArtha ke apane svarUpa ke sadbhAva, dUsare ke asadbhAva tathA donoM eka sAtha kahe jAne meM avaktavyatA kA AdhAra liyA gayA hai| yoM bheda meM abheda sadha jAtA hai| syAdvAda kA bodha karane ke lie jaina darzana kA pramANa-vAda va nayavAda sahAyaka hai| isa siddhAnta kI prAmANikatA va upAdeyatA vizva ke sabase bar3e vaijJAnika alvarTa
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________________ 89 khaNDa 4 : dharma, darzana evaM adhyAtma-cintana AinsaTIna kI "thyorI oNpha rileTIviTI" se siddha hotI hai / vibhinna vAda aura vaicArika vaiSamya ke samA. dhAna ke lie isa siddhAnta kI upAdeyatA asandigdha hai| padArtha-vijJAna ko samajhane ke lie jaina darzana kA tripadI-siddhAnta bahuta hI mahatvapUrNa hai / vastutaH jaina darzana ke vivecana kA mUla AdhAra hI tripadI hai| utpatti, vinAza aura dhruvatA-tripadI ke tIna AdhAra haiM / apane mUla svarUpa kI dRSTi se koI bhI padArtha kabhI miTatA nahIM, kevala rUpa badalatA hai| rUpa badalane meM pahalA rUpa miTa jAtA hai, nayA rUpa prakaTa hotA hai| prakaTa hote naye rUpa ko utpatti, miTate hue purAne rUpa ko vinAza kahA jAtA hai| utpatti aura vinAza donoM ko liye hue sthiti dhravatA nitya vidyamAna rahatI hai| jisa vanaspati-jagata kA hama upayoga karate haiM, vaha vAstava meM hai kyA-isa para jaina cintakoM kI dena sarvathA maulika hai| jaina cintakoM ke anusAra vanaspati jagata saprANa, sajIva, anubhUtizIla, spandanazIla hai| usakI bhI jIvana-dhArA anya prANiyoM kI jyoM vividha spandanoM ke rUpa meM vicitratA liye hue hai / vanaspati para bahuta sUkSma vivecana dene kA jaina cintakoM kA lakSya yaha rahA ki usake upayoga meM manuSya jahA~ taka sadha sake, hiMsA se adhikAdhika dUra rhe| jaina darzana meM isa sambandha meM hue UhApoha gaharAI meM na jAne vAle logoM ko kalpita se lagAte the, kintu unnIsavIM-bIsavIM zatAbdI ke mahAna vaijJAnika jagadIza candra basu ne gahana gaveSaNA ke dvArA vaha saba siddha kara diyaa| jaina darzana ne jina tatvoM kI carcA kI haiM, unameM Atma-tatva mukhya hai / AtmavAda kI zAzvatatA hI jIvana kA rahasya hai / saMsArI AtmA janma, sukha, duHkha, maraNa Adi se jur3I haiN| janma aura maraNa AtmA ke karmajanita rUpa-parivartana ke AyAma haiN| tAtvika svAdhInatA jainadharma kI asmitA hai| isake anusAra svAdhInatA-svatantratA loka kA aura loka kI racanA karane vAle pratyeka tatva kA sahaja guNa hai| kisI bhI dravya ne aisA astitva nahIM pAyA, jo kisI aura ke parAdhIna ho, ho sakatA ho, kisI aura kI svAdhInatA chIna sakatA ho / apanI isa svAdhInatA ko khojane aura use ekAgra akhaNDa rUpa dene ke lie samarpita honA hI sAdhanA hai, yahI jaina dharma kI tAtvika mImAMsA kI AdhArazilA hai| jaina dharma ne jIvAtmA, pudgala-paramANu Adi SaTa-dravyoM kA vivecana karake unake saMyoga evaM vibhAga dvArA vizva-sRSTi kI jo avadhAraNA prastuta kI, vaha bhI vijJAna se tulanIya hai| ataH kahA jA sakatA hai, jaina saMskRti, jaina darzana kI dhArA bar3I samRddha paramparA hai / jaise sUrya sabake lie prakAzaka hai, vaise hI jinazAsana/jaina dharma hai, sabake lie kalyANakArI, amRtatulya / jinazAsana ke dharma-saMdha/tIrtha meM Ane se pUrva cAhe koI kisI bhI jAti, varNa, varga Adi ke ghere meM rahA ho para isameM sammilita hone ke bAda koI bheda-bhAva nahIM rhtaa| saba eka ho jAte haiM, samAna ho jAte haiN| saMkSepa meM, jainadharma kI mUlabhUta sikhAvana yahI hai ki vyakti ko "khAo, pio aura mauja ur3Ao" kI bhautika bhUmikA athavA bAhya jIvana se Upara uThakara Abhyantara jIvana kA darzana karanA cAhiye aura vivekapUrvaka zraddhA, jJAna evaM cAritra rUpa trividha sAdhanA-mArga meM vicaraNa karanA cAhiye / isa para vihAra karake hI vyakti vIgarAga bana sakatA hai, 'arhat'-arihanta pada prApta kara sakatA hai / ataH vRtti meM anAsakti, vicAra meM anAgraha aura vaiyaktika jIvana meM ahiMsA ko hI mahatva denA caahiye| saMkSepa meM yahI jinazAsana hai, jaina dharma hai| khaNDa 4/12