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________________ jaina dharma aura mUrti pUjA ~.. athAMta / upAsanA rahasya, lakhaka-~___ zrIyuna virAlAlajI satI, kAla Sawal mAkSasugva-caitya-dAna-paripUjanAdyAmikAH kriyA bahuvidhAsubhRnmaraNapADanAhanavaH / nvayA jvalitakevalena nahi dazitAH kiMtutA. mayi pramatabhAktabhiH trayamanuSThitAH zrAvakaH / / -pAtrakAra mAtra / -- marwa - m prakAzakasAmananda jaina, kArA "prathama bAra disambara san 16200 mulya ) 10 vIrani saMbana 2451 prati 01 * himanAtha prama koTA,*
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________________ vIra sevA mandira dillI ma mara-pA kAlana mA
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________________ ||nivdn // jana samAja kI pracaline upAmanA prati apana udazya se atyata gira gaI aura isanajArahAniyA~ hArahI vaki mI salipI nahIM hai kintu phira bhI hama aMdhavizvAsa aura mar3hivAda ke itana dAsa bane hue haiM ki apanI jAna kI hIna avasthA para dAra AMgna bahAkara usa sudhArane kI kozisa naka nahA karate / labaka ne prastuta pustaka meM jaina dharmAnusAra upAmanA ke stramA kA jimama hamAra vicAra saM. kisI bhI dharma ke mAnane vAloM kA koI virodha nahIM hAsakatA ).pracalita dravyAdi Aimbara pUrNa prajApati ke pana meM uThAI jAne vAlI gukriyA kA yuki-yuka u tara data hue. kitanA mundara aura mAGga pUrNa vivaMcana kiyA hai yaha prakRta pustaka ke dekhane se hI saMbaMdha rakhanA hai / pATako ma mAga mAnurodha nivadana hai ki ima pustaka ko vRya gIra ke sAtha mAdyaMta par3hana nathA usa para pUrNa vicAra karane kI avazya kRpA kre| kaMvala vicAra karane se hI kAma nahIM calagA! zrAvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki hama samAja meM pracalita isa upAsanA paddhati aura isIprakAra samaya ke prabhAva meM apane dharma meM ghumA duI dasarga gaMdI bAloM ko jo bhI hama gukti viruddha mAlama par3eM, apanI samAja mAtra nikAla phakana ke lie prayatnazIla hokara pratyaka Avazyaka sudhAra kA kArya rUpa meM pariNata kara diyaa| AzA hai sudhAra premI bandhu apanI isa jana jAti kI homa azA para tarasa lAkara usa jaina dharma ke satya mArga para lagA dene kA kaTibaddha ho jaayeNge| jAnananta jana. kAza
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________________ saphA mAnava kRpayA pustaka paDhna meM prathama nimnaligvina azuDiyoM ko zuddha karane : maphA lAina azuddhi zuddha ra 4 6.11.1. Azraya javana jIvana 1. va / ahaMnA mahanA 1. bhaginaH mAMgana: .. . mana bacana yAyama gadAMgama ko pAra.. . kI nAMgo ke usa gamAna pAra degyana vAla hai 20 . . : 1. 16 8 . 6 laga kivi lana i tirat vAyu spaSTa vAya spaSTa . . . 2m 4, prabhA prabhAva ra
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________________ jaina dharma aura mUrti pUjA jaina dharmAnusAra isa vizva kI racanA meM do prakAra kI vastuoM kA bhAga hai / eka cetanA lakSaNa se yukta cetana padArtha arthAt jIva (AtmA) hai aura dUsarA jIva se viruddha lakSama vAlA acetana padArtha arthAt ajIva hai| * jIva anaMta haiM acetana paramANuoM kA samudAya hai / yaha vizva ina donoM hI ke ApasI milAva kA phala svarUpa hai / anaMta kAla se vaha jIva apane hI pariNAmoM ke dvArA AkarSita kiye huye acetana padArtha ke paramANuoM me lipta huA isa saMsAra meM taraha 2 ke sukha duHkha kA anubhava kara rahA hai| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki jJAna, sukha sUkSmatA Adi guNa hI isa jIva kA svabhAva hai ___ * yadyapi bhinna ramatavAloM ne dRSTi bheda ke kAraNa ina jIva aura ajIva padArthoM ke bheda tathA aura lakSaNa minna 2 prakAra ke mAne haiM kinnu isa sthala para unameM gahare ghusane kI AvazyakatA na hone se kevala itanA hI batA denA paryApta hai ki inhIM jIpa aura ajIva padArthoM ko sAMkhya darzana meM puruSa aura prakRti kahA hai aura vedAnta ne brahma aura mAyA nAma se vyapAta kiyA hai| -
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________________ aura ana padArtha ke sAtha saMyoga hone se isake vAstavika svarUpa para paradA par3A huA hai aura isakI vibhAva pariNati ho rahI haiM arthAta anaMta jJAna ke sthAna meM kujJAna aura alpa jJAna, anaMta atIndriya sukha ke sthAna meM kSaNika sukha aura duHkha tathA sUkSmatA ke sthAna meM sthUlatA AI huI hai| ye zarIrAdi upAdhiyAM bhI ina acetana ( karma ) paramANuoM ke hI kArya haiM / inhIM karma paramANuoM ne isakI samasta zaktiyoM ko AcchAdita karake isako moha jAla meM itanA pha~sA rakkhA hai ki una zaktiyoM kA vikAsa honA to dUra rahA unakA smaraNa taka bhI isako nahIM ho paataa| ina saMsArI jIvoM meM se jo jIva apanI Atmanidhi kI sudhi pAkara aura avirata prayatna karake isa cetana padArtha (karma) ke AvaraNa ko haTA dete haiM ve 'mukta' kahalAte haiM / usa samaya unakA anaMta jJAna maya asalI svarUpa pragaTa ho jAtA hai aura unakI sampUrNa svAbhAvika zaktiyAM pUrNa rUpa se vikasita ho jAtI haiM tathA svabhAva se hI sUkSma hone se UrdhvagAmI hone ke kAraNa isa prakAra karmamukta ho jAne para loka ke saba se UMce bhAga meM jA nivAsa karate haiM / 'jIva kI isa parama vizuddha avasthA kA nAma hI paramAtmA / isI ke bhinna 2 guNoM aura avasthAoM kI apekSA se arhata, jinendra, siddha, sarvajJa, vItarAga, zuddha, buddha, paraMjyoti,
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________________ niraMjana, nirvikAra Adi bhinna 2 nAma haiN| vaha paramAtmA parama vItarAgI aura zAMta svarUpa hai, usako kisI se rAga yA dveza nahIM hai, kisI kI stuti, bhakti aura pUjA se vaha prasanna nahIM hotA aura na kisI kI nindA se aprasanna / usako na to dhanavAna, vidvAna aura uccavarNa ke logoM se hI prema hai aura na nirdhana, mUrkha aura nIca jAti ke logoM se, ghRNA / / sarvajJatA ( kevala zAna ) kI prApti hone para jaba taka deha kA sambandha banA rahatA hai taba taka unako 'ahaMta' yA jIvana mukta' kahate haiM aura java deha kA sambandha bhI chUTa jAtA hai nava unako 'siddha' nAma se bhUSina kiyA jAtA hai| ve paramAtmA ahaMtAvasthA meM saba jIvoM ko unakI aAtmA kA svarUpa aura usakI prApti kA upAya batAte haiM ki kisaprakAra ye jIva kamA~ ke zikaMje meM phaMse hue haiM inase chuTakArA pAne ke upAya kyA 2 hai tathA duHkha se nivRtti aura sukha kI prApti kisa prakAra ho sakatI hai * * jisa prakAra jIvakA kamA~ (ajIva ) ke sAtha sambandha hotA hai aura jisa prakAra unase chuTakArA milatA hai usakA vaijJAnika varNana jaina dharma isa prakAra karatA hai / mana, vacana, kAya (zarIra) kI caMcalatA ke nimitta se prAtmA kI svAbhAvika zAkti kA kAma hotA hai aura usa samaya usakI jaisI bhI
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________________ zepa zrAtmAe~ (uparokta avasthA ke prApta na hone taka ) ghora banoM se yukta parvatoM se veSTita sthAna meM hokara gujarane vAle usa yAtrI ke samAna bhramaNa karatI rahatI haiM jo aMdhakAra yukta nizA meM apane rAste kA ThIka 2 patA na lagane se patha kriyA hotI hai usI prakAra ke karma / acetana) paramANu usakI tarafa zrAkarSita hote haiM isako ' zrAzradha' kahate haiM / tathA ve karma kapAya (krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha rUpI bhAvoM) ke tIvra yA maMda hone kI apekSA se kama yA adhika samaya ke liye zratmA ko bAMdha lete haiM, isako 'baMdha' kahate haiN| isa baMdhana ko tor3ane ke do upAya haiM (1) saMvara aura (2) nirjarA / 'saMghara' se navIna karmoM kA zrAva nahIM ho pAtA hai aura 'nirjarA' se pUrva meM sambandha ko prApta karmoM se chuTakArA mila jAtA hai| isI bAta ko hiMdU dharma vAle kaha sakata haiM ki saMsAra pravRtti (Azrava) ko vairAgya dvArA roka kara samyAsAdi dhAraNa karane se karmoM kA dAya ho jAtA hai / zrAtmA ke svarUpa ke citavana tathA cAritra pAlana Adi se 'saMvara hotA hai / zAna zrArAdhanA aura dhyAna Adi aMtaraMga aura bAhaya tapasyA se karmoM kI nirjarA hotI hai aura jaba jIva karmoM ( acetana padArtha ke AvaraNa) se pUrNa rUpa se chuTakArA pA jAtA hai taba usa avasthA ko usakI 'mokSa' kahate haiM / karma ( avetana ) paramANu ATha prakAra ke hote haiM (1 jJAnAvaraNI, jinane AtmA ke jJAna guNa ko Dha~ka raktA hai (2) darzanAvaraNI, o zrAtmA ke darzana guNa ko Dha~ka deM (3) vedanIya, jo sAMsArika sukha duHkha kI sAmagrI jor3akara
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________________ bhraSTa hokara apane lakSya sthAna se bahuta dUra jA pahu~cA hai aura taraha 2 kI ghora yAtanAoM ko bhoganA phira rahA hai / avazya hI aisI avasthA meM jaba ki siMha vyAghra Adi hiMsaka jantu cAroM ora muMha phailAye phira rahe haiM aura usakA javina bhI saMzayayukta dikhAI derahA hai usa samaya usa manuSya ke liye usa pathapradarzaka se baDhakara zraddhAspada aura AdaraNIya aura kauna ho sakatA hai jo usako sarva prakAra ke duHkhoM me bacane kA upAya batAkara usake lakSyasthAna taka pahuMcane kA ThIka 2 mArga batAde / ThIka aisI hI avasthA hama saMsArI jIvoM kI bhI hai| jina mahAna AtmAoM ne krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha rUpI kapAyoM ko vaza meM karake aura apanI indriyoM kA damana karake, apanI AtmA se bhinna samasta vastuoM se mamatva ( rAga dvepa ) tyAga diyA hai, jo marva prakAra kI kSudhA, tRSA Adi vedanAoM aura saikar3oM prakAra ke upasargoM ko sahana karate hue bhI apane kartavya mArga se sukha duHkha kA bhoga kraaveN| 4)mohanIya, jo AtmA ke zraddhAna aura cAritra ( zAMti) ko bigAr3eM 5) Ayu, jo kisI zarIra meM AtmA ko roka rakkhe (6) nAma, jo zarIra kI acchI burI racanA kareM (7) gotra, jo U~ca nIca pada prApta karAveM aura () aMtarAya, jo AtmA ke vArya yA lAbha bhoga Adi meM vighna kreN|
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________________ vicAlita nahIM hue, jinane karmAvaraNa me paidA hue ajJAna aMdhakAra ko dUra karake apanI asalI (zuddha) avasthA prAma karalI hai aura hama asahAya avasthA meM DUbata hue prANiyoM ko sance sukha kA mArga banAkara hamArA atyaMta upakAra kiyA hai nathA jinane hamAre mAmane apanA Adarza ragyakara hamAre rAste ko sugama banAdiyA hai aisI mahAna AtmAoM ke prati hamAre hRdayoM meM yadi Adara aura prema ke bhAva nahIM haiM, yadi hamAre hRdaya unakI bhakti meM sAvita nahIM horahe haiM aura yadi unako apanA Adarza aura pathapradarzaka mAnakara unake guNoM ke citavana meM hamArA anurAga nahIM hai to nissaMdeha kahanA par3egA ki mRgatRSNA meM par3e hue hama sukha kI prAni ke mArga se abhI bahuta dUra cakkara lagA rahe haiN| ahaMtoM kI bhI aisI hI mahAna AtmAoM meM ginatI hai aura unake dvArA jagata kA jo asIma upakAra hotA hai usaka badale meM hama unake prani jitanA Adara aura kRtajJatA pradArzana kareM vaha sabakucha tuccha hai / jo loga dUsaroM ke kiye hue upakAra ko bhulA dete haiM ve kRtanI kahalAte haiM aura ve kabhI bhI unnati nahIM kara sakate, isaliye aisI mahAna AtmAoM ke prati Adara aura kRtajJatA pradarzita karanA hamArA parama kartavya hai|
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________________ hamako yaha bhI jJAta hai ki hamArA dhyeya Atmasvarupa kI prApti hai aura vaha ekAgratA ke sAtha AtmA ke svAbhAvika guNoM ke citavana * se ho sakatI hai kintu adhikAMza jIva * manameM eka aisI z2abaradasta zakti hai ki isako vaza meM bahuta hI muzkila se kara pAte haiM aura jisane mana ko jIta liyA hai, samajha lIjiye vaha saba kucha karane ko samartha hai| mana ko vaza meM karane kI sAdhanA ekAgratA pUrvaka citavana ke dvArA usa apane dhyeya kI tarafa lagA kara kI jAtI hai| ekAgratA pUrvaka citavana kA mana para aisA prabhAva par3atA hai ki kAlAMtara meM dhyAtA hI dhyeya ho jAtA hai arthAt vaha jaisA bananA cAhatA hai vaisA hI bana jAtA hai| ataH yaha kathana ThIka hai ki manuSya ke bhAgya kA nirmANakartA vaha svayaM hI hai / vaha niraMtara, jaisA mana meM vicAra karatA hai, jaisI bhAvanAyeM usake mana meM utpanna hotI haiM vaisA hI vaha svayaM bhI ho jAtA hai| vaha apana ko aura apane sukha duHkha ko jaba taka jIvana kI vAhya avasthAoM aura dUsare logoM kI kRpA para avalambita samajhatA rahatA hai tabhI taka dukhI rahatA hai aura jaba yaha anubhava karane laga jAtA hai ki maiM prAtmA hUM, svayaM anaMta zakti kA bhaMDAra hUM, amara hUM, dRr3ha nizcaya ke dvArA pratyeka kAryako karasakatAhUM, maisvayaM jaisA apane Apako samajhatA rahatA aura karatA rahatA hUM vaisA hI bana jAtA hU~,maiM kisI ke AdhIna nahIM, kintu zrAtmazraddhA aura tIvra icchA ke dvArA asaMbhava ko bhI saMbhava kara dikhA sakatA
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________________ isa saMsAra kI viSaya vAsanAoM meM itane phaMse hue haiM ki guNI ke Azraya ke binA guNakA unake vicAra taka meM AnA asaMbhava hai / aisI avasthA meM citavana to ho hI kaise sakatA hai, kyoMki guNa guNI vastu ke Azraya ke vinA saMsAra meM kahIM bhI nahIM pAyA jAtA / jaise uSNatA eka guNa hai kintu hamako usakA mAna uSNa vastuoM ke dvArA hI hosakatA hai, vastuoM se alahadA usako hama kahIM bhI nahIM pAsakate tathA jahAM hama usa guNI vastu ko dekhate yA smaraNa karate haiM ki usake guNa hUM, taba saMzaya, bhaya Adi saba jAte rahate haiM aura usa kI zrAtmazaktiyA~ vikasita hone lagajAtI hai| Apa apane Apako jabataka dukhI samajhakara duHkha ke vicAroM meM hI lage raheMge tabataka duHkha se bacane ke seMkar3oM upAya karane para bhI dukhI hI bane raheMge aura jaba duHkha kA vicAra manameM se nikAla kara dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha hara jagaha sukha hI sukha meM apane Apa ko dekheMge to ApakI dazA meM parivartana ho jAyagA aura Apako avazya sukha milegaa| isa meM koI zaka nahIM ki yadi ApakI icchA anucita aura ghRNita hai aura Apa prakRti ke pratikUla jArahe haiM to Apa kA prayAsa viphala hone kI pUrNa saMbhAvanA hai parantu jabatakazrApa kI icchA zuddha, ucita aura prakRti ke anukUla hai Apa apane pratyeka icchita kArya kI siddhi ekAtratA pUrvaka citavana ke dvArA karasakate hai|
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________________ kA bhI hame tatkAla hI smaraNa hojAnA hai| isase yaha Azaya nikalatA hai ki ahaMta Adi aimI mahAna AtmAe~ haiM jinameM pAtmA ke svAbhAvika guNa pUrNa rUpa se vikasita hogahaiM aura unake guNoM kA dhyAna tathA unake alaukika caritra kA vicAra hameM bhI apanI AtmA aura usake svAbhAvika guNoM kI yAda dilAtA hai| isIliye ve hamAre zrAdarza haiM aura pAsIya guNoM ke pUrNa vikAsa ke liye usI zrAdarza ko mAmana ramya kara hama apane caritra kA gaThana karate haiN| kintu apane Adarza puruSa ke guNoM meM bhakti aura anurAga kA honA svAbhAvika aura Avazyaka hai kyoMki vinA anurAga ke kabhI kimI guNa kI prApti ho hI nahIM sakatI / yaha sarvatra dekhA jAtA hai ki jo manuSya jisa guNa se prema karatA hai vaha usa guNavAle kA bhI avazya premapUrvaka Adara satkAra karatA hai| Adara satkAra rUpa isa pravRti kA nAma hI pUjA aura upAsanA hai| hamAra Adarza hona se hI arhanoM meM hamArI bhakti hai aura vahI hama meM unake prati Adara satkAra ke bhAva paidA karatI hai| kintu kyA ima upAsanA kA uddezya yaha hai ki ve isa upAsanA ke ichuka haiM aura hamame prasanna hokara hamArI icchAoM ko pUrNa
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________________ kareMge ? nahIM, ve parama vItarAgI aura zAMta svarUpa haiN| unhoMne kAma, krodha Adi tathA sarvaprakAra kI icchAoM ko nAza karadiyA hai, ve na to stuti se hI prasanna hote haiM aura na nindA se hI aprasanna / ataeva yaha bAta acchI taraha hRdaya meM jamA lenI cAhiye ki jainadhamAMnusAra upAsanA kA mUla uddezya hamAre upAsya devatA ke guNoM kI prApti hai athavA dU zabdoM meM, unake ( AtmA ke svAbhAvika ) guNoM meM hamAre anu rAga ko dRr3ha banAne ke liye hI unakI upAsanA kI jAtI hai are bArabAra ekAgratA pUrvaka citavana karane se hamameM bhI ve hI guNa prakaTa hojAyeM / jisa prakAra eka yAtrI ke liye apane uddezya sthAna aura usa taka pahuMcane ke mArga kA, jaba taka vaha vahAM na pahuMca jAve. dhyAna meM rakhanA Avazyaka hai aura vahAM pahuMcane para vaha yaha citavana nahIM karatA ki mujhe amuka sthAna para pahuMcanA haiM kintu yaha samajha letA hai ki aba maiM usI sthAna para hUM, dre sfruarra isa jIva ke liye bhI apane dhyeya aura Adarza puruSoM ke dvArA banAe hue mArga kA dhyAna meM rakhanA Avazyaka hai tathA krama 2 se dhyAna (citavana) ke dvArA usakI tarapha agrasara hotA huA vaha aMta meM use pAlatA hai / usa samaya citavanakI bilakula AvazyakatA nahIM hotI aura
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________________ 11 sarva prakAra ke vikalpa bhara face dhyAtA aura dhyeya donoM ekahI rUpa hojAte haiM / isase prakaTa haiM ki tokI upAsanAkA mUla uddezya kevala yahI haiM ki AtmAkI jina svAbhAvika zaktiyoM ko unhoMne vikasita kara liyA hai ve hI hama bhI pUrNarUpase vikAsako prAptahojAveM tatvArtha sUtra meM kahA bhI hai:- mokSamArgasyanetAraM menArakarmabhUbhRtAM jJAtAraM-vizvatvAnAM vaMde tadguNa labdhaye- arthAta mokSamArga ke netA, karma rUpI parvatoM ke tor3ane vAle aura saMsAra ke tatvoM ke jAnane vAle aheta kI, unake guNoMkI prApti ke liye, vaMdanA karatA hai / yadyapi prakAra kI upAsanA ke dvArA Atmika zaktiyoM kA vikAsa hojAne se pariNAma: rUpase laukika prayojanoM kI bhI siddhi hotI avazya hai kintu yaha bAta dhyAna meM rakhalIjiye ki jo loga laukika prayojanoM kI pUrti keliye, sAMsArika icchAtroM ko pUrNa karane kI garaja se, zrahaMtoM kI pUjAbhakti karate haiM. tathA taraha 2 ke praNa aura saugandha lete haiM, kesariyAnAthajI, mahAvIrajI, zikharajI, giranArajI AdikI bolAriyAM bolate haiM aura unako zrAzA dilAte haiM ki hamAre amuka kArya kI siddhi ho jAne para hama Apake darzana karane AyeMge aura chatra cAmarAdi sundara 2 upakaraNa car3hAveMge: jo bImArI aura AIhuI dUsarI
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________________ zrApaniyoM me chuTakArA pAna ke liye caumaTaRddhi . karmadahana, tInaloka Adi ke maMDala maMDavA kara una vItagaga mUrtiyoM ko rizvata dene kA DhoMga racate haiM aura jo yaha samajhane haiM ki kaSAya aura midhyAtva kI kiMcinamAtra bhI unake svabhAva meM cAhe kamI na Ave to bhI kevala unakI bahanoM ke prati bhakti aura pUjA hI unake karmoM ko naSTa kara degI; ve loga nAma mAtra ke jainI haiM kar3I ke pITanevAle haiM aura mithyAtva ke prabhASa me jainI banane kA DhoMga racakara jainadharma ko badanAma karate haiN| aimI upAsanA bilakula vyartha hAnI hai aura usake dvArA upAsanA ke asalI uddezya kI prApti karor3oM varSoM meM bhI nahIM hosakatI / sarucI pUjA to vahI hai jo hamAra zrAdarzaaMhatoM- ke jaise guNoM kI prApti ke udRzya me kIjAtI hai / bahudhA bahuta se loga aMdhazraddhAvaza aimA bhI samajhana rahane haiM ki hamAre upAsya devoM kI bhaktipUrvaka pUjA karane ke kAraNa, unake prasAda se hameMbhI unake jaise guNoM kI prAmi ho jAyagI tathA hamAre karma bhI kaTa jAyeMge kintu vAstava meM bAta yaha hai ki unake guNoM ke anurAga pUrvaka citavana tathA mamatA bhAva meM hI, na ki unake prasAda me,hamArI AtmA para aisA prabhAva par3atA hai aura hamArI prAtmika zaktiyo krama 2 se vikAma ko prApta ho kara ve guNa hamameM bhI prakaTa hojAte haiN|
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________________ jemA haga pahale vicAra kara cuke haiM ahaMna eka dRSTi meM nA hama bhUla bhaTakoM kA apane upadeza ke dvArA atyaMta upakAra karagaye haiM aura dUsarI dRSTi se hamAre zrAdarza haiM nayA ya hI dona kAraNa haiM jinakI vajaha meM jainadharma uma zreNI ke mahAtmAoM kI jA aura pAmanA karane kI AvazyakatA banAnA hai| aba hama apane prastuta viSaya muni pRjA para Ate haiN| * jaina dharma mizyA pakSapAna karanA bhI nahIM migyAtA / vaha kahanA hai : yo vizvavadayA jananajalanidhaHbhaninaH pArazvA / pauvAMparyAviruddhaMmacanamanupamaMniSkalaMkama yAyamaH // naM vaMde sAdhuvaMdayaM makalaguNanidhi dhvastApadvizantama / buddhaM vA vardhamAnaM zanadalanilayaM kezavaM vA zivaM vaa|| zrImana bhaha akalaMkadava ke uparokta padyama prakaTa ki jaina dharmAnumAra mava mahApurupa, jo apane zAndriya jhAna ke valase nInakAla sambaMdhI samasta bAtoM ko jAnate haiM, jo saMsAra rUpI samudra ko pAra karane ke lie nAkA ke samAna hai, jinakA upadeza niSkalaMka hai aura vastu svabhAva ke viruddha nahIM hai tathA jo sarva guNoMkI khAna aura sarva doSoM se rahita hai, cAhe unakA nAma yuddha ho, mahAvIra ho viSNu ho. kezava ho yA ziva ho athavA koI aura nAma iMsA mohammada varAMga hA. hamAre pUjanIyahI hai /
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________________ arhana sarvatra madA vidyamAna nahIM rahane imaliya paramAtmA ke guNoM kI smRti dilAne ke liye unakI arhana avasthA kI maniyA banAI jAtI hai| ve mUrtiyAM unake vItagaganA, dhyAna mudrA meM aura zAnanA zrAdi guNoM kA pratibimba hotI haiM aura usI rahazya ko pUrNa karanA haiM / gamI mRtiyoM ko kavAla patthara kI banAkara jo unakI niMdA karate haiM va loga vAstava meM jainadharma ke nanvA meM pAgacana nahIM haiN| jisa prakAra kisa kamare meM lage huge, mahAna puruSoM ke citroM ko dekhakara usa kamare meM baiThane vAlA ke bhana bhI, (yadi va unakA jAnana haiM aura unake guNoM ko zrAdara kI dRSTi me dakhate haiM ) samaya * para jaba 2 bhI _* dhyAna ke samaya zarIra kI sthiti kaisI honI cAhiye. isake liye zAsana kA vidhAna kiyAgayA hai| jabataka zrAsana maz2abUta na hogA tavanaka manabhI dhyAna meM sthira narahamakaMgA zrAsana kI dRr3hatA saM garamI, saradA varSA, DAMsa, macchara zrAdi kI taraha 2 kI pIr3A honepara bhI mana calAyamAna nahIM hotaa| dhyAna kagna ka vAmana bahunase hai jinameM padmAsana bahuta mugama hai| jainiyoM ke mandiroM meM jo padmAsana mUrtiyA~ hotI haiM unheM dekhakara hama jAna sakate haiM ki isa zrAsana ko kisa prakAra lagAnA cAhiye ima zrAsana meM zarIra ko bilakula sIdhA rakhAmA cAhiye aura kisIbhI aMga ko tanAhuyA na rakhakara samrpUNa zarIra ko bilakula zithila kara denA caahiye|
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________________ 15 unakI una citroM para dRSTi jApar3atI hai unhIM mahApuruSoM ke guNoM ke smaraNa meM lagajAte haiM aura unake dvArA unake caritra kA bhI sudhAra hone laga jAtA hai| ThIka usIprakAra kI mUrtiyAM bhI prathama to banAvaTa meM hI nirbaMdha, parama vItarAgatA sUcaka aura zAMta hotI hai aura unheM dekhane mAtra se atyanta zAMti milatI tathA AtmasvarUpa kI smRti hotI hai, isake alAvA una mahAna AtmAoM ke guNoM kI yAda dilA (jinake smaraNa ke liye hI citra Adi kI taraha ve bhI banAI gaI haiM, hamAre vicAroM ko sudhAratI tathA hamAre caritra ko bhI sundara sAMca meM DAla detI hai / hama phaurana vicArane laga jAte haiM ki he Atmana ! nerA svarUpa to yaha hai ! isa bhUlakara tU saMsAra ke mAyAjAla meM aura kapayoM ke phaMde meM kyoM phasA huA hai ityAdi / imaprakAra manuSya AtmasudhAra mArga para as lagAte haiM aura usakA zreya nimitta kAraNa hone se hama mUrtiyoM kA dete haiM / kintu phirabhI bahutase manuSya aise hote 'jina para una vItarAga mUrtiyoM kA koI prabhAva nahIM par3atA, kintu isameM una mRtiyoM kA koI doSa nahIM hai / jisa prakAra nadI pAra jAne kA puruSa yadi kinAre para nAva maujUda hote huye bhI usa meM na baiThakara vaisehI apane prANa ga~vA detA haiM kintu isase usa nAva kI upayogitA meM koI pharka nahIM
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________________ 16 AtA usI prakAra yadi una mUrtiyoM se bhI koI lAbha nahIM uThAtA to usase unakI upayogitA kama nahIM hojAtI / una mUrtiyoM ko jo praNAmAdika kiyAjAtA hai vaha vAstava meM AtmA ke svAbhAvika guNoM ko ( jo una arhantoM ne prApta kara liye the ) hI praNAmAdika karanA hai, dhAtu pApANa ko nahIM kyoMki kevala una gummoM ko hI lakSa karake una mUrtiyoM kI sthApanA kI gaI hai| 'aba hama yaha vicAra karanA hai ki upAsanA mUrta padArtha- jaise mUrti ke avalambana ke binA bhI ho sakatI hai yA nahIM aura yadi ho sakatI hai to kisaprakAra ? nissaMdeha mUrta vastu ke abalambana ke binA bhI upAsanA hosakatI hai aura vahI utkRSTa dhyAna kahalAtA hai jisako hama zrImana nemicaMdra saiddhAntika cakravarti ke maMgraha kI nimnalikhita prAkRta gAthA se prakaTa kara sakate haiM: - * mAhi mAha mAnitaha krivi jeA hAiAyage / ser of a iNameva paraM have jhANaM | isakA Azaya yaha hai ki na to koI upAya karo, na kucha aura kA citavana ko eka mAtra AtmA
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________________ 17 kA AtmA meM lIna honA hI utkRSTa dhyAna hai| inase spaSTa haiM ki utkRSTa dhyAna vaha hai jisameM na to arahaMtoM ke ( AtmA ) guNoM kA citavana hI apekSita hotAhai aura na yama niyamAdi rUpa kriyAoM kA AcaraNa hI kintu kevala AtmA ko AtmA meM ff karane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / isa dhyAna meM kisI bhI prakAra ke mUrta AdhAra ( avalambana ) kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI kyoMki yahAM zabda dvArA citavana kA bhI astitva nahIM rahatA kevala paramavarUpa maya bhAva hI pAye jAte haiN| aisA dhyAna nirvikalpa dhyAna hI hosakatA hai aura vaha utanA kaThina hai ki hama sAMsArika viSaya vAsanAoM meM lage hue manuSya nA kyA an 2 muni bhI binA bahuta bahue abhyAsa ke nahI karasakate / isaliye isa dhyAna ke karane kI sAmarthya na rakhane manuSyoM ke liye kisI zrAlambana kI AvazyakatA hotI hai aura vaha vana ve zabda haiM jo AtmA Bu svAbhAvika guNoM ko prakaTa karanevAle bhAvoM ke dhotaka hote haiM / kintu una manuSyoM ke liye jo sAMsArika viSaya vAsanAoM / meM hone se AtmA ke svAbhAvika guNoM ke zabdoM ke bhAva ko bhI yaha karane meM asamartha hote haiM eka aura aba laMbanakI AvazyakatA hotI hai, jisako mUrti yA citra kahate hai / 1
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________________ Upara nIna prakAra ke dhyAna batAye gaye haiN| unameM se pahalA utkRSTa dhyAna to jahAM kalpanA kA bhI astitva nahIM hotA. kevala nirvikalya samAdhi avasthA ko prAmahue muniyoM ke dvAga dI lagAyA jAmakanA hai anAva vaha . umameM nIce daraje ke mAdha aura gRhasthoM ke liye. nirupayogI hai aura usa avasthA ke prApta hona naka hamAra liya upAsanA ke kaMvala do hI mAvana rahajAne haiM :- ( 2 ) paramAtmA yA jIvanamukta paramAtmA (ahanlI) ke svAbhAvika guNoM ke yaunaka zabdoM kA avalambana lakara ( 2 : jIvanamuka paramAtmA ( ahantA ) ke svAbhAvika guNoM ke gAtaka zannoM pAra unhIM kI nahAkAra maniyoM kA avalaMbana lekr| dAnoM kAra ke dhyAna ke 'abalambana , anna paura pani , mRtAka hai| mIliya dama hamakana haiM ki (nirvikalpa jyAna ke palAyA ) saMgmAra kI kAI bhI upAsanA binA mRta padArtha ke avalambana hA hI nahIM sakatI, cAhe vaha mana padArtha zava kI nagna mUkSma ho yA pApANa kI mUrtiyA~ aura citra Adi kI taraha myUla / zabda mUrtIka padArtha hai yaha bAta jaina dharma meM middha hai; aura Adhunika vijJAna ne bhI Wirelesna tendo comply wit liguropone af ___ lAmAMnusAra saMsAra kI utpati kamala do prakAra kI vastuoM se hI hai ( nanana () acagAna / anenana padArtha mUtIka
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________________ anvaSaNa ke dvArA yaha acI taraha pramAgina karadiyA hai ki jAnda manAka padAyoM meM utpanna hAna hai, aura mRtIka padArthoM meM ho gajAna haiM mAlaga payaM prakAra kI mama maniyAM haiN| manuSya AdhyAtmika unnati ke mArga meM jyA jyA zrAge bar3hatA A calAjAnA hai nyoM nyo umaka dhyAna kA avalaMbana mRta zrAdhAra bhI sthUla meM sUkSma kI narapha kramazaH bar3hanA huA cl| jAnA hai aura aMta meM mRta AdhAra ke amnitva kA bilakula hI lopa hojAnA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki niyoM ke pravalambana ke vinA prAmacitavana meM asamartha manuSyoM kI ahanoM kI hai zrI catana amRtaka / zabdoM kI utpani acanana padArthasaMha aura umIkAraNa vaha mRtaka hone haiN| jisa prakAra pAnI meM para na ma umameM halacala maca AnI hai aura vahA~ se lahara paidAhokara pAnI meM cAgaM Ara phala jAnI hai usI prakAra vAyu meM bhI muMha ke dvArA yA kisI aura tarIke se prAdhAna pahu~. cane para eka prakAra kI lahara paidA hokara vAyumaMDala meM cAroM aura phaila jAtI haiM jinako hama kAnI ke dvArA grahaNa krte| aura apane kAryoM ke liye muktAra kiyA hu matoM ke anusAra uname matalaba nikAla lenehaiM /
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________________ maniyoM kI zrAvazyakatA hotI hai aura jo manuSya itanI nani karacuke haiM ki vinA maniyoM ke avajana ke gAM kevala zabdoM kI sahAyatA meM hI unake guNoM kA cinakA ( dhyAna ) kara sakate haiM. unake liye ahantoM kI una tadAkAra mUrtiyoM kA avalambana anivArya nahIM honA / avalambana ke mUkSma aura sthUla hone kI apekSA me hI kaMvala zabdoM dvArA hAnavAlI upAmanA maniyoM yA citroM dvArA hAnevAlI upAsanA kI apekSA, U~ce daraja kI mAnI jAtI hai kyoMki vahAM manuSya AdhyAtmika unnati ke mArga meM dUsarI kI apekSA U~cI mAr3I para hotA hai / kintu mUniyA tathA citroM ke dvArA hone vAlI upAmanA ko nIcI zreNI kI mamajhakara hama loga use tyAga nahIM makane kyoMki umI ke mahAra hameM uparakI sIr3hI para pahuMcanA hai / jo manuSya saMmAra ke mAyA jAla meM anyanna phaeNmehue haiM aura jinake cina itane caMcala haiM, ki kevala zabdoM dvAga paramAtmA ke guNoM kA vinA unakI jIvanmukta (ahanta) avasthA ke citra aura mUrtiyoM kI mahAyanA ke dhyAna karane meM asamartha haiM, unake liye una vItarAga- muniyoM athavA citroMkI atyanta AvazyakatA hai / jima prakAra 'sarpa' isa zabda ke kAnoM meM sunate hI yA akSara rUpa meM netroM ke sAmane Ate
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________________ 21 ho hameM 'sarpa ' nAma ke eka vicitra jaharIle jantu kA bodha hotA hai, kintu hI sarpa kI tadAkAra mUrti ke bane usase kahIM adhika hotA hai ThIka usIprakAra paramAtmamvarUpa ke bodhaka zabdoM ke dvArA paramAtmA kA jo bodha hamako hotA hai vaha kI tasthA kI tadAkAra mUrtiyoM ke dekhane para aura bhI after start / isIliye Ajakala ke vidvAna zikSArit meM bAlakoM ko Direct method ke anusAra citroM aura mRtiyoM ke dvArA zikSA denA adhika pasaMda karate haiN| ve isa bAta ko acchI taraha samajhate haiM ki kisI bhI vastu udAharaNa ke liye, bArahasiMgA kI kevala zabdoM meM guNa, AkAra aura ariae ityAdi kula vizeSatAeM batAne para jo prabhAva usakA bAlakoM kI samajha para par3a sakatA hai usakI apekSA farar hI guNA adhika prabhAva usake citra yA tadAkAramUrti ko dikhAkara ve saba bAteM zabdoM dvArA samajhAne para par3atA hai / saMsAra meM sadA se alpa vicArazakti vAle puruSoM kI hI saMkhyA adhika rahI hai imIliye jainAcAryoM ne bhI upAsanA ke liye hamAre Adarza, zrahaMtoM kI nahAkAra mUrtiyoM kI AvazyakatA para adhika jora diyA hai| hama saba paramAtmA, allAha, CGround, Izvara OM Adi kA uccAra karate haiM, kraoNsa, zrAdi cinhoM u
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________________ kA dharma ke nAma para prayoga karate haiM, apana 2 zrAdarza puruSoM ke citra dharmasthAnI aura makAnoM meM laTakAMna haiM aura unake janma aura maramA ke pavitra dinoM ke prativarSa utbhava karane haiM, kintu ina saba kAryoM kA uddezya mivAya isake aura kucha nahIM hosakatA ki ya mava kArya paramAtmA kI aura una. mahA puruSoM kI smRti dilAnevAle haiM / jainiyA ke maMdiga meM sthApita kI huI ahaMtI kI mUrtiyAM bhI paramAtmA kA hI pani dilAne vAlI haiM aura isaliye, jo loga unakI upAsanA kI niMdA karane haiM. ke vAstava meM jainadharma ke siddhAntoM meM anabhita hai| kinnu hama meM panchA jAmakatA hai :- kyoMjI : yadi jaina dharma kI mRtipUjA ThIka vemI hI zrAdarza upAsanA hai ki jima kI prazaMsA karane meM tumane inane mapaM. raMga bAla haiM to kyoM zrAta kala tuma (jainI ) hajAroM rupayoM ke cAvala, bAdAma aura kezara cadAkara una mUrtiyoM ko prasanna karane kI koziza karane rahane ho, kyoM unako mugva duHkha kI danavAlI mamajha kara apana duHkha ke nivAraNa ke liye taraha 2 kI stuti aura pUjA karate ho aura yadi tumheM khuda ko phurasata nahIM milatI hai to nokaroM ke dvArA unakI maMzA pUjA kyoM kagate ho ? nissaMdeha, ina saba praznoM kA uttara denA jArI hai aura jaba naka hama inakA mamA
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________________ dhAna na karadeM nabanaka hama apanI mUrtipUjA kI prazaMsA meM vAha kitanA hI gaga alApaM kintu usakA dUmaroM para koI prabhAva nahIM par3a sakatA / anya dharmAvalaMbI hI kyA , bahuta se janI bhI mUrtipUjA ke hamAre ima pracAlita DhaMga ko artha tathA samaya kA durupayoga kagnavAlA samajhane lagagaye haiM aura isake pariNAmasvarUpa Aja digambara jainiyoM meM tArana paMthI aura vanAmnara jainiyoM meM sthAnakavAsI ya do paMtha mUrti pajA ke ghora vigaMdhI dRSTi meM bhAI haiM / isa virodha kA kAggA bhI yadi hama niyana bhAva meM vicAra kareM to hameM mAnamA makanA hai aura vaha yahI ki hamArI mUrtipUjA pArakanna apane lakSya meM bhRSTha aura Adarza me nyuna hokara kArI bunapAnI mhagaI hai . umameM sUkhA bhAvahIna kriyA kAMDa phailA huA hai aura lAkhoM rupayA pUjA aura pranitA ke nAma meM prativarSa gyarca karane aura vahuna meM ADambara karane para bhI mudhAra kucha nahIM hopAnA kintu mamAja meM taraha ke anAcAroM kI hI vRddhi hotI jArahI hai / garmA paristhini meM hama (jainI) mvayaM tA uddezya meM agaMna girga huI mAnapUjA karane haiM aura isaramAgoM kI burAI karane ke liMga pAdarza mRtipUjA kA rAga alApa payA isameM buddhimAnI hai ?
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________________ uparokta praznoM ke uttara meM bahudhA hamArga (jainiyoM kI) tarapha me kahAjAtA hai: 1. jaina zAkhoM meM pUjA DhA prakAra kI kahI gaI hai.-eka dravyapUjA aura dUsarI bhAvapUjA / jala, caMdana Adi dravyoM kA Azraya lekara bheMTa car3hAnA dravyapUjA hai aura guNoM kA vicAranA bhAvapUjA hai| gRhasthoM ke mana kA davyapUjA ke dvaar| bhAvapUjA meM ATha dravyoM kA Azraya lekara jagAnA mugama hotA hai / isaliye ATa dalyoM ke dvAga ATha prakAra kI bhAvanA karanI cAhie : 1. jala car3hA kara yaha bhAvanA karanA ki janma,jaga, maraNa kA gaMga dUra ho / 2. caMdana se bhava AtApa kI zAMti ho / - 3. akSata- me avinAzI pada kI prAti ho ! 4-puSpa- se kAma vikAra kA nAza h|| 5. naivedA-saM kSudhA roga zAMta ho / 6. dIpa- ma mAha aMdhakAra kA nAza ho| ... epa meM ASTa karma kA nAza ho / 8. pala-se gAkSa pada kI prAni ho /
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________________ 2. isase hamArA caMcala citta jo lagAtAra ekahI vicAra para lagA nahIM raha sakatA, imapakAra 'vicAra parivartana' (Variation of thoughts) hAjAna me, AsAnI meM' maka jAnA hai| 3. jimaprakAra kimI gAnavAne kA mana bAje kI sura tAla kI mahAyanA meM jyAdA lagatA hai usI prakAra 'dravya pUjA' . ke dvArA 'bhAva pUjA meM jyAdA ThaharanA hai| ____ aba hameM uparokta tInoM bAtoM kI vivecanA karake dekhanA hai ki hamAga yaha uttara kahA~ taka ThIka hai: 1. nissandeha pUjA ke do bheda, dravyapUjA aura bhAva pUjA, jaina zAstroM meM mAne gaye haiN| kintu usa samaya ke jainAcArya vacana aura zarIra ko anya vyApAroM se haTAkara unheM apane pajya ke prati stuni pATha karane aura aMjuli jor3ane Adi rUpa me ekAgra karane ko 'dravya pUjA aura mana ke kAma karane ko 'bhAva pUjA' mAnate the jaisA ki zrI amitagani prAcArya ke nimnalikhita vAkya se prakaTa hai baco vigraha saMkoco dravyapUjA nigadyate / natra mAnasa saMkoco bhAvapUjA tinai: 117 askor
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________________ jaina dharma saMbaMdhI dUsare viSayoM ke to hajAroM saMskRta ke prAcIna graMtha upalabdha haiM kintu pUjA viSayaka bahuta kama dRSTi Ate haiM, aura ve bhI prAcIna nahIM / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki prAcIna kAla meM jainiyoM meM Ajakala jaisI ADambara yukta pUjana pracalita nahIM thI / loga mandireM meM jAkara, jinendra pratimA ke sAmane khar3e hokara yA baiThakara, aneka prakAra ke samajha meM Ane yogya stotra par3hate aura unake guNoM kA smaraNa karate huye unameM tallIna hojAte the| ve, Ajakala kI sI jala, caMdana Adi car3hAne kI pUjAoM ke dvArA nahIM kintu a bhakti, siddhabhakti Adi aneka prakAra ke pAThoM dvArA (jinameM se kucha prAcIna pATha abhI pa.ye jAte haiM), pUjA aura upAsanA karate the; athavA dhyAnamudrA meM baiThakara paramAtmA kI mUrti ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa karake unake guNoM kA ciMtavana karate huye unakI upAsanA kiyA karate | kintu samaya ne palaTA khAyA aura aisI paristhiti utpanna ho gaI jaba " maiM jainI hU~ " aisA karanA taka Apatti kA ghara samajhA jAnelagA itihAsa dekhane bAla jAnate haiM ki zaMkarAcArya ke samaya meM hinduoM aura jainiyoM meM virodha bhAva bahuta bar3hagayA thA aura jainiyoM kA pakSa nirbala hotA jArahA thaa| isakAraNa usa samaya meM una para
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________________ 27 taraha 2 ke atyAcAra kiye jAte the yahA~ taka ki kaI sthAnoM meM to jaina muni dIvAroM taka meM jIte jI cunavA diye gaye the / Adi bAharI hindU dharma ke cihna na hone se usa samaya ke jaina vidvAna zUdra nAma se apamAnita kiye jAte the tathA jaina dharma aura jainiyoM kA astitva taka kAyama rahanA kaThina hogayA thaa| usa samaya ke dakSiNa ke pAMDyA rAjya ke viSaya meM seMTa e. smitha apane bhArata ke itihAsa meM likhate haiM- "Very soon after Hiuen Tsang's stay in the south, the Jains of the 'andya ixiugdom suffered a terrible persecution at the hands of tho king variously called Kuna, Sundara or Nodumaran Pandya, who origi nally had been a Jain and was converted to a faith in Siva by a chola queen. He signalized his change ofcreed by atrocious outrages on the Jains who refused to follow his example. Tradition avers that eight thousand of them were impaled. Memory of the fact has been preserved in various ways, and to this day the Hindus of Madura, where the tragedy took place, celebrate the anniversary of the impalement of the Jains' as a festival ( utsava )". isakA Azaya yaha hai ki pAMDyA rAjya ke jainiyoM ko nacAMga ke dakSiNa meM Thaharane ke pazcAt zIghra hI, vahA~ ke
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________________ 28 samrAda, kuNa ke atyAcAra sahana karane par3e the jo prArambha meM jainI thA kintu pIcha jAkara apanI cola vaMzIya rAnI ke prabhAva se zaiva dhanagayA thaa| usane apanA dharma parivartana karate hI, una jainiyoM para bhI aneka amAnuSika atyAcAra kiye ki jinane usakI taraha zava banane se inakAra kara diyA thaa| itihAsa kahatA hai ki aise ATha hajAra jainI to bilakula kala hI karavAdiye gaye the| Aja bhI maduga ke hinda usa sthAna para prati vapa utsava manAte haiN| uparokta samaya meM, jisakA hama niyoM kI ghaTatA kA samaya kaha sakate haiM, lagabhaga samapra hI bhAratavarSa meM, jainiyoM ke prati hinduoM kA aisA hI bartAva rahA hai| isa bAta ko saba jAnate haiM ki do virodhI pakSa vAle taba taka hI eka dUsare kA makAbalA karane rahate haiM jabataka unako apanI vijaya kI zrAzA rahatI hai aura jaba unameM se kisI ko bhI dUsare pakSa vAle ke makAvale meM apanI saphalatA kI bhAzA bilakula nahIM rahatI nA vaha usase milajulakara aura use khuza rakhakara hI apanA astitva kAyama rakhane kA prayanna karanA hai| aise saMkaTa se vacana kA jainiyoM ke liye bhI yahI upAya thA ki bhItarI taura para jaina dharma ko pAlana karate rahakara bAharI
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________________ naura para hinduoM kA sA AcaraNa karate rahaveM apane dharma kI rakSA ke liye, ve isake sivAya aura kara hI kyA makate the| usa samaya ke jainAcAryoM ne, jaba jainiyoM ko majabUra hokara hindU dharma kI kriyAoM ko apanAte huye dekhA to unakA jainatva na calA jAve isa bhaya se, una kriyAoM ke bAharI rUpa meM kucha parivartana karake unake mUla meM jaina dharma saMbaMdhI kalpanAaiM DAladIM aura unako jaina zAstroM meM sthAna dediyA / jainI hI kyA, lagabhaga mana hI dharma bAloM ko. jatra bhI una para aisA dharma saMkaTa Apar3A hai, natra 2 gaMsA hI karanA par3A hai aura jainI bhI usa samaya di emA na karane to bahuna gaMbhava thA ki aAja bhAratavarSa meM jaina dharma kA bhI bauddhadharma kI taraha nAma mAtra hI bhavazeSa rhpaataa| isakA zreya dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva ke marmajJa, una jainAcAryoM ko hai jinhoMne vicArazIlatA se kAma lekara, binA usaka mUla rUpa kA vikRta kie, jaina dharma kI rakSA krnii| itihAsa se yaha bhI sAbita hai ki jeniyo kI isa ghaTatI ke samaya meM dhArmika dvepa bahuta bar3ha gayA tha yahA~ taka ki aura to kyA, hajAroM jaina maMdira aura mUrtiyA~ taka naSTa karadI gaI imIkAraNa usa samaya ke jainAcAryoM ne niyoM se jaina mandiroM ke bAharI bhAga meM hinduoM meM maikajI kI mI matiyA~
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________________ sthApita karavAnA zurU kara diyA tAki unakA unase hindUpana TapakatA rahe tathA jaina zAstroM meM una mUrtiyoM ko mAnabhadra, kSetrapAlAdi nAmoM se prasiddha karake jainiyoM ke una saMbaMdhI vizvAsa meM jainatva kI chApa ddaaldii| ___uparokta prabhAva jainiyoM kI upAsanA paddhati para bhI par3e binA nahIM rahA hai / jisa prakAra hinduoM ke yahA~ naivedya Adi car3hAye jAte the usI prakAra jainiyoM ke liye bhI, jaina dharma ke siddhAntoM kA raGga car3hA kara, aSTa dravyapUjA kI kalpanA kAMgaI aura usa unameM pracalita ka diyA / isa prakAra yaha upAsanA kA saviAsAdA DhaMga dhIre 2 ADambarayukta hogayA aura jo jinendra na tA kisI ke bulAne se jAte pAte aura na kisI ke kahane se kahIM baiThate, Thaharate yA naivedyAdi grahaNa karate haiM unheM bulAyA, biThAyA jAnelagA aura naivedyAdi arpaNa karane ke bAda visarjanAtmaka zabdoM ke dvArA vidA kiye jAkara unase apane aparAdha kSamA karavAnA bhI pUjA kA Avazyaka zraGga bngyaa| parantu niSpakSa dRSTi se yadi Apa vicAra kareM to Apa ko nizcaya hojAyagA ki ye bAteM jaina dharma ke siddhAntoM se kataI mela nahIM khAtI kyoMki ve hindUdharma kI kevala ekaprakAra
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________________ kI nakala ke rUpa meM hai jo kucha parivartana karake apanAlI gaI haiN| uda haraNa ke liye hinduoM kI 'paMcAyatana pUjA' meM kA kucha aMza jainiyoM ke visarjana pATha se mAlAna karane ke liye uddhata kiyA jAtA hai AvAhanaM na jAnAmi na jAnAmi tvaarcnm| pUjAM caiva na jAnAmi kSamasva paramezvara // anyathA zaraNaM nAsti tvameva zaraNaM mama / tasmAtkAruNya bhAvena rakSasva paramezvara / / maMtrahIna kriyAhInaM bhaktihInaM surezvara / yatyUjitaM mayAdeva paripUrNa tadastubhe // yadakSarapadabhraSTaM mAtrAhInaM ca yadbhavet / tatsarva kSamyatAM deva kSamasva paramezvara / / uparokta vAkyoM ke hamAre visarjana ke usI se milate hue aMza se mala na karane pa. isameM saMdeha nahIM rahanA ki uparoka ke hI zabdoM meM kucha parivartana karake hamane use apanA banA liyA hai / isa viSaya meM hama ( jainI ) yaha kadApi nahIM kaha sakate ki pUrvokta meM hinduoM ne hamArI ( jainiyoM kI ) nakala kI hai kyoMki hamAre yahA~ naivedyAdi car3hAne aura isaprakAra
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________________ ke visarjana , AvAhana Adi kI pUjAoM ke koI prAcIna graMtha nahIM haiM aura hinduoM ke yahA~ vedoM naka meM AvAhana aura bimarjana pAyA jAtA hai / hindu isa bAta ko mAnate haiM ki devanA bulAne meM Ane, baiThate aura car3hAyA huA dravya grahaNa karakaM, vidA karane para, vApasa cale jAte haiM aura unake prAcIna dharmazAstra vedAdi meM aimI pUjA bharIpar3I haiM kintu hamAre dhArmika usUloM se ye bAta kataI mela nahIM khAtIM / vAstava meM bAta yaha hai ki usa samaya ke jainiyoM ko, hindU dharma ke prabhAva me pravakara, yaha pUjA kA DhaMga bhI grahaNa karanA par3A thA aura usa mamaya ke prAcAryoM ne , logoM kA dhArmika vizvAsa na Digane pAve isa garaja me usI ko 'dravya pUjA nAma dadiyA / astu Apa samajha gaye hoMge ki jisakA varNana pahile kiyA jA cukA hai vaha dravya pUjA hI, prAcIna prAcAryoM kI banAI huI dravya pUjA hai, jala caMdanAdi se honevAlI nahIM / bahudhA hamAre jainI bhAI naivedyAdi caDhAne kI puSTi meM eka aura udAharaNa diyA karate haiM / ve kahate haiM- "jisaprakAra kisI rAjA ke sAmane jAte samaya hama , hamAre hadayoM meM usake prati zrAdara hone se ,usakI bheMTa ke liye koI na koI vastu avazya lejAte haiM usIprakAra jinendra deva jo devoM ke bhI deva aura rAjAoM ke bhI rAjA haiM,
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________________ 3 unake bhI sammAnArtha hameM kucha na kucha car3hAne ko avazya lejAnA cAhiye aura jo loga rIte hAtha jAte haiM- samajhalo ki unake hRdayoM meM unake prati koI Adara bhAva nahIM hai" hamArI samajha meM aise udAharaNoM kA prabhAva baccoM aura mUkhoM para hI par3a sakatA hai, samajhadAroM para nahIM kyoMki rAjA kI upamA una vItarAga arahaMtoM ko nahIM laga sakatI / rAjA to bheMTa Adi ke icchuka aura lakSmI ke upAsaka hote haiM aura bheMTa Adi karane para hama se prasanna hote haiM kintu una jinendra ko na to hamArI bheMTa kI hI icchA hotI hai aura na car3hAne para prasanna aura nacar3hAne para aprasanna hI hote haiM ataH hamArA vaha dravya car3hAnA vyartha hotA hai / yadi rAjA kI upamA una para lagAdI bhI jAva no jisa prakAra rAjA ke Age, jisa vastu kA vaha burA samajha kara ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhane laga jAtA hai vaha vastu bheMTa karane para vaha nArAja hI hogA isa bhaya se, aisI vastu ko koI meM bheMTa nahIM karatA usIprakAra una jinendra ke bhI, jo tudhA tRSA Adi sarva prakAra kI vedanAoM se mukta haiM, jinako kisI bhI taraha kI icchA nahIM hai aura jo saba vastuoM kA tyAga karacuke haiM, unakI icchA viruddha (tyAga kIhuI ) vastueM bheMTa karanA ucita nahIM hai kyoMki aisA karanA unakA anAdara aura upahAsa karane ke samAna hai|
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________________ 34 isa para prathama vicAra kiyA jAcukA hai ki upAsanA paramAtmA ke guNoM ke citavana ( dhyAna ) ke rUpa meM kI jAnI cAhiye / kintu gRhasthoM kA citta (jo sAMsArika prapaMcoM meM phaMse rahate haiM ) sarvadA vyagra aura asthira rahatA hai ataH upAsanA ke viSaya meM ekAgra karane meM prathama hameM use zAMta (samabhAvarUpa)karanA par3atA hai| yaha kArya bAraha prakAra kI bhAvanAoM tathA vairAgya * uparokta cAraha bhAvanAeM ya haiM:- (1) anitya-jIva Adi samasta vastueM paryAya rUpa se zrAnanya (nAzavAna ) haiM ataH una kSAkSika paryAyoM se moha na karanA cAhiya(2) azaraNa- isa jAMdha ko duHkha. maraNa se bacA sakana kI sAmarthya rakhanavAlA kAI nahIM hai, jaise kama karegA vaisA phala bhoganA hI paMDagA (3)saMsAra bhAvanA-aneka janmI meM yaha javi acche se acche sukha bhoga cukA phirabhI nato ilakI cipaya tRpalA miTI aura na zAMti milI taHmukha kI lAlasAsa ina indriya janita kSaNika sukho ke pIche dor3anA vyartha hai (4) ekatva-mere isa jIva ko bho. hI janmanA, maranAvaduHkha bhoganA par3atA hai aura vaha sabase nirAlA eka dhAnandamaI aura jJAna prAdi guNoM se yukta hai| (5) anyatvamere AtmA se zarIrAdi va sarva hI zrAtmAeM va anya pAMcoM igya bilakula bhinna hai| (6) azuci- yaha zarIra malamUtra se bharA hai aura isake romara se mala bahatA rahatA hai aise zarIra se mamatva tyAga kara apanA kartavya karate rahanA caahiye| (7)zrAma-kisa prakAra kamA~ kA jIva kI tarapha bhAna
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________________ aura zAMti ke umpAdaka bhAvoM ke citavana me hI ho sakatA hai| isaprakAra mata ke samabhAva rUra (zAMta ) hojAne para use apane upAsanA ke viSaya meM ekAgra karane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai kyoMki binA esA kiye abhISTa phala kI siddhi hohI nahIM sakatI / mana kI ekAgratA kA natroM se ghaniSTha saMbaMdha hai / jo apane natroM ko vaza meM kara letA hai usake liye mana kA ekAgra karanA AsAna hojAtA hai ataH isa kArya kI middhi ke liye mUni ke dvArA upAmanA karane vAle to jinendra kI vItarAga chavi para pi ko sthira karake mana ko ekAgra karate haiM aura dUsare loga, nAmikA para sthirakarake / mUrti ke dvArA dRSTi ko sthira karane kA abhyAsa karane samaya paramAtmA kI usa suMdara mUrti ko ekaTaka dekhate rahanA cAhiya, na to hotA hai isa para vicAra karanA () saMbara - kamA~ ke zrAsrava ko rokane ke upAyoM kA citavana krnaa| (6) nirjarA-jina upAyoM se kamI se chuTakArA milatA hai unakA citavana karanA (10) loka bhAvanA vizva kI vizAla aura vizvalIlA kA vicAra karake usa maba para vijaya prApta karane kI zakti vAle prAtmA kI zaktiyoM kAcitavana karanA (11) bodhidurlabha-prAsmohAra ke mArga samyagdarzanazAnacAritra kA prApta honA atyaMta kaThina hai ataHprApta hone para use khonA na cAhaai / / 12) dharmadharma AtmA kA svabhAva hai aura adisAmaI hai|
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________________ 36 oNMkheM hI pAnI cAhiye aura na A~khoM kI putaliyoM ko dI ra udhara phirane denA cAhiye / yadi A~khoM meM pAnI zrajAya to Ane diyA jAve kintu AMkheM baMda na kI jAveM / isakA abhyAsa prAtaHkAla aura mAMyakAla donoM samaya kareM / pahile dina jaba A~khoM meM pAnI A jAve taba dekhanA baMda kara deM pazcAta kramazaH bar3hate 2 jaba 15 miniTa taka ikaTaka dekhate rahane kA abhyAsa hojAve taba mUrti ke sAmane dekhanA baMda karake apane ataraMga meM dRSTi ko pheriye / vahA~ Apako mUrti kA pratibimba dikhAI degA / use vizeSa samaya taka dekhate rahane kA abhyAsa kIjiye jyaoN 2 abhyAsa bar3hatA jAvegA, vaha prativimba utanA hI adhika spaSTa bhAsegA / usa samaya Apa una paramAtmA ke arahaMtAvasthA ke jIvana kI ghaTanAoM se zikSA grahaNa kIjiye aura unake guNoM ke citavana ke sAtha apane zrAtmasvarUpa kA ciMtana kIjiye ki maiM atyanta nirmala, zuddha, ananta jJAna aura anaMta zakti kA bhaMDAra, anaMta sukha se bharapUra, apane mana vacana kAya para zAsana karane meM pUrNa samartha aura sarva prakAra ke pApoM aura vikAroM se paraM hU~ / tathA dRr3ha vizvAsa ke sAtha jJAnavaraNI, darzanAvaraNI Adi zraSTha
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________________ karma kI, ekaeka ko lekara saMkalpa kIjiye ki unake paramANu Apake zarIra se nikala 2 kara jArahe haiM aura unake kSaya hone ke sAtha hI jJAna, darzana Adi guNa kramazaH prakaTa hote jArahe haiM (yaha dhyAna avazya rakhanA cAhiye ki jise vicAra kA Apa citavana kara rahe haiM usake alAvA koI bhI dUsarA vicAra mana meM na Ane pAve aura yadi AjAye to usI mamaya use nikAla denA cAhiye ) / phira dekhie ! Apa kI isa * saMsAra meM kAI bhI aisA kArya nahIM hai jo aTala vizvAsa aura dRr3ha saMkalpa ke dvArA pUrA na hoske| vizvAsa ke bala se mAnasika zaktiyAM ekatrita hokara saMkalpa kI dRr3hatA se kAma ko pUrA karane kI tarapha laga jAtI haiN| zraddhAhIna (saMzayI) puruSa sadaiva zaMkAvAdI banArahatA hai| vaha kahatA hai ki maiM azaka hUM, dIna hUM, Darapoka hUM, aba maiM kyA karU, maiM bImAra hUM, mujha kisI kA roga to nahIM laga jAyagA merA kAma hogA yA nahIM, merI pAcanazakti ThIka nahIM hai. mare dina ava kharAba prAgaMya haiM, merI grahadazA aba ThIka nahIM hai zrAdi / vaha isa prakAra ciMtA bhaya aura zaMkA ke vicAroM ko manana karatA rahana se tathA duHkha daridratA aura ghAtaka vicAroM ke hI vicAra meM par3A rahana se, sadaiva dukhI hI banA rahatA hai| bhaya se manuSya kI mRtyu taka hojAtA hai There is nothing but fear to feararthAt maya hI eka aisI vastu hai jisasa manuSya kA Darate rahanA caahiye| isI liye jainadharma ne zaMkA aura bhaya ko samyagdarzana kA pratIcAra
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________________ 40 eka aise vizeSa krama se ghumAte phirAte lejAveM jisase vaha ukatAne bhI na pAye aura hamAre kAbU meM bhI banA rahe / basa, isI ko Variation of thoughts kahate haiM parantu prazna yahA~ yaha paidA hotA hai ki kyA Variation of thoughts binA dravya kI sahAyatA ke nahIM ho sakatA hai athavA kyA dravya usake liye anivArya hai ? isakA uttara Variation of thoughts ke artha para vicAra karane se hI mAlUma hosakatA hai jisakA artha haiM 'vicAroM kA bdlnaa'| vicAra to taba bhI badalate haiM ki jaba mana eka vicAra se ukatA kara bhAga jAtA hai parantu yaha vicAroM kA badalanA aura taraha kA hai| isameM vicAroM ke badalane kA krama pahile se hI nizcita kara liyA jAtA hai aura isa prakAra pahile se nizcita kiye huye krama ke anusAra vicAra badalate rahana se mana bhI ukatA kara nahIM bhAgatA aura sAtha hI una nizcita vicAroM se bAhara na jA sakane se kAbU meM bhI banA rahatA hai| isa dRSTi se pracalita dravyapUjA para bhI vicAra karane para Apako mAlUma hogA ki isameM bhI eka nizcita krama se ATha prakAra kI bhAvanAoM (vicAroM) kA ciMtavana kiyA jAtA hai aura isa prakAra eka hI bhAvanA kA lagAtAra citavana na hone se mana nahIM ukatA ne pAtA / usameM thor3e 2 kAla taka eka 2 bhAvanA ko lekara bArI
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________________ 41 vArI sa citavana kiyA jAtA hai tathA pratyaka bhAvanA ke citavana ke samaya usake sivAya koI bhI dUsarA vicAra mana meM nahIM Ane diyA jAtA isaliye ekAgratA kA bhI abhyAsa hotA hai| jaba mana eka bhAvanA ke citavana kA chor3atA hai to vaise hI apanI marjI ke munAvika idhara udhara nahIM calA jAtA pratyuta use. pahilaM se nizcita kiye huye krama ke anusAra Ane vAlI, umaka pachi kI bhAvanA para hI jAnA par3atA hai| hamAre isa vivecana se Apa mamajha gaye hoMge ki pracalita datryapUjA meM jo kucha mahatva hai vaha nizcita kramavAlI una ATha prakAra kI bhAvanAoM meM hI hai jo una dravyoM ko car3hAne samaya kI jAtI haiN| dravya ma usameM kisI bhI prakAra kI vizepatA nahIM pAtI kyoMki vaha toeka anAvazyaka vastu aura hamAre hindU bhAiyoM ke anukaraNa meM sIkhA huA eka ADambara hai jisakI sahAyatA ke binA hI, eka nizcina kramavAlI, bhAvanAoM ke dvAga hama apane dhyeya ke citavana meM ekAgratA saMpAdana karane kA prayAsa kara sakate haiM / yadi isa pracAlita aTa alagapUjA meM mena pATha:prakAra kI bhAvanAoM ke citavanakA nikAla deM nA ye krama 2 me nahAya jAne vAle jalacaMdanAdi davya kirmA bhI taraha Variation of thoughts ke uddezya ko pUrNa nahIM kara sakate aura yadi janma jagamagAha nAza ke liye jala car3hAnA ( jamga jaga manya
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________________ 42 vinAzanAya jalaM ) Adi na kahakara kevala 'merA janma, jarA, maraNa rUpI roga dUra ho' isa prakAra krama 2 me AThoM prakAra kI bhAvanAoM kA citavana karate huye cale jAveM to jalacaMdanAdi dravya ke binA bhI Variation of thoughts ke uddezya kI siddhi acchI taraha ho sakatI hai| jala, caMdana Adi dravya meM koI bhI aisI bAta nahIM hai ki vaha kisI bhI prakAra se ekAtA saMpAdana meM sahAyaka hosake aura na yaha vAna hI hai ki 'janma, jarA, maraNa ke nAza ke liye', 'jala car3hAtA hU~", emA kahe binA vaha bhAvanA ho hI na sake / isase prakaTa hai ki isa aSTa dravyapUjA meM bhI jo kucha mahatva hai vaha dravya meM nahIM kintu nizcita krama meM kIjAne vAlI bhAvanAoM meM hI hai| isI prakAra kaMTha kiye huye pATha, stuti Adi ke dvArA bhI alpazakti bAloM ko ekAgratA kA abhyAsa bahuta AsAnI se ho jAnA hai kyoMki usameM bhI pUrva nizcita krama meM yor3a 2 samaya taka unaka eka 2 pada ke artha para citavana karate huye jAnA par3atA he nathA aisA hI lAbha Adarza puruSoM ke jIvana kI ghaTanAoM aura bAraha bhAvanA Adi kA kisI pUrva nizcita kramAnusAra citavana karane se bhI hotA hai / ( 3 ) yaha kahanA ki jisa taraha kisI gAne vAle kA mana bAje kI suratAla kI sahAyatA se jyAdA lagatA hai usI
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________________ kAra dvanya pUjA ke dvAga bhAva pUjA meM mana jyAdA Tahara makanA he, bhA ThIka nahIM hai / yahAM vicArane kI bAta yaha hai ki ekApratA sampAdana kA jo guNa bAje kI muratAla meM hotA hai vahI jyA dravya meM bhI hA makatA hai ? vAje kI suratAla ( saMgItadhvani ) kA manamohaka guNa no loka pramiddha hai aura usameM panI zakti hai ki manuSya kI zakala dekhate hI dUra bhAgane vAle mRga tathA sarpa Adi jantu bhI uma madhura dhvani me mohita hokara apana pakar3ana vAle kI koI paravA na karane huye usake manane meM danacina hokara jahAM ke nahAM bar3e raha jAte haiM aura apanI svataMtratA kho baiThate haiM / anaH aSTa dravya ko bAje kI suratAla ke samAna mAnanA ThIka nahIM hai| udAharaNa ke liye dera manuSyoM kA vicAra kIjiya jinameM se eka no gAnA gA rahA hai aura dUsarA apane ipradeva kI pUjA bola rahA hai| donoM ke liye eka 2 vAje kA prabandha kara diijiye| bAje kI dhvani meM jisa prakAra vaha gAne vAlA gAne meM mamna hojAtA hai usIprakAra vaha pUjA karane vAlA bhI uma pUjA kI bhAvanAoM meM lIna hojAtA hai / kintu donoM ko bAje ke sthAna meM aSTa dravya devIjiye aura unheM samajhAiye ki isasa tumhArA mana jyAdA lagagA-phira dekhanA vaha gAne vAlA ApakI isa bAta kA kyA uttara detA hai ? matalaba yaha hai ki dravya meM mana kI ekAgratA
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________________ 44 ko bar3hAne kI koI zakti nahIM hai aura kharoM ke banAra bar3hAya se utpanna hone vAlI bAje kI isa saMgIta dhvani meM yaha zakti prAkRtika taura para hI bharI par3I hai| Apa dekhate haiM ki are divA meM yaha patA na hote hue bhI ki unake bajAne vAle kisa bhAvanA se zukra konamA gAnA gA rahe haiM to bhI kevala unakI dhvani mAtra me hamArA mana saba jagaha se na kara unake sunane meM kAma hojAtA hai| isameM prakaTa hai ki svaroM ke utAra car3hAva rUpa bAje kI dhvani meM to citavana yogya kisI bhAvanA kA astitva na hote huye bhI mana ko ekAgra kara dene kI zakti hotI hai kintu Forer meM jina bhAvoM kA citavana karake mukhya car3hAyA jAtA hai, ve bhAva yadi nikAla diye jAyeM to kAMrA tRvya car3hAnA kucha bhI nahIM kara sakatA / vAstava meM ve nizcita kramavAlI ATha prakAra kI bhAvanAeM hI haiM jo eka hI bhAvanA meM lagAtAra bahuta samaya taka ekAmatA rakha sakane meM samartha hamako, dhIre 2 usa yogya banAtI haiM / dravya meM aisI koI bhI bizeSatA yAja naka na to dekhI gaI aura na sunI gaI ki usako vAje kaM suratAla se samAnatA dI jA sake / jala caMdanAdivya bahAne ke pakSa meM Ajakala bahudhA jo kuTa kahAjAnA hai usakA vivecana aba taka kAphI kiyA jAcukA hai
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________________ 45 aura 'rama para nippana bhAva meM vicAra karane para imameM maMdaha nahIM rahatA ki isake bar3hAne meM hamArI bhAva pUjA meM hameM koI bhI lAbha nahIM pahuMcatA tathA prArcAna samaya meM bhI jainiyoM meM ima DhaMga kI dravyapUjA nahIM kIjAnI thI kintu hamArI ghaTanI ke mamaya meM hI hamAre hiMda bhAiyoM kA anukaraNa karake unakI aura bar3hata mI bAtoM ke mAtra hamane ise bhI apanA liyA hai| anna una burAiyoM kA digdarzana kaga denA bhI ucita hogA jo. hamArI jaina samAja meM ima dravyapUjApaddhati ke kAraNa. utpanna hogaI haiM / yadyapi jaina dharma isa bAta ko nahIM mAnatA hai ki arahaMta, jinakI mandiroM meM pratimAeM haiM ve, hameM sukha duHgya dete yA hamAra kamI ko nama kara dete haiM to bhI jisa zrela ke manuSyoM ke sudhAra ke nimita pracalita dravya pUjA kI AvazyakanA batAI jAnI hai uma zreNI ke manuSyoM ke citta para usakA acchA prabhAva nahIM pdd'taa| yaha bAta mAnI huI hai ki pratyeka dharma ke mAnane vAloM meM bahuta thor3e hI manuSya prema hote haiM jo apane dharma ko, umake dhArmika tatvoM ko samajha kara hI, grahaNa kiMya huye hoM tathA aise manuSyoM kI hI saMkhyA adhika hotI hai jo binA usake tatvoM ko samajhe kevala kula paraMparA ke kAramA uma dharma ko maccA samajha kara usake anuyAyI
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________________ 46 bane haiN| o loga eka dharma ko chor3a kara dUsare dharma ko ko grahaNa kara lete haiM unameM bhI bahuta se to aise hote haiM jo yAto peTa ke khAtira aisA karate haiM (bhAratavarSa meM IsAiyoM kI saMkhyA adhika karake isIprakAra bar3hI hai ) yA prANa nAza ke bhaya se ( islAma kA pracAra adhika karake isI prakAra huA hai ) yA yogAbhyAsa meM utpanna huI miTTiyoM ke namatkAra se prabhAvita hokara (yaha bAta logoM meM Amataura me dekhI jAtI hai ki jahAM kisI mAdhu, mahAtmA ne kucha karAmAteM dikhAI ki loga use pUrI zraddhA se dekhane lagajAte haiM aura usake ' jAyoM para itanA vizvAma karate haiM ki jitanA dUsare marane me manuSya para bhI nahIM / ve aisI siddhiyoM kA honA sajAI kA pramANa mAnate haiM *) aura yA apane zraddhApAtra bar3e AdamiyoM ke anukaraNa ke rUpa meM aisA karate haiM / isaliye hamArA yaha *udAharaNa ke liye khaMDelavAla jainiyoM kI utpatti ke itihAsa para vicAra kIjiye / vaha isaprakAra haiM ki eka samaya khaMDelA prAMta maeNmarI roga phailA huA thaa| kucha jaina muniyoM ne vahAM padAparya kiyA aura unake prabhAva se vaha roga usa prAMta se hI miTa gayA refer kevala yogAbhyAsa se utpanna huI siddhi kA prabhA thA aura dharma kI satyatA se isakA koI saMbandha nahIM thA tathApi una logoM ne isako jaina dharma kI satyatA kA pramANa samajhA aura usa prAMta ke bahuta se loga jainI hogaye /
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________________ 47 kathana anucita nahIM haiM ki kisI bhI dharma ke anuyAyiyoM meM, usake tatvoM ko samajha kara usa dharma ko mAnane vAle, bahuta alpa saMkhyA meM hote haiN| aise manuSyoM se yaha AzA nahIM kI jA sakatI ki ve usakI pratyeka kriyA ko samajha 2 kara hI kareMge / ataH dharma kI pratyeka kriyA kA rUpa aisA honA cAhiye ki usakA asalI Azaya sApha taura se prakaTa hotA rahe aura alpa buddhi vAle usakA aura matalava na samajhaleM / isa dRSTi se pracalita dravya pUjA ke DhaMga para vicAra karane se mAlUma hogA ki isase vartamAna jaina samAja meM dharma ke nAma para midhyAtva kI vRddhi bahuta hogaI haiN| loga arahaMtoM ko hinduoM ke me karatA haratA Izvara samajha kara isa vizvAsa ko lie rahate haiM ki unakI bhaktipUrvaka sevApUjA Adi karane para aura pUjA ke liye cAMvala Adi dravya bheja dene para ve hameM sukha dene aura saMsAra ke duHkhoM se pIchA chur3A dete haiM / isIkAraNa unakA pratyeka kArya isI bhAva ko liye huye hotA hai| jahAM jvara Adi rogoM se pIr3ita hue fter maMdirajI' daur3a jAte haiM aura unakI nivRtti ke liye 'bhagavAna kI 'prajJA' ke nAne kI lakIra lAkara bAMdhate haiM aura se chuTakArA pAjAne para use 'bhagavAna' kA zratizaya samajhate haiM / * yadi unheM kisIprakAra kI vipatti AgheratI hai to bhayabhIta *nimAja kA maMdodaka lagAne se unakI prajJAla ke nAma ,
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________________ 18 hokara pratijJA karate haiM-he mahAvIrajI ! isa vipatti se chuTakArA mila jAna para maiM Apake darzana karane AuMgA aura taba taka ke liye mere cAMvala mbAna ke tyAga haiM zrAdi-athavA usase chuTakArA pAne ke liye maMDala maMDavAte haiM yA samaRpi Adi kI pUjAaiM karavAte haiN| matalaba yaha hai ki hamArI jaina samAja ke dhArmika vicAra Amataura saM hinduoM ke se hArahe haiM aura yadi Apa isakI jAMca kareM to jahAM taka hamAga vicAra hai lagabhaga savahI jagaha jaina samAja kI esI hI hAlata ApakI haSTi meM aavNgii| isa pUjA ke DhaMgana aura to kyA, samAja ke acche vidvAnoM aura kIlakIravAMcana satayA usI prakAra aura devI devatAoM kI bhabhUta vagai lagAne se hama logoM ke duHkhoM kI jo nivRti hotI hai usameM una pratimAjI nathA una devI devatAoM kI zakti kA prabhAva nahIM hotA kintu usakA kAraNa svayaM hamArI Will Puner: saMkalpa zakti hI hai| jo loga apana bhinna 2 ipradeva ke prabhAva sa esA hAnAmAnane vabhUla karatahaiM aura ve usa kasturI mRga ke sadRza haiM jo yaha na jAna kara, ki jisa amUlya vastu kI khoja meM maiM hUM vaha mere hI andara maujUda hai. rAta dina usIkI talAza meM vyartha hI mArAphiratA rahatA hai| vAstava meM Apake andara hI ApakI zrAnmA kI anaMta zakti chipI par3I hai jisa para yadi ApakI pUrNa zraddhA ho to Apa saMsAra ko aneka vicitra sabhI vicitra kArya karake dikhA sakate haiN|
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________________ kaviyoM taka ko khAlI nahIM jAna diyA hai / cAvala Adi duSya yahAna kA unake mastiSka para kucha prabhAva I mA par3A ki unaka vicAra aura pariNAma svarUpa pUjA pATha Adi unakI kRtiyA, matra hindU dharma ke Astika vicAroM ke raMga meM raMga gaye / va bhakti gsa ke prabhAva meM inana Drava gaye ki unako yaha taka nayAla nahIM rahA ki jainadharma ivara ke kAMpana ko svIkAra nahIM karanA ata: usameM bhakti kA mAmA bahuta mAhita hai| isake kucha udAharagA bhI dagvie / eka jaina kavi jinendra meM prArthanA karate hai- "nAtha mAhi jaisa bane vasa nAga morI karanI kachu na vicArA" Adi-karanI ko hI Izvara mAnana vAle jaina kavi ke isa vacana meM izvara kartRtva kA kitanA bhASa bharA huA hai / pUjA ke aMta meM prati dina prArthanA kI jAtI hai" sutra denA dukha meTanA yahI tumhArI bAna, mohi garIva kI zrImatI suna lIjo bhgvaan"| zAMti pATha meM bhI prati dina icchA kI jAtI hai-"kRpA tihArI aisI hAya, jAmana maraNa miTAyA moya" eka prasiddha kavi vRndAvanI apanI maMkaTahaggA stuni meM kahate haiM-"hA dInabaMdhu zrIpati kAramA nidhAnajI, aba maMga vyathA kyoM na hara bAra kyA lagI . mAlika hA dA jahAna ke jinarAja Apa hI, eko hunara hamArA kucha tuma se chupA nahIM / bajAna
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________________ meM gunAha jo mujha se bana gayA sahI, kaMkarIke cora ko kaTAra mAriye nhiiN| yahI kavi apanI dUsarI stuti meM likhane haiM "kapi zvAna siMha navala aja baila vicAre, tithaMca jinheM raMca na thA bodha jitAre ityAdi ko muradhAma de ziva dhAma meM dhAre, hama Apase dAtAra kA prabhu Aja nihaare"| isaprakAra aura bhI kaI pUjA pATha stutiyAM Adi haiM jina meM aisI hI bAMta bharI par3I haiN| aba batAiye, inakA logoM para kyA prabhAva paDatA hogA ? aisI hAlata meM kyoM na va, paramAtmA ko hinduoM ke jaise kartA hartA paramezvara samajhate raheMge aura apane hI andara chipI par3I huI AtmA kI anaMta zakti meM zraddhAhIna hokara sAMsArika duHkhoM se bhayabhIta hue, una paramAtmA ko hI saba kucha sAMsArika sukha Adi dene kA prabhAva rakhane vAle samajhate raheMge? nissaMdaha ina saba bAtoM ke kAraNa hamArI samAja kA dhArmika vizvAsa Amataura se mithyAtva ke rUpa meM pariNata hogayA hai / loga AtmA aura Atmazakti meM bilakula zraddhAhIna hogaye haiM / ve apane Apako, AtmA ke jJAna zrAdi guNoM ke prApta karane kI sAmarthya se rahita, tuccha sA vyakti samajhate rahate haiM aura apane pratyeka sukha kI prAmi ko bhagavAna ke prabhAva para avalaMSita
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________________ 51 samajha kara kevala raTIhuI pUjA yA pATha Adi ke dvArA ( jinake matalaba taka kA manana karane kI icchA nahIM kI jAtI) bhaktipUrvaka jalacaMdanAdi car3hAkara pUjA karane mAtra hI meM dharma samajhate rahate haiN| aise ("jainI nAma ke dhAraNa karane vAle) manuSya kyA kahe jAne ke yogya ho sakate haiM aura ve, jinakA apanI AtmA kI zakti ( yogyatA ) meM vizvAsa taka nahIM hai, yadi sAMsArika svArthoM ke khAtira saMsAra meM bhIru aura kAyara bana kara jainadharma ke sarvotkRSTa mUla siddhAMta ahiMsA' ko kAyaratA, bhItA aura bhArata ke parAdhIna hone kA kAraNa, yadi khitAba dUsaroM se prApta karavA kara jainadharma kI a prabhAvanA karAye kyA hI hai ? ataH hameM cAhiye ki nitsAhita karane vAlI ( Passimistic ) bhAvanAoM aura pUjA pATha kA kabhI vicAra taka na kareM tathA sarvadA esI hI bhAvanAo se yukta pUjA pATha kA ciMtana kiyA kareM jo utsAhavardhaka (Optimistic ) ho aura Atmabalako vikamita karane vAle hoM / isake uttara meM saMbhava hai Apa yaha kaheM "ki kAraNa do prakAra kA hotA hai. eka mukhya dUsarA nimitta / paramAtmA kI arhatAvasthA kI mUrtiyoM kI pUjA Adi ke nimitta se hamArI Atma
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________________ 52 zuddhi hokara hamAre karma nAza hote haiM isaliye nimitta kAraNa rUpa meM ve hamAre karmoM ke naSTa karane vAle haiM" / kintu isa para Apa svayaM hI pakSapAtarahita hokara vicAra kareM to Apako mAlUma ho sakatA hai ki samajhavAle logoM para ki jinakI hI maMgyA isa samaya adhika dikhAI detI haiM isakA vaisA hI asara par3atA hai, jisakA varNana Upara kiyA jAcukA hai| ve usa nimitta kAraNa ke rahasya ko samana na pAkara usako mukhya kAraNa hI mAna lete haiM * tathA isaprakAra artha kA anartha hojAtA hai / * Ajakala maMdiroM aura tIrthoM ke jhagar3oM meM lAkhoM rupayA svAhA ho rahA hai vaha kisI se chipA nahIM hai / hamArI dharmAndhatA aura pUjA siddhAnta se anabhijJatAhI isakA kAraNa haiN| jina mUrtiyoM kI sthApanA kA uddezya zrapanA aura dUsare logoM kA AtmakalyANa karane kA thA aura jinake guNoM ke citavana se hara eka manuSya svataMtra hokara apanA AtmakalyANa kara sakatA thA unhoMko Ajakala jinake kabz2e meM ve AjAtI haiM va hI apanI milkiyata samajhane laga jAte haiM aura unakI sevA karane aura dravya (jala caMdanAdi / car3hAne kI vyartha kI bAharI ADaMbara kI bAtoM ke liye, jinameM koI dhArmika tatva nahIM hai, lar3a i.ra vizvamaMtrI ke sthAna meM kalaha kA pracAra karate haiM / yadi Aja T hama isa ADambara kI ( jo dharma kA zrAvazyaka aga nahIM hai ) chor3a to isa kalaha kA nAma bhI na rahe aura lAkhoM rupaye kA jo mukadamebAjI aura isa AIvara meM durupayoga ho rahA hai vaha na hone paaye|
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________________ samajha meM nahIM AtA ki aisI kaunasI AvazyakatA hai jisake liye nimitta kArama ko hada se jyAdA mahatva dekara asalI kAraNa ke mahatva ko itanA girA diyA jA rahA hai / ataH vartamAna paristhiti meM yadi ve, una mUrtiyoM ke nAma para jinako uddezya rUpa se ve kevala vItarAga pariNAmoM kI prApti ke liye hI pUjate haiM, upAsanA kI asaliyata kona samajha sakane se vyartha kI choTI 2 bAtoM ke liye lar3a kara bajAya vItarAga pariNAma ke kaSAya ko mola lete haiM, jAti ke hajAroM baccoM ke, ucita zikSA na mila sakena se, khomace bacate phirate rahane aura pAMca 2 rupaye kI dukAnoM para jhADU denekI nokarI ke liye lAlAyita rahana para bhI, unakI zikSA zrAdi upayogI kAryoM meM kharca na karake kevala maMdirA(jahAM pahila se hA bahuta kAphI rupayA hotA hai aura sattAdhArI paTeloM ke gharU kAryoM meM kAma AtA rahatA hai ) aura pratiSThAnoM meM vyaya karane meM hI dharma samajhate haiM to Azcarya hI kyA hai ! samAja ke acche2 samajhadAra vyaktiyoM ko bhI Amataura se bhagavAna kI pUjA ke liye maMdiroM meM sAmagrI bhejate dekhA jAtA hai jisake dvArA yAto dUsare loga pUjA karate haiM aura yA naukara / hama pUchate haiM ki jisa pUjA kA uddezya arahaMtoM ke guNoM
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________________ ke citavana ke pariNAmampa se hone vAlI bhAvoM kI nirmalatA hai kyA usa uddezya kI prApti kevala mAmagrI bhaMjana mAtra se hI hojAtI haiM athavA kyA cAra prakAra ke donoM meM se kisI bhI prakAra ke dAna meM usakI ginanI kI jAsakatI hai ? kaimA ghora patana hai ! jaina dharma ke anumAra yaha aMdhara nahIM hai ki zubha bhAva to koI kare aura usake phalasvarUpa puNya kA baMdha kimI dUmo hI vyakti ke mAtha hojAve / pUjana meM paramAtmA ke guNoM ke mmaraNa me jo pavitratA AnI hai aura pApA ma rakSA honI hai usakA lAbha ubhIko ho sakatA hai jo pUjana ke dvAga unake guNoM kA smaraNa karatA hai kintu phira bhI kitanA jabaradasta mithyAtva phailA huA hai ki cAhe unake guNoM kA, samanA aura pUrNa anurAga sahita, citavana 5 minaTa ke liye bhI na karata hoM to bhI hamArA vizvAsa yahI hai ki kevala bhaktipUrvaka pUjA kI sAmagrI bhajadana mAtra se hI hamAre puNya baMdha hojAyegA / vAstava meM dekhAjAve to usakA ahaMta to khAte nahIM haiM isaliye usakA upayoga Apake kathanAnusAra mAna bhI liyA jAve to pUjA meM mana ko ekAgra karane kA hI hosakatA hai nathA jo zubha karmoM kA baMdha aura pUrva karmoM kI nirjarA isa prakAra hotI hai vaha ekAgratA ke sAtha unake guNoM ke citavana se utpanna hue zuddha bhAvoM
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________________ se hI hotI haiM, akelA dravya jo hama saba pUjA ke liye maMdiroM meM bhejane haiM aura jo rupayA maMdiroM ke anAvazyaka nirmANa va sajAvaTa Adi meM vyaya karate haiM vaha kucha bhI kArya kArI nahIM homakanA / isakI apekSA, jo lAkhoM rupayA, mandiroM kI pUjA meM vyaya kiyA jAtA hai aura pratimAoM meM, kesariyAnAtha jI ke kaMsara caDhAna meM*tathA puna vItarAga mUrtiyoM kA AMgA aura jevara Adi se sajAne meM, pAnI kI taraha bahAdiyA jAtA hai vahI yadi jAni ke garIva bAlakoM kI dhArmika aura laukika zikSA, vidhavAoM kI rakSA aura dUsare logoM meM jainadharma kI prabhAvanA ( mAmayika DhaMgase) karane meM vyaya kiyA jAve to bahuta kucha dharma aura jAti kI unnati hosakatI hai / zikSA hI saba se adhika Avazyaka vastu hai kyoMki vinA dhArmika tatvoM ke jJAna ke, sUtrajI''bhaktAmarajI' kA pATha aura pUjA Adi saba dhArmika kriyAe~ kevala aMdha kariyAnAthajI para kesara caDhAne meM jA rupayA prati varSa svAhA kiyA jAnA hai usakA yadi sadupayoga kiyA jASa to usase nissaMdeha saikar3oM vidyArthI jainadharma kI zikSA pAkara nidharma kI unnati meM hAtha baMTA makana hai| kintu yaha tabhI saMbhava ho sakatA jaba hama apana jJAnarUpI netra para baMdhI huI aMdhavizvAsa kI paTTI ko haTAkara dekhanA siikheN|
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________________ zraddhA se aura binA unakA matalaba samajha hue hI kI jAtI haiM / esI aMdha-zraddhA se lAbha kI apekSA hAni hI adhika hotI dekhI gaI hai kyoMki loga dharma ke asalI tatvoM ko na samajha sakane meM dharma ke nAma para bar3a 2 anartha kara DAlane haiN| ataH aMdha zraddhA aura ajJAna ko miTAna ke liya jitanA hosake utanA hI udyoga aura rupayA vyaya karanA cAhie tathA aimI koI bhI kriyAe~ aura ADambara-pUrNa-kAryoM kA rivAja samAja meM pracalita na hone denA cAhie, jinake kAraNa mithyAtva kI vRddhi ho; kyoMki yadyapi yaha ThIka hai ki hama manuSyoM ko jJAnavAna banAne kA prayatna kareM kintu isakA yaha artha nahIM nikalatA ki kisI bhI kArya kA sIdAsAdA rUpa na rakha kara usako itanA cakkaradAra banAdeM ki loga usake asalI tatva ko bhI samajhane meM asamartha hojaaveN| ___ aba una jaina vidvAnoM meM jo purAnI lakIra ko pITate rahane meM hI dhama samajhane rahata haiM aura jinako pratyeka navIna bAta meM adharma kI bU AtI hai, hamArA nivedana hai ki mahAnu bhAvo ! vyavahAra dharma kI kriyAoM meM deza kAla, bhAva kI paristhiti ke anumAra hamezA meM parivartana hotA AyA hai aura hamezA hotA rahegA / aura to kyA, hamAre pRbhya tIrthakaroM ne bhI deza, kAla bhAva kI AvazyakatA kA vicAra karake
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________________ 57 apanA upadeza bhinna prakAra meM diyA hai jo zrI svAmI ke prasiddha graMtha mRlAcAra kI nimnalikhita prAkRta gAthA me prakaTa hai: bAcI tizrayaga mAmAdayaM saMjama udyaditi / achar vA puraNa bharAvaM usahI ya vIroya / / 7-32 / / jina se lekara pArzvanAtha paryaMta vAIsa nIrthaMkaroM sAmAyika saMyama kA aura RSabhadeva tathA mahAvIra bhagavAna sthApanA saMgama kA upadeza diyA hai / vehI yAcArya Age likhata haiM:- prAcakkhiTuM vibhajituM viSNAdu cAci muhadara hodi / eMDuna kArana du mahatvadA paMca paNNattA // 33 // dudha hiro naha suTTa duragupAlayA / rimAya paccimA viddu kappA kaSpaM gA jAgati // 34 // jisakA Azaya yaha hai ki pAMca mahAtratoM (chedopasthApanA) kA kathana isa kAraNa kiyA gayA hai ki inake dvArA sAmAyika kA dUsaroM ko upadeza denA, svayaM anuSThAna karanA aura alahadA naura me bhAvanA meM lAnA sugama hojAtA hai| Adi tIrtha meM ziSya atyaMta sarala hone se muzkila se zuddha kiye jAte haiM, aMtima nAtha meM atyaMta va hone meM kaThinAI se nivAda karate haiN| sAthahI una donoM samayoM ke ziSya yogya ayogya ko nahIM jAnate isa liye Adi aura aMta ke tIrtha meM dopasthApanA (paMca mahAvana)
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________________ ke upadezakI bhAvazyakatA huii| imame prakaTa hai ki pratyeka jaina tIrthakara ne apane mamaya kI AvazyakatA ke anusAra, uma mamaya ke manuSyoM (upadezapAtroM ) kI yogyatA kA vicAra karake umake upayogI vaimAhI upadeza tathA vrataniyamAda kA vidhAna kiyA hai, parantu vaha upadeza bhinna : prakAra kA hote huye bhI uddezya maba kA vahI eka 'AnmA me karma mala ko dUra karake use zuddha aura sukhI banAnA' hI thA | bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda ke prAcAryoM ko bhI apane apane samaya kI AvazyakatA ke anumAra dharma kI kriyAoM meM parivartana karanA par3A hai| zrAvaka ke mUlaguNoM ko hI lIjiye, jahAM svAmI samaMtabhadra ne apane gnakaraDazrAvakAcAra meM madya, mAMsa aura madhu ke tyAga aura paMca aNuvrata rUpa meM aSTa mUla guNoM kA vidhAna kiyA hai vahAM dUsare AcAryoM ne madya, mAMma madhu aura paMca udaMbara phaloM ke hI tyAga ko aSTa mUlaguNa mAna liyA hai / isa prakAra aura bhI kaI bAtoM meM mamayAnumAra parivartana hotA rahA hai jisakA aba taka ke, pratyeka mamaya ke prasiddha 2 AcAryoM ke graMthoM ke dekhane se acchI taraha digdarzana hosakatA hai| kheda hai ki utpAda, vyaya, dhrauvya ke aTala niyama ____parivartana se hamArA abhiprAya usa parivartana se hai jo pratyeka samaya meM usa samaya ke upadezapAtra manuSyoM kI buddhi vicAra, yogyatA Adi ke anusAra usa samaya ke liye bhAvazyaka hotA hai nathA jaisA anAvazyaka parivartana, pichale samaya
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________________ 56 kI satyatA para vizvAsa rakhane vAle hama jainI bhI Aja aise mUrkha bane huye haiM ki hama yaha taka vicAra karane kI koziza nahIM karate ki dharma jo bhAvarUpa se anAdi aura kabhI nAza na na hone vAlA hai, paryAya rUpa se parivartana zIla hI haiM arthAta yadyapi ni dharma sarvadA vahI rahatA hai to bhI nizcaya dharma ke mUla bhAva ke uddezya kI pUrti ke liye banAI huI vrata niyamAdi rUpakriyAmeM samaya ke anusAra parivartita hotI hI rahatI haiN| ataH paryAya parivartana meM dharma kA nAza na samajha lenA cAhiye kyoMki nizcaya dharma kI vyavahAradharmarUpa paryAya kA sarvadA ekasA rahanA nitAMta asaMbhava hai| isa bAta kA avazya dhyAna rakhanA cAhiye ki jisa uddezya kI pUrti usa kriyA ne apane samaya meM kI ho usI kI pUrti usakI navIna paryAya bhI karane meM pUrNa samartha ho / kintu Aja hamArI yaha avasthA hogaI hai ki isI parivartana kA anAdara karake pUjA aura pratiSTAoM ke nAma para prati varSa hajAroM lAkhoM rupayA vyartha barabAda kara rahe haiM ! 1 ke kaI AcArya nAmadhArI bhaTTArakoM ne, karake jana dharma ke rUpa ko vikRta kara diyA hai jaisA parivartana kisI bhI kAma kA nahIM hotA / isIprakAra eka bAra kiyA huA Avazyaka pari.. vartana bhI usa paristhiti ke badala jAne para bilakula nirupayogI hokara ulaTA hAnikAraka bana jAtA hai jaisA ki mUrtipUjA kA pracalita DhaMga |
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________________ * isameM koI zaka nahIM ki pUjA aura pratiSThA kA pracalita DhaMga bhI kisI samaya meM usa samaya ke liye Avazyaka samajha kara hI grahaNa kiyA hogA parantu vartamAna samaya ke liye yaha bilakula nirupayogI ho rahA hai aisA mAnana meM kisI bhI vicArazIla vyakti ko Apati nahIM honI cAhiye jaba samaya ne hamArI bhASA, pahanAva, rahanasahana Adi pratyeka kArya ko badala diyA to ina Avazyaka viSayoM meM bhI parivartana karane se hama itane kyoM Darate haiM? hameM cAhiye ki pratyeka purAnI kriyA ko navInatA ke sAMce meM DhAla kara, sAmagrika aura upayogI banA leveM kyoMki yadi mUla uddezya kI pUrti * pratiSThA zrAdi prabhAvanA kA aMga hai aura usakA uddezya nATaka ke DhaMga para tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvana caritra kA logoM para prabhAva DAlanA hai / usa samaya ke manuSyoM ke jaise vicAra hA~ aura jisa DhaMga ko amala meM lAna se ve prabhAvita ho sakate ho. pratiSThA Adi ko bhI samayAnusAra vaisA hI rUpa dete rahanA caahiye| jisa prakAra nyAyazAstra kI yuktiyoM se samajhane vAle puruSa kA udAharaNoM se samajhAna kA koI phala nahIM hotA udAharaNoM se samajhane jitanI sI hI buddhi rakhane vAle kA nyAya zAstra ke dvArA samajhAnA nirarthaka hotA hai usIprakAra vartamAna samaya ke ke manuSya jina prabhAvanA paddhati kA prayoga karane se prabhAvita hosakate ho use prayoga na karake, vahI apanI purAnI lakIra pITate rahane kA parizrama niSphala hogA !
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________________ 61 . meM umasa koI bAdhA nahIM par3atI to usa parivartana ko kisI bhI naraha burA nahIM kahA jAsakatA / yAda gakhiye : saMsAra kA yaha niyama hai aura itahAsa isakA sAkSI hai ki jo samaya kI AvazyakatA ke anusAra apane DhaMga kA nahIM badalata aura apanI umI purAnI lakIra ko pATana rahate haiM unakA avazya nAza ho jAtA hai| ke ke ma.. pati dhmaanus| vana karanA hA, unakI pUjA hai tathA jala caMdana Adi adhya aura isItaraha aura bhI ADambara jo aAjakala kiyA jAtA hai vaha maya isake liye anAvazyaka hai| jisaprakAra paristhiti se lAcAra hokara Apana(niyoM ne ) isa ADambara ko grahaNa kiyA usIprakAra aba paristhiti badala jAne para ume tyAga dana meM hI buddhimAnI hai / Apa logoM ke hRdayoM meM yaha bAta baiThI huI hai ki binA jalacaMdanAdi dravya ke sahAre pUjA hohI nahIM sakatI imakAraNa isameM koI saMdeha nahIM ki Apa ima lagna ko par3ha kara lekhaka ko pUjA kA virodhI hI mamajheMge / kina namaka apane Apako aisA nahIM smjhtaa| yaha arahaMtoM kI pUjA. kA pUrNa pakSapAtI hai aura usake vicAra se pratyeka AdhyAtmika cAMga ke do vyakti kA kAya hai ki vaha nirya gharahanoM
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________________ 62 4 kI pUjA kiyA kre| kintu vaha pUjA aisI hai jo binA ki prakArake jalacaMdanAdi dravya ke ADambara ke eka garIba se. safe ke dvArA bhI, jitanA sA use avakAza milasake uta DI se samaya meM, AsAnI se kI jAsakatI hai| ataH lekhaka kA uddezya pUjA kA virodha karane kA nahIM pratyuta vartamAna OM samAja kI pracalita pUjA-paddhati meM ghusI huI burAiyoM digdarzana karane ta hai una para Apa loga bhI yadi pakSapAta gara vicAra kareMge / ko bhI vizvAsa hojAvega kI pUjA ke lie dravyAdi ADambara bilakula . " ki vazyaka affe yaha lekha vartamAna jaina samAja ko lakSya ka likhA gayA hai tathApi usakI lekhana zailI isa DhaMga kI ra gaI hai ki anya dharmAvalaMbI bhAI bhI pUjA middhAnta ko samajha isase lAbha uThA sakeM tathA jainiyAM kI mUrtipUjA viSayaka unameM hama phailI huI hai vaha dUra hojAve / samAja hitaiSI vidvAnoM ko cAhiye ki samaya me apanI mauta ko bhaMga karake samAja kA vAsanA viSayaka dUra karane ke lie jI jAna se prathamazAla ho jAo / phoTA, 11-2006 I0 bhA
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