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________________ jaina dharma kA zAzvata svarUpa AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja 'vatyusahAvo dhammo' arthAt-vastu ke svabhAva ko dharma kahate haiM / jisa taraha jala kA svabhAva zItala hai| jala cAhe AkAza se girA ho, kueM yA bAvar3I se nikAlA ho, kisI jhIla, nadI yA samudra se liyA jAya, zItala hI hogaa| hA~, kucha srotoM se garma jala bhI AtA hai parantu vaha svAbhAvika nahIM hotaa| isa pRthvI meM aneka sthAnoM para dahanazIla agnimaya padArtha bhI pAye jAte haiN| aneka parvata aise hote haiM jinase agnijvAlA nikalatI rahatI hai / pRthvI ke bhItara kahIM para gandhaka kI khAneM hotI haiN| kisI jala ke sote ke nIce pRthvI meM yadi aisI koI agnimaya padArtha kI khAna ho to vaha usa jala ko uSNa karatI rahatI hai| isa kAraNa una sotoM meM pAnI garma hI nikalA karatA hai, jaise ki rAjagRhI ke kaI kuNDoM meM nikalatA hai / parantu sote kA vaha garma jala bhI thor3I dera pIche svayaM ThaNDA hokara apane svabhAva meM A jAtA hai / isa kAraNa jala kA dharma yA svabhAva zItala mAnanA par3atA hai| AtmA kA svabhAva AtmA kA dharma kahalAtA hai / AtmA jJAna, darzana, kSamA, dhairya Adi ananta guNoM kA akhaMDa piNDa hai| yadyapi saMsArI jIvoM kA AtmA karmoM ke kAraNa parAdhIna banA huA hai, usake svAbhAvika guNa vikRta ho gaye haiM, usake guNoM meM se aneka guNa avikasita haiM, aneka vikRta ho gaye haiM, kintu phira bhI unakI svAbhAvika jhalaka sarvathA nahIM chipa sktii| jisa taraha sUrya para cAhe jitane bAdala A jAeM parantu usake dvArA jagat meM hone vAlA prakAza to ho hI jAtA hai, jaise ki varSA ke dinoM me hotA hai| jJAnAvaraNa karma ke dvArA saMsArI AtmA kA jJAna bahuta kama ho gayA hai| parantu aisA nahIM hai ki vaha sarvathA asta ho gayA ho, kucha na kucha jJAna pratyeka jIva meM pAyA hI jAtA hai| nigodiyA jIva meM sabase kama jJAna hotA hai| vaha akSara jJAna ke anantaveM bhAga hotA hai| arthAt jJAna AtmA kA svAbhAvika guNa hai / ataH vaha AtmA meM avazya sadA rahatA hai| kSamA AtmA kA svAbhAvika guNa hai / krodha svAbhAvika guNa nahIM hai / isI kAraNa krodha thor3I dera ThaharatA hai| utanI hI dera meM krodha se AtmA vyAkula ho jAtA hai / kSamA AtmA meM sadA banI rahe to bhI AtmA ko koI kaSTa nahIM hotA / isI prakAra AtmA ke aura bhI svAbhAvika guNa haiN| ve svAbhAvika guNa jisa mArga para calane se pragaTa ho jAte haiM usI kA nAma dharma hai / karmoM ke kAraNa AtmA ke guNa vikRta yA alpa vikasita ho rahe haiM, jisase ki AtmA ko saMsAra meM janma-maraNa, bhUkha-pyAsa, roga , bur3hApA, kheda, zoka Adi aneka taraha ke zArIrika, mAnasika kaSTa mila rahe haiN| AtmA durgatiyoM meM cakkara lagA rahA hai| AtmA jisa mArga para calane se ina kaSToM se bilkula chaTa jAve usakA nAma dharma hai| zrI samantabhadra AcArya ne 'ratnakaraNDazrAvakAcAra' meM kahA hai dezayAmi samIcInaM dharmakarmanirvahaNam / saMsAraduHkhataH sattvAnyo dharatyuttame sukhe // arthAt dharma karma-jAla ko naSTa karake tathA saMsAra-duHkha se chur3Akara uttama sukha meM pahu~cAne vAlA hotA hai, aise dharma ko maiM batAtA huuN| zrI samantabhadra ne 'ratnakaraNDa zrAvakAcAra' meM jisa dharma kI rUparekhA batalAne kA saMketa kiyA hai vaha dharma jainadharma ke nAma se vikhyAta hai, jo ki saMsAra kA sabase prAcIna dharma hai kyoMki pracalita avasarpiNI yuga meM sabase prathama isI dharma kA udaya huA thaa| isakA saMkSipta itihAsa yoM hai __. Aja se karor3oM varSa pahale ayodhyA ke zAsaka rAjA nAbhirAya kI rAnI marudevI ke udara sa parama tejasvI putra RSabhanAtha kA janma huA thaa| RSabhanAtha janma se hI avadhijJAnI the| jaba ve bar3e hue to unhoMne apane eka sau putroM ko tathA janatA ko khetI-bAr3I, yuddha, 'amRta-khaMDa' ke antargata vibhinna cAturmAsoM meM AcArya ratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja dvArA diye gae pravacanoM kA sAra-saMkSepa 'DaoN. mahendra 'nirdoSa' dvArA saMkalita-saMpAdita kiyA gayA hai| . -amRta-kaNa ..... .. ........
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________________ rAjanIti, vastra bunanA, nATyakalA, citrakalA Adi aneka kalAeM sikhlaaii| apanI bar3I putrI brAhmI ko akSara-vidyA aura choTI putrI sundarI ko aMkavidyA sikhlaaii| isa taraha gRhasya dazA meM unhoMne laukika vidyAoM kI zikSA sarvasAdhAraNa ko dii| phira jaba ve saMsAra, zarIra aura bhogoM se virakta hokara yogI bane taba eka hajAra varSa taka aneka kaThina tapasyAeM karane ke bAda ve sarvajJa vItarAga jIvanmukta paramAtmA bana gaye / rAga, dveSa, krodha, mada, moha, mAyA, kAma Adi vikAroM ko AtmA se dUra kara diyA tathA AtmaguNa-ghAtaka jJAnA varaNa, darzanAvaraNa, mohanIya aura antarAya ina cAroM karmoM para vijaya prApta kara lI / ukta durbhAvoM aura karmoM ko jIta lene ke kAraNa . bhagavAn RSabhanAtha kA upAdhinAma 'jina' (jayati iti jinaH yAnI jItane vAlA) prasiddha ho gayA / usa jIvanmukta 'jina avasthA meM unhoMne vizAla samavazaraNa nAmaka vyAkhyAna-sabhA dvArA samasta sura, nara, pazu, pakSI Adi jIvoM ko karmoM tathA durbhAvoM se AtmA ko zuddha karane vAlA anubhUta mArga (dharma) kA upadeza diyA, jisakA AcaraNa karake aneka manuSyoM ne dIkSA lekara paramAtmA pada ko prApta kiyaa| jo muni na bana sakate the unake liye gRhastha avasthA meM rahate hue usase nIcI zreNI sugama AcaraNa btlaayaa| isa kAraNa unake dvArA upadiSTa dharma kA nAma unake prasiddha nAma 'jina' ke anusAra 'jainadharma' vikhyAta huaa| isa taraha bhagavAn RSabhanAtha laukika kalAoM ke sabase prathama zikSaka hue aura sabase pahale ve yogI bane tathA apane yoga meM pUrNa saphala hokara isa yuga kI apekSA sabase prathama dharma-pracAraka Adya tIrthakara hue| AtmA ko mahAtmA, tadanantara paramAtmA banAne kI vidhi btlaaii| isa prakAra jainadharma kA udaya jagat meM anya saba dharmoM se pahale huA hai| isa kAraNa saMsAra kA sabase prAcIna dharma jainadharma hai| AtmA ko pUrNa zuddha karake paramAtmA banAne kA vidhAna kevala jainadharma ne batalAyA hai| anya dharmoM meM paramAtmA kevala eka vyakti ko mAnA hai, unake siddhAnta ke anusAra paramAtmA anya koI nahIM bana sakatA vaha cAhe jitanI bhI tapasyA kyoM na kre| paranta jainadharma ne AtmA kA sAmAnya svarUpa batalAkara saMsArI AtmA ko vizeSa rUpa se khulAsA karake batalAyA ki AtmA saMsAra meM karmabandhana ke kAraNa azuddha, vikRta, paratantra hokara vividha yoniyoM meM janma-maraNa karatA huA ghUmatA-phiratA hai| kisa taraha karmabandhana banatA hai ? kitane usake bheda haiM, vaha jIva ko phala kisa taraha detA hai, kisa taraha vaha kama hotA hai, kisa taraha bar3hatA hai, vaha karma-bandhana jIva ke kisa-kisa guNa ko kyA hAni pahu~cAtA hai, kisa taraha usakA vega halakA hotA hai, kisa taraha karma chUTatA hai? ityAdi karma-siddhAnta bar3e vistAra ke sAtha jaina darzana meM batalAyA gayA hai| usa siddhAnta ke anusAra jo vyakti karma dUra karane kI jitanI koziza karatA hai utanA hI zuddha usakA AtmA hotA hai| ghara-bAra chor3a sAdhu-dIkSA lekara jo apanA sArA samaya Atma-zuddhi ke liye dhyAna-svAdhyAya Adi meM lagAte haiM ; kAma krodha Adi ko bahuta kucha zAnta kara dete haiM, ve AtmA se mahAtmA bana jAte haiN| ve hI mahAtmA Atma-dhyAna karate-karate jaba apane karmoM ko nirmUla naSTa karake apanA AtmA pUrNa zuddha banA lete haiM taba unake samasta AtmaguNa karma-AvaraNa haTa jAne se pUrNa vikasita ho jAte haiN| ataH ve sarvajJa, draSTA, pUrNa sukhI, niraMjana, nirvikAra paramAtmA sadA ke liye bana jAte haiN| isa taraha AtmA, mahAtmA aura paramAtmA AtmA kI hI tIna zreNiyA~ haiN| ataH jitane bhI AtmA pUrNa jJAnI. pUrNa sukhI va nirvikAra bana cuke haiM ve sabhI paramAtmA haiN| isa taraha AtmA ke pUrNa vikAsa kA spaSTa vivaraNa jainadharma ke sivAya anya kisI darzana ne nahIM batalAyA / hindustAna TAimsa ke sampAdaka, gAMdhI jI ke suputra zrI devadAsa gAMdhI jaba iMgalaiNDa gaye to vahAM ke prasiddha vicArazIla lekhaka jArja banArDa zaoN se mile / bAtacIta karate hue devIdAsa gAMdhI ne barnArDa zaoN se pUchA ki Apako sabase adhika priya dharma kauna-sA pratIta hotA hai ? barnArDa zaoN ne uttara diyA ki "jainadharma" / devadAsajI ne isakA kAraNa pUchA to jArja barnArDa zaoN ne uttara diyA kijainadharma meM AtmA kI pUrga unati tathA pUrNa vikAsa kI prakriyA batAI gaI hai-isa kAraNa mujhe jainadharma sabase adhika priya hai| jainadharma vizvahitakArI dharma hai / saMsAra ke pracalita dharmoM meM kisI dharma meM to kevala apane dharmAnuyAyiyoM kI rakSA karane kA hI upadeza hai| jo nara nArI usa dharma ke anuyAyI na hoM unako apanA zatra, samajha kara yA to unheM mAra kara naSTa karane kA upadeza diyA hai yA balapUrvaka unheM apanA dharma manavAne kI zikSA dI hai| dUsare dharmAnuyAyiyoM ke sAtha kucha kama yA kucha adhika kaThora bartAva karane kA upadeza prAyaH sabhI dharmoM (jaina dharma ke sivAya) ke granthoM meM diyA gayA hai| kisI dharma ne yadi dayA bhAva kA kSetra kucha bar3hAyA hai to samasta manuSyoM kI rakSA karane kA vidhAna usane kara diyA hai / kisI dharma ne manuSya ke sivAya kucha kAma Ane yogya pazuoM kI rakSA karane kA vidhAna kara diyA hai / apane paramAtmA devI devatAoM kA prasAda (prasannatA) pAne ke liye aneka dharmoM meM gAya, bakarA, bhaiMsA, suara, murgA, ghor3A yahA~ taka ki manuSya ko bhI mAra kara bheMTa karane kA upadeza diyA hai| sabhI pazu-pakSI, kIr3e-makor3e, Adi jIvoM kI rakSA karane kA vidhAna kisI bhI dharma meM nahIM pAyA jAtA / yaha prANI mAtra para dayA karane kA upadeza jainadharma meM hI pAyA jAtA hai| koI bhI prANI vaha cAhe sarpa, siMha, bher3iyA, bIchU Adi duSTa prakRti kA ho athavA kabUtara, kharagoza, hiraNa Adi bholI prakRti kA ho, hAthI, aMTa AcAryaratna zrI vezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana anya
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________________ Adi bar3e AkAra kA ho athavA cIMTI, makor3A, macchara Adi choTe AkAra kA ho, ekendriyadhArI ho athavA paMcendriya ho, jalacara ho, thalacara ho yA nabhacara ho, samasta jIvoM kI rakSA karane kA upadeza jaina dharma meM diyA gayA hai| ata: vizva dharma kahalAne kA adhikAra kevala jaina dharma ko hI hai| isI 'ahiMsA paramo dharmaH' kA siddhAnta mahAtmA buddha ne mAna kara pazuyajJa kA virodha avazya kiyA parantu mAMsa-bhakSaNa ko apanA kara prakArAntara se hiMsA kA aMza rahane diyA / Aja videzI bauddha sAdhu mAMsa-bhakSaNa karate haiM / jainadharma ne apane sabase nimna koTi ke anuyAyI ko bhI mAMsa kA na khAnA niyamita rkkhaa| isa kAraNa saMsAra ke jahA~ prAyaH sabhI dharmAnuyAyiyoM meM mAMsa-bhakSaNa pracalita hai vahA~ kevala jaina dharmAnuyAyI hI mAMsa bhakSaNa se achUte haiN| isake sivAya khAna-pAna ke viSaya meM jainadharma kA sunizcita siddhAnta hai| kauna padArtha kisa dazA meM bhakSya (khAne yogya) hai aura kisa dazA meM vaha bhakSya nahIM hai / pAnI, dUdha Adi peya padArthoM meM se kauna-kauna peya grAhya haiM aura kauna-kauna se agrAhya haiM ? kauna se sarvathA abhakSya apeya haiM aura kyoM haiM ? isakA sunizcita vaijJAnika vivaraNa jaina dharma ke sivAya anyatra nahIM miltaa| jIvoM kA vargIkaraNa jaina siddhAnta meM jisa sundara DhaMga se kiyA gayA hai vaisA anyatra kahIM nahIM milatA / kauna jIva kisa zreNI kA hai, usakI kitanI indriyA~ aura kitane prANa haiM ? kitanI usameM jJAna zakti hai ? isakA vaijJAnika ullekha jaina-siddhAnta meM pAyA jAtA hai| vRkSoM meM jIva prAyaH kisI bhI dharma ne nahIM mAnA, yadi kisI ne mAnA hai to vaha isa viSaya meM pUrA khulAsA nahIM de sktaa| parantu jainadharma isa viSaya meM bahuta acchA vijJAna-sammata khulAsA batalAtA hai / vanaspatiyoM kA vargIkaraNa bar3e acche DhaMga se jaina darzana ne kiyA hai| unakI grAhyatA, agrAhyatA para sundara prakAza DAlA hai / jainadharma kA AcAra zAstra bahuta sundara hai| usake samasta niyama zreNIvAra sunizcita haiN| unameM kahIM bhI kamI yA bezI karane kI raMcamAtra bhI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / manuSya ko ucca dhyeya kI siddhi ke liye apane jIvanmukta ahaMnta bhagavAnoM tathA tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAeM banavA kara unakA vidhivat sanmAna pUjana karanA, darzana karanA bhI jainasiddhAnta ne hI sabase prathama saMsAra ke samakSa rakkhA / mUrti mandira, zikharavedI kA nirmANa, unakI pratiSThA Adi ke nizcita niyama jainazAstroM meM batAye gaye haiN| buddhi ko paripakva karane ke liye syAdvAda siddhAnta to jainadharma kA eka anupama mahAn siddhAnta hai| isa taraha jainadharma ne pratyeka dizA meM bahuta spaSTa digdarzana kiyA hai| jaina dharma kI prAcInatA jaina dharma kA uddezya arthAt prayojana saMsArI AtmA ke pApa-puNya rUpI karmabhaila ko dhokara usako saMsAra ke janma-maraNA di duHkhoM se mukta kara svAdhIna paramAnanda meM pahuMcA denA hotA hai, jisase yaha azuddha AtmA zuddha hokara paramAtma-pada meM sadAkAla ke lie sthira ho jAve / yaha mukhya uddezya hai / aura, gauNa uddezya kSamA, brahmacarya, paropakAra, ahiMsA Adi guNoM kI prApti karanA hai| yaha jagata, anAdi hai jagat koI vizeSa bhinna padArtha nahIM hai / cetana aura acetana vastuoM kA samudAya hai, jaise vRkSoM ke samUha ko vana, manuSyoM ke samUha ko bhIr3a, hAthI-ghor3e-ratha-payAdoM ke samUha ko senA kahate haiM, vaise hI yaha jagat yA loka padArthoM ke samudAya kA nAma hai| yaha bAta AbAla-vRddha sabhI jAnate haiM ki jo vastu banatI hai vaha kisI vastu se banatI hai, vaha nAza hotI hai to vaha kisI anya vastu ke rUpa meM parivatita ho jAtI hai / akasmAt binA kisI upAdAna kAraNa ke na koI vastu banatI hai, na naSTa hokara vaha sarvathA abhAva rUpa ho jAtI hai| dUdha se ghI, khoyA, malAI banatI hai, miTTI cUnA pattharoM ke milane se makAna bana jAtA hai, makAna ko tor3ane se miTTI, lakar3I Adi padArtha alaga-alaga ho jAte haiM / yaha sRSTi kA eka aTala aura pakkA niyama hai ki sat kA sarvathA nAza aura asat kA utpAdana kabhI nahIM ho sktaa| arthAt jo mUla padArtha jar3a yA cetana haiM, unakA sarvathA nAza nahIM hotA hai tathA jo mUla padArtha nahIM hai vaha kabhI paidA nahIM ho sakatA / vijJAna bhI yahI mata rakhatA hai| kisI vastu kA nAza nahIM hotaa| yaha jagat parivartanazIla hai| arthAt isake bhItara jo cenana aura jar3a dravya haiM ve sadA avasthAoM ko badalate rahate haiM / avasthAyeM janmatI aura bigar3atI haiM, mUla dravya nhiiN| isalie yaha loka sadA se hai aura sadA calatA jAegA tathA akRtrima bhI hai kyoM ki jo vastu Adi-sahita hotI hai usI ke lie kartA kI AvazyakatA hai, anAdi padArtha ke lie kartA nahIM ho sakatA / yaha jagat svabhAva se siddha hai / arthAt isake saba padArtha apane svabhAva se kAma karate rahate haiN| pratyeka kArya ke liye do mukhya kAraNa hote haiM -eka upAdAna, dUsarA nimitta / jo mUla kAraNa svayaM kAryarUpa ho jAtA hai use upAdAna kAraNa kahate haiM / usake kArya rUpa hone meM eka va aneka jo sahAyaka hote haiM unako nimitta kAraNa kahate haiN| jaise pAnI se amRta-kaNa
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________________ bhApa kA bnnaa| isameM pAnI upAdAna, tathA agni Adi nimitta kAraNa haiM / jagat meM Aga, pAnI, havA, miTTI eka dUsare ko binA NamanoM ke anusAra nimitta hokara bahata se kAryoM aura rUpoM meM badala dete haiN| pAnI barasanA, bahanA, miTTI kA baha jAnA, kahIM jamakara pRthvI bananA, bAdaloM kA bananA, sUrya kA prakAza, tApa phailanA, dina-rAta honA ye saba jar3a padArthoM kA vikAsa hai| nimitta-naimittika sambandha cintavana meM nahIM A sakatA / na jAne kauna padArtha apanI paristhiti ke vaza vikAsa karatA huA kisake kisa vikAsa kA nimitta ho rahA hai| aise asaMkhya pariNAma pratikSaNa ho rahe haiN| bahuta-se kAmoM meM cetana jIva bhI nimitta hote haiN| jaise cir3iyoM se ghoMsale kA banAnA, AdamI se makAna banAnA Adi, tathA kahIM cetana kAryoM meM bhI jar3a padArtha nimitta bana jAtA hai, jaise ajJAnI hone meM bhAMga yA madya Adi / isa jagat meM sadA hI kAma hotA rahatA hai / aisA nahIM hai ki vaha kabhI paramANu rUpa se dIrgha kAla taka par3A rahe aura phira bane / jahAM jala aura tApa kA sambandha hogA vahAM jala zuSka ho bhApa banA hogaa| kahIM kabhI koI bastI ho jAtI hai, kabhI-kabhI Ujar3a kSetra bastI ho jAtA hai| sarva jagata meM kabhI mahApralaya nahIM hotii| kisI thor3e-se kSetra meM pavanAdi kI tIvratA se pralaya kI avasthA kucha kAla ke lie hotI hai, phira kahIM bastI basane lagatI hai| yoM sUkSmatA se dekhA jAe to sRSTi aura pralaya sarvadA hote rahate haiN| isa taraha yaha jagat anAdi hokara ananta kAla taka calatA jaaegaa| jaina dharma anAdi hai jaina dharma isa jagat meM kahIM na kahIM sadA hI pAyA jAtA hai| yaha kisI vizeSa kAla meM zurU nahIM huA hai| jambUdvIpa ke videha kSetra meM (jisakA abhI vartamAna bhUgolajJAtAoM ko patA nahIM lagA hai) yaha dharma sadA jArI rahatA hai| vahAM se mahAn puruSa sadA hI deha se rahita ho mukta hote haiN| isI kAraNa usa kSetra ko videha kahate haiM / isa bhArata kSetra meM bhI yaha dharma pravAha kI apekSA anAdi kAla se hai / yadyapi yaha kisI kAla meM kucha samaya ke lie lupta ho jAtA hai, to phira tIrthaGkaroM yA mokSagAmI kevalajJAnI mahAn AtmAoM ke dvArA prakAza kiyA jAtA hai| jaba yaha dharma AtmA ke zuddha karane kA upAya hai taba jaise AtmA aura anAtmA arthAt cetana aura jar3a se bharA huA yaha jagat anAdi anaMta hai, vaise hI AtmA kI zuddhi kA upAya yaha dharma bhI anAdi anaMta hai| jagat meM dhAnya, dhAnya kI tuSa rahita zuddha avasthA cAvala, tathA dhAnya kA zuddha hone kA upAya-ye tInoM hI anAdi haiN| isI taraha saMsAra AtmA, paramAtmA aura paramAtma pada kI prApti ke upAya bhI anAdi haiN| aitihAsika dRSTi se jaina dharma ko prAcInatA yaha jainadharma anAdi kAla se calA A rahA hai / hama yadi khoje hue itihAsa kI ora dRSTi DAleM to patA calegA ki jahAM bhArata kI aitihAsika sAmagrI milatI hai vahAM taka jainadharma pAyA jAtA hai| isa bAta ke pramANa yahAM namUne ke rUpa meM eka do hI die jAte haiM jisase adhika vistAra na ho jaave| mejara janarala phalAMga sAhaba (Major General J.G. R. Furlong) apanI pustaka The short studies of comparative religion p.p. "243-44" meM kahate haiM All Upper, Western North & Central India was then say, 1500 to 800 B. C. and indeed from unknown times, ruled by Turanjans, conveniently, calld Dravids and given to tree, serpent and the like worship...... but there also existed throughout Upper India an ancient & highly organised religion, philosophical, ethical & a severely ascetical viz Jainis'n. bhAvArtha-I. san 800 se 1500 varSa pahile taka tathA vAstava meM ajJAta samayoM se yaha kula bhArata tUrAnI yA dravir3a logoM dvArA zAsita thA jo vRkSa va sarpa Adi kI pUjA karate the kintu taba hI UparI bhArata meM eka prAcIna, uttama rIti se saMgaThita dharmatattvajJAna se pUrNa sadAcAra rUpa, tathA kaThina tapasyA sahita dharma arthAt jaina dharma maujUda thaa| isa pustaka meM granthakAra ne jainoM ke aise bhAvoM kA patA anya dezoM meM prApta bhAvoM meM pAyA jaise grIka Adi meN| usI se inakA astitva bahuta pahile se siddha kiyA hai / duniyA ke bahuta se dharmoM para jaina dharma kA asara par3A-aisA isameM batAyA hai| vaidika vAGmaya meM tIrthaMkara Ajakala ke itihAsa Rgveda, yajurveda Adi ko prAcIna grantha mAnate haiN| unameM bhI jaina tIrthaMkaroM kA varNana hai / jainiyoM ke 22veM tIrthakara ariSTanemi kA nAma nIce ke mantroM meM hai - AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana panca
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________________ svasti na indro vRddhazravAH svasti naH pUSA vizvadevAH / svasti nastArkSyo ariSTanemiH svasti no bRhaspatirvadhAtu / / (Rgveda 1/09/6) bhAvArtha-mahA kIrtivAn indra vizvavettA pUSA tA rUpa ariSTanemi va bRhaspati hamArA kalyANa kreN| vAjasya nu prasava A babhUvemA ca vizvA bhuvanAni sarvataH / sa nemi rAjA pariyAti vidvAn prajAM puSTiM vardhayamAno asme svAhA // ( yajurveda, adhyAya 6 mantra 25 ) bhAvArtha - bhAvayajJa ko pragaTa karane vAle dhyAna kA isa saMsAra ke saba bhUta-jIvoM ke liye sarva prakAra se yathArtha rUpa kathana karake jo neminAtha apane ko kevalajJAnAdi AtmacatuSTaya ke svAmI aura sarvataH pragaTa karate haiM aura jinake dayAmaya upadeza se jIvoM ko AtmasvarUpa kI puSTi zIghra bar3hatI hai, usakI Ahuti ho / cAhatA hUM / arhan viSa sAyakAni dhanvArhanniSkaM yajataM vizvarUpam / arhannidaM dayase vizvamabhyaM na yA ojIyo hadra tvadasti // bhAvArtha he arhan! Apa vastu svarUpa dharma rUpI vAmI ko upadezarUpI dhanuSa ko tathA AramacatuSTaya rUpa AbhUSaNoM ko dhAraNa kiye ho / he arhan ! Apa vizvarUpa prakAzaka kevalajJAna ko prApta ho / he arhan ! Apa isa saMsAra ke saba jIvoM kI rakSA karate ho / he kAmAdi ko jalAne vAle ! Apake samAna koI balavAn nahIM hai / isa mantra meM arahanta kI prazaMsA hai, jo jainiyoM ke pAMca parameSThiyoM meM prathama haiN| zrI nagna sAdhu mahAvIra bhagavAn kA nAma nIce ke manya meM hai-- yogavAziSTha a0 15, zloka 8 meM zrI rAmacandra jI kahate haiM - (Rgveda maM0 2033, maMtra 10 ) AtityatvaMmaprataraM mahAvIrasya nagnahUH / rUpamupasadAmetatilo rAtroH surAsutA // nAhaM rAmo na me vAMchA bhAveSu ca na me manaH / zAntimAsyAtumicchAmi svAtmanyeva jino yathA // bhAvArtha - na maiM rAma hUM / na merI vAMchA padArthoM meM hai / maiM to jina ke samAna apanI AtmA meM hI zAnti sthApita karanA ( yajurveda, adhyAya 16, mantra 14 ) vAlmIki rAmAyaNa ( bAlakAMDa 14 sarva loka 12 ) meM mahArAja dazaratha dvArA dhamaNoM ko bhojana dene kA ullekha milatA hai: "zramaNAzcaiva bhuJjate' zramaNAH digambarAH bhUSaNa TIkA ( yahAM jainiyoM ke prathama tIrthaMkara kA varNana hai / ) mahAbhArata ( vana parva a0 183, pR0 727 mudrita 1907 zaravandra soma) ke anusAra haihaya vaMzI kAzyapa gotrI Adi sabane mahAvratadhArI mahAtmA ariSTanemi muni ko praNAma kiyaa| yahAM 22veM tIrthaMkara kA saMketa hai, jinakA nAma Upara veda ke mantroM meM bhI AyA hai / mArkaNDeya purANa (a0 53) ke anusAra - RSabhadeva ne putra bharata ko rAjya de vana meM jAkara mahA saMnyAsa le liyA / bhAgavata ke skandha 5 a0 2 pR0 366-67 meM jainiyoM ke prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva ko maharSi likhakara unake upadeza kI bahuta prazaMsA likhI hai / bhAgavata ke TIkAkAra lAlA zAligrAma jI pR0 372 meM likhate haiM ki zukadeva jI ne jagat ko mokSa mArga dikhAyA aura apane Apa bhI moza hone ke karma kiye, isIliye zukadeva jI ne RSabhadeva jI ko namaskAra kiyA hai| 5
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________________ jainadharma kI maulikatA jainadharma hindU dharma kI zAkhA nahIM ho sktaa| kyoMki jo usakI zAkhA hotA hai usakA mUla bhI vahI hotA hai| jo hindU kartAvAdI haiM unase viruddha jainamata kahatA hai ki jagat anAdi va akRtrima hai, usakA kartA Izvara nahIM hai| jo hindU eka hI brahmamaya jagat mAnate haiM unase viruddha jainamata kahatA hai ki loka meM ananta parabrahma paramAtmA, ananta saMsArI AtmA, pudgala Adi jar3a padArtha, ye saba svatantra haiM / koI kisI kA khaNDa nhiiN| jo hindU AtmA yA puruSa ko kUTastha nitya yA apariNAmI mAnate haiM unase viruddha jainadharma kahatA hai ki AtmAyeM svabhAva na tyAgate hue bhI pariNamanazIla haiM, taba hI rAga-dveSa bhAvoM ko chor3a vItarAga ho sakatI haiN| jaina loga una RgvedAdi vedoM ko nahIM mAnate jinako hindU loga apanA dharmazAstra mAnate haiN| prophesara jaikobI ne AksaphorDa meM jainadharma kA hindU dharmoM se mukAbalA karate hue kahA hai-jainadharma sarvathA svatantra hai| merA vizvAsa hai ki yaha kisI kA anukaraNa rUpa nahIM hai aura isIliye prAcIna bhAratavarSa ke tattvajJAna aura dharma-paddhati ke adhyayana karane vAloM ke liye yaha eka mahattva kI bAta hai| (pRSTha 141 gujarAtI jaina darzana, prakAzaka adhipati jaina, bhAvanagara) bauddhadharma padArtha ko nitya nahIM mAnatA hai, AtmA ko kSaNika mAnatA hai, jaba ki jainadharma AtmA ko dravya kI apekSA nitya, kintu avasthA kI apekSA anitya mAnatA hai| jainadharma meM chaH dravya haiM, unakI bauddhoM ke yahAM mAnyatA nahIM hai| isake viruddha bauddha jainadharma kI nakala jarUra hai| pahale svayaM gautama buddha jaina muni pihitAzrava ke ziSya-sAdhu hue| phira unhoMne ma taka prANI meM jIva nahIM hotA, aisI zaMkA hone para apanA bhinna mata sthApita kiyaa| (dekho jainadarzana-sAra, devanandi kRta), prophesara jaikobI bhI kahate haiM "The Buddhist frequently refer to the Nirgranthas or Jains as a rival sect but they never so much as hint this sect was a newly founded one. On the contrary, from the way in which they speak of it, it would seem that this sect of Nirgranthas was at Budha's time already one of long standing, or in other words, it seems probable that Jainism is considerably older than Buddhism. (dekho pRSTha 42 gujarAtI jainadarzana) bhAvArtha-bauddhoM ne bAra-bAra nirgrantha yA jainiyoM ko apanA mukAbilA karane vAlA kahA hai, parantu ve kisI sthala para kabhI bhI yaha nahIM kahate haiM ki yaha eka nayA sthApita mata hai / isake viruddha jisa taraha ve varNana karate haiM usase yahI prakaTa hogA ki nirgranthoM kA dharma buddha ke samaya meM dIrgha kAla se maujUda thA, arthAt yahI sambhava hai ki jainadharma bauddhadharma se adhika purAnA hai| jaikobI ne Asrava zabda ko bauddha granthoM meM pApa ke artha meM dekhakara tathA jaina granthoM meM jisase karma Ate haiM va jo karma AtmA meM AtA hai aise asalI artha meM dekhakara yaha nizcaya kiyA hai ki jahAM Asrava ke mUla artha haiM vahI dharma prAcIna hai / ___Dr. Ry Davids DaoN0 rAi DeviDsa ne "Buddhist India" p. 143 meM likhA hai ki "The Jains have remained as an organised Community all through the History of India from before the rise of Buddhism down today." bhAvArtha-jaina loga bhArata ke itihAsa meM bauddha dharma ke bahuta pahile se aba taka saMgaThita jAti ke rUpa meM cale A rahe haiM / lokamAnya bAlagaMgAdhara tilaka 'kesarI' patra meM 13 disambara 1904 meM likhate haiM ki-bauddhadharma kI sthApanA ke pUrva jainadharma kA prakAza phaila rahA thA / bauddhadharma pIche se huA yaha bAta nizcita hai| haMTara sAhiba apanI pustaka iNDiyana igpAyara ke pRSTha 206 para likhate haiM ki jainamata bauddhamata se pahile kA hai / olDanavarga ne pAlI pustakoM ko dekhakara yaha bAta kahI hai ki jaina aura nirgrantha eka haiN| inake rahate hue bAda meM bauddhamata utpanna huaa| (See Buddha's life & Haey's translation 1882) jainamata bauddhamata se bhI utanA hI bhinna hai jitanA bhinna ki hama use kisI bhI aura mata se kaha sakate haiN| bauddha granthoM meM tIrthaMkara aitihAsika khoja (Historical Gleanings) nAma kI pustaka meM, jisako bAbU vimalacaraNa laoN ema0 e0 bI0 ela0 naM0 24 sukiyA sTrITa, kalakattA ne san 1922 meM sampAdana kara prakAzita karAyA hai, isa sambandha meM bahuta se pramANa likhe haiM, jinameM se kucha yahAM nIce diye jAte haiM - AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana anya .
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________________ (1) gautama buddha rAjagRhI meM nirgrantha nAtaputra (zrI mahAvIra ) ke ziSya culasakula dAdI se mile the / ( majjhimanikAya a0 2 ) (2) zrI mahAvIra gautama buddha se pahile nirvANa hue / (majjhimanikAya sAmanAmasutta va dIvanikAya pAtika sutta) (3) buddha ne acelakoM (namna digambara sAdhuoM) kA varNana likhA hai| ( dIghanikAya kassapa siMha nAde ) (4) nirgandha zrAvakoM kA devatA nirgantha hai-- nirgantha sAvakAnAm nirgantho devatA / (pAlI tripiTaka nihuzapatra 173 - 174) (5) mahAvIra svAmI ne kahA hai ki zIta jala meM jIva hote haiM-so lie sItodake sata saMjJA hoMti / (sumaMgala vilAsinI, patra 168 ) (6) rAjagRhI meM eka daphA buddha ne mahAnama ko kahA ki isigilA (RSigiri) ke taTa para kucha nirgrantha bhUmi para leTe hue tapa kara rahe the taba maiMne unase pUchA- aisA kyoM karate ho? unhoMne javAba diyA ki unake nAtaputra ne jo sarvajJa va sarvadarzI hai unase kahA hai ki pUrvajanma meM unhoMne pApa kiye haiM unhIM ke kSaya karane ke liye mana, vacana, kAya kA nirodha kara rahe haiM / ( majjhimanikAya, jilda 1 patra 92-93 ) (7) licchavoM kA senApati saha nirgandha nAtapuSa kA ziSya thA / (vinayapiTaka kA mahAvagga ) (8) nirdhanya matadhArI rAjA ke bajAMcI ke vaMza meM bhadrA ko bAvastI ke maMtrI ke vaMza meM arjuna ko, vimbasAra ke puSa abhaya ko, zrAvastI ke sazrIgupta aura garahadinna ko buddha ne bauddha banAyA / ( dhammapAla kRta pramathadIpinI va dhammapadattha kathA, ji0 1 ) (1) dhananjaya zreSThI kI putrI vimAyA niyanya migAra zreSThI ke putra purANavarddhaka ko vivAhI gaI thii| bhAvastI meM migAra zreSThI ne 500 nagna sAdhuoM ko AhAra dAna diyA / (visAkhAvatyu dhammapada kathA, ji0 1) jaina dharma ke zAzvata siddhAnta hamArA dharma, jaina dharma hai| tuma jAnate ho, jaina kise kahate haiM ? hAM, ThIka hai| tuma abhI itanI dUra nahIM jA sake ho / lo, maiM hI batA duuNgaa| parantu jarA dhyAna se suno| jaina kA artha hai 'jina' ko mAnane vaalaa| jo jina ko mAnatA ho, jina kI bhakti karatA ho, jina kI AjJA kA pAlana karatA ho, vaha jaina kahalAtA hai / tuma prazna kara sakate ho, jina kise kahate haiM ? jina kA artha hai, jItane vAlA / kisako jItane vAlA ? apane asalI zatruoM ko jItane vAlA / asalI zatru kauna haiM ? asalI zatru, rAga aura dveSa haiM / bAhara ke kalpita zatru inhIM ke kAraNa paidA hote haiM / rAga kise kahate haiM ? manapasanda cIja para moha / dveSa kyA hai ? mana kI nApasanda cIja napharata / ye rAga aura dveSa donoM sAtha-sAtha rahate haiN| jinako rAga hotA hai, use kisI ke prati dveSa bhI hotA hai aura jise dveSa hotA hai, use kisI ke prati rAga bhI hotA hai| rAga aura dveSa hI asalI kyoM hai? isaliye haiM ki ye hameM atyanta duHkha dete haiM, hamArA naitika patana karate haiM, hamArI AtmA kI AdhyAtmika unnati nahIM hone dete / rAga ke kAraNa mAyA aura lobha utpanna hote haiM aura dveSa ke kAraNa krodha tathA lobha utpanna hote haiM / krodha, mAna (garva), mAyA ( kapaTa), aura lobha ko jItane vAlA hI saccA jina hai / jina rAga aura dveSa se vilkula rahita hote haiM, isaliye unakA nAma vItarAga bhI hai| ve aThAraha doSoM se rahita hote haiM / rAga aura dveSa rUpI asalI zatruoM kA hanana arthAt nAza karate haiM, isalie ye arihanta bhI kahalAte haiM, ari--zatru hanta - nAza karane vAlA hai / "" 1 jina ko arahanta bhI kahate haiM ahaMta kise kahate haiM ? ahaMta kA artha yogya hai kisa bAta ke yogya ? pUjA karane ke yogy| jo mahApuruSa rAga-dveSa ko jIta kara 'jina' ho jAte haiM, ve saMsAra ke pUjane yogya ho jAte haiN| pUjA kA vizuddha artha bhakti hai| ataH jo mahApuruSa rAga-dveSa ko jItane ke kAraNa saMsAra ke lie pUjya yAnI bhakti karane ke yogya ho jAte haiM, ve ahaMta kahalAte haiN| bhakti kA artha hai sammAna karanA, unake batAye hue satpatha para calanA / jina ko bhagavAn bhI kahate haiM / bhagavAn kA kyA artha hai ? bhagavAn kA artha hai jJAna rUpI ko pUrNa rUpa se naSTa karane ke bAda 'kevala jJAna' utpanna ho jAtA hai / 'kevala jJAna' ke dvArA jina bhagavAn saMpatti vaalaa| rAga aura dveSa tIna loka aura tIna kAla kI
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________________ saba bAtoM ko sUrya prakAza ke samAna spaSTa rUpa se eka sAtha jAna lete haiN| jina bhagavAn ko paramAtmA bhI kahA jAtA hai / paramAtmA kA artha hai, parama zuddha aatmaa| jo parama zuddha AtmA cetana ho, vaha paramAtmA hai| rAga-dveSa ko naSTa karane ke bAda hI AtmA zuddha hotA hai aura paramAtmA banatA hai / jainadharma krodhI, mAnI, mAyAvI aura lobhI saMsArI devatAoM ko apanA iSTadeva nahIM maantaa| bhalA jo svayaM kAma, krodha Adi vikAroM meM phaMse par3e haiM, ve dUsaroM ko vikAra rahita hone ke liye kyA Adarza ho sakate haiM ? isaliye jaina-dharma meM sacce deva ve hI mAne gaye haiM, jo rAgadveSa ko jItane vAle hoM, karma rUpI zatruoM ko naSTa karane vAle hoM, tIna loka ke pUjanIya hoM, kevala jJAna vAle hoM tathA parama zuddha AtmA hoN| tuma prazna kara sakate ho, isa prakAra rAga aura dveSa ko jItane vAle kauna jina bhagavAn hue haiM, isakA uttara hai eka do nahIM, aneka ho gaye haiN| jAnakArI ke liye eka do prasiddha nAma batAye detA huuN| vartamAna kAla-cakra meM sabase pahale bhagavAn RSabhadeva hue haiM / Apa bhAratavarSa ke suprasiddha sAketa nagarI ke rahane vAle rAjA the| Apane rAjA ke rUpa meM nyAya nIti ke sAtha prajA kA pAlana kiyA aura bAda meM saMsAra tyAga kara muni bane evaM rAgadveSa ko kSaya karake jina bhagavAn hokara mokSa meM pahuca gye| bhagavAn neminAtha, bhagavAn pArzvanAtha, aura bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI jina bhagavAn the| ye mahApuruSa rAga aura dveSa ko pUrNa rUpa se naSTa karake kevala jJAna ko prApta kara cuke the| apane samaya meM inhoMne janatA meM ahiMsA aura satya kI prANa-pratiSThA kI aura rAgadveSa para vijaya pAne ke lie sacce Atma-dharma kA upadeza dekara AtmA ko paramAtmA banAne kA mArga prazasta kiyaa| nirgantha guru-saMsArI viSaya-vAsanAoM se rahita, Arambha-rahita aura parigraha se rahita rahakara sada, jJAna aura dhyAna meM lIna rahane vAle tathA saMsArI sampUrNa mAnava ko sanmArga batalAne vAle nirgrantha guru hote haiN| kahA bhI hai ki : viSayAzAbazAtIto nirAraMbho'parigrahaH / jJAnadhyAnataporaktastapasvI sa prazasyate // manuSya ke hRdaya ke andhakAra ko dUra karane vAlA kauna hotA hai ? kyA tumane kabhI isa prazna para kucha soca-vicAra kiyA hai ? mAlUma hotA hai, abhI taka isa tarapha tumhArA lakSya nahIM gayA hai| Ao, Aja isa para kucha vicAra kara leN| manuSya ke mAnasika jJAnAndhakAra ko dUra karane vAle aura jJAna kA prakAza phailAne vAle gurudeva ke binA duniyA ke bhogavilAsoM meM bhUle hue prANI ko kauna mArga batA sakatA hai ? jJAna kI AMkheM guru hI dete haiN| hA~, to kyA tuma batA sakate ho, guru kauna hote haiM ? sacce guru kA kyA lakSaNa hai ? jaina dharma meM guru kise kahate haiM ? jaina dharma meM guru kA mahattva bahuta bar3A hai, parantu hai vaha sacce guru kA / jaina-dharma andhazraddhAlu dharma nahIM hai, jo hara kisI duniyAdArI bhoga-vilAsI AdamI ko guru mAnakara pUjane lage / vaha guNoM kI pUjA karatA hai, zarIra aura veSa kI nhiiN| bAhya aura Abhyantara parigraha se aura krodha se rahita rahakara jo zarIra se bhI nirmamatva ho, jaina dharma aise guru ko pUjane vAlA hai| ataH vaha guNoM kA grAhaka hai| hA~, to jaina dharma meM vahI tyAgI AtmA guru mAnA jAtA hai, jo dhana-daulata kA tyAgI ho, makAna-dukAna Adi ke prapaMcoM se rahita ho, ahiMsA satya Adi kA svayaM AcaraNa karatA ho aura binA kisI lobha-lAlaca ke janakalyANa kI bhAvanA se upadeza detA ho / saccA guru vahI hai, jo jina bhagavAn ke dvArA prarUpita zAstroM meM batAe hue AtmA se paramAtmA banane ke Adarza ko sAmane rakhakara apane vizuddha AcaraNa tathA jJAna se usa Adarza ko prApta karanA cAhatA ho| jaina dharma meM tyAga kA mahattva hai| bhoga-vilAsoM ko tyAga kara AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kI ArAdhanA karanA hI zreSTha jIvana kA lakSaNa hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina sAdhuoM kA tapazcaraNa kI dRSTi se bar3A hI kaThora jIvana hotA hai| jaina sAdhu kar3I saradI par3ane para bhI Aga nahIM tApate haiM aura zarIra Dhakane ke kapar3e kI bhI icchA nahIM krte| pyAsa ke mAre kaMTha sUkha jAye phira bhI pAnI pIne kI icchA nahIM karate haiN| cAhe jitanI bhUkha lagI ho, para bhojana kI icchA nahIM karate haiN| eka hI bAra niyata samaya meM AhAra karate haiN| bur3hApA yA bImArI hone para bhI paidala calate haiM, koI bhI savArI kAma meM nahIM lAte / pairoM meM jUte nahIM pahanate / zarAba Adi nazIlI cIjoM ko kAma meM nahIM lAte / pUrNa brahmacarya pAlate haiM, strI ko mAtA-bahana ke samAna hamezA mAnate haiN| kaur3I, paisA Adi kucha dhana pAsa nahIM rakhate / AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana anya .
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________________ jaina sAdhuoM ke pAMca mahAvrata batalAe gaye haiM, jo pratyeka sAdhu ko, cAhe vaha choTA ho yA bar3A ho, avazya pAlana karane par3ate haiM : (1) ahiMsA- mana se, vacana se, zarIra se kisI bhI jIva kI hiMsA na karanA, na dUsaroM se karAnA, na karane bAloM kA anumodana samarthana hI karanA / (2) satya (3) acaurya (4) brahmacarya - (5) aparigraha - jaina sAdhu kA jIvana tapa aura tyAga kA itanA kaThora jIvana hai ki Aja usake samAna koI dUsarA nahIM milegaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina sAdhu saMkhyA meM bahuta thor3e haiM, jaba ki dUsare veSadhArI sAdhuoM kI deza meM bharamAra hai| Aja chappana lAkha sAdhu nAmadhAriyoM kI phauja bhAratavarSa ke liye bhAra bana cukI hai / parantu saccA guru pada hareka vyakti dhAraNa nahIM kara sakatA / kahA hai-- guru kIje jAna kara pAnI pIjai chAna kara / mana se, vacana se, zarIra se na svayaM jhUTha bolanA, na dUsaroM se bulavAnA, tathA na bolane vAloM kA anumodana karanA / mana se, vacana se, zarIra se na svayaM corI karanA, na dUsaroM se karavAnA, na karane vAloM kA anumodana karanA / mana se, vacana se, zarIra se maithuna vyabhicAra na svayaM karanA, na dUsaroM se karavAnA, na karane vAloM kA anumodana karanA / mana se, vacana se, zarIra se parigraha ko pAsa nahIM rakhanA / - zAstra -- jisameM hiMsA kA upadeza tathA devI devatA ke sAmane bakarA gAya, bhaiMsa car3hAne se dharma hotA hai aisA jisameM varNana kiyA gayA ho, aura jisa zAstra ko sunane mAtra se pApa bhAva kA baMdha hotA ho usako zAstra nahIM kahate / ina pApoM se rahita ahiMsA mArga kA jisameM varNana kiyA gayA ho vahI prANI mAtra kA kalyANa karane vAlA hai| vahI saccA zAstra hai / 1 " tumhArA kauna-sA dharma hai ? jaina dharma dharma kA kyA artha hai ? jo duHkha se durgati se, pApAcAra se, patana se bacAkara AtmA ko U~cA uThAne vAlA ho, dhAraNA karane vAlA ho, vaha dharma hai / saccA dharma kauna-sA hotA hai ? jisase kisI ko duHkha na pahuMce, aisA jo bhI acchA vicAra acchA AcAra hai, vahI saccA dharma hai| kyA jaina dharmaM bhI saccA dharma hai ? hA~, vaha acche vicAra aura acche AcAra vAlA dharma hai, isalie saccA dharma hai / jItakara pUrNa pavitra jaina dharma kA kyA artha hai ? jina bhagavAn kA kahA huA dhrm| jina bhagavAn kauna ? jo rAga-dva eSa ko aura nirmala AtmA ho gaye haiM, ve jina bhagavAn haiM zrI mahAvIra, pArzvanAtha Adi / 1 jainadhama ke kyA dUsare bhI kucha nAma haiM? hA~, dayA dharma syAdvAda dharma, arhata dharma, niva ( digambara) dharma Adi jaina dharma meM dayA kA bar3A mahattva hai, isalie vaha dayA dharma hai / syAdvAda kA artha hai pakSapAta rahita ! samabhAvakA samarthana karane se jaina dharma syAdvAda dharma hai| rAga, dveSa, moha, ajJAna se mukta hone ke kAraNa yaha ahaMta dharma hai| niryaya kA artha hai- saMpUrNa laMgoTI taka ke parigraha se rahita honA jaina dharma parigraha kA arthAt dhana sampatti ke saMgraha kA tyAga batalAtA hai, isalie vaha niyaMnya sAdhu dharma hai / 1 jainadharma kaba se calA ? jaina dharma nayA nahIM calA hai, vaha anAdi hai| dayA hI to jaina dharma hai aura saMsAra meM jisa prakAra duHkha anAdi hai, usI prakAra jIvoM ko duHkha se bacAne vAlI dayA bhI anAdi hai / anAdi dayA kA mArga hI jainadharma kahalAtA hai / jina bhagavAn kA kahA huA dharma hI to jaina dharma hai, isalie anAdi kaise huA ? jina bhagavAn koI eka nahIM hue haiM / pUrva kAla meM jina bhagavAn arthAt tIrthaMkara ananta ho gaye haiM, aura bhaviSya meM bhI ananta hote raheMge, ataH jaina-dharma anAdi kAla se calA AtA hai / samaya-samaya para hone vAle jina bhagavAn use adhikAdhika prakAzita karate haiM, deza-kAla va paristhiti ke anusAra usakI navIna paddhati se punaH sthApanA karate haiN| jina bhagavAn jaina dharma ke calAne vAle nahIM, varan usakA samaya-samaya para sudhAra karane vAle upacAraka haiM / saccA jaina kise kahate haiM ? dharma kA mUla dayA hai, astu jo jIva mAtra ko apane samAna samajha kara unakI hiMsA se bacatA hai, prANI mAtra ke liye dayA bhAva rakhatA hai, vahI saccA jaina hai / jaina dharma kA pAlana kauna kara sakatA hai ? jaina dharma kA koI bhI bhavya prANI pAlana kara sakatA hai| jaina dharma meM jAti aura deza kA bandhana nahIM hai / kisI bhI jAti kA aura kisI bhI deza kA manuSya jaina dharma kA pAlana kara sakatA hai / hindU ho, musalamAna amRta-ka &
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________________ ho, IsAI ho, cANDAla ho, aMgreja ho, koI bhI ho, sabhI jaina dharma kA pAlana kara sakate haiN| hai| hAM, saMkSepa meM jaina dharma ke viSaya kI bAteM isa prakAra haiM : 1. jagat anAdi hai| 2. AtmA amara hai / 3. 4. jaina dharma kA siddhAnta bahuta gambhIra hai| ataH usakA pUrA paricaya to jaina dharma ke prAcIna granthoM ke adhyayana se ho sakatA 5. 6. 7. 8. e. AtmA ananta hai / AtmA hI paramAtmA hotA hai| AtmA hI karma bAMdhatA hai / AtmA hI karma tor3atA hai / karma hI saMsAra hai / karma kA kSaya hI mukti hai| karma khuda jar3a hai| 10 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. azuddha bhAvoM se karma baMdhate haiM / zuddha bhAvoM se karma TUTate haiM / svarga, naraka aura mokSa hai / puNya, pApa hai / jAMta-pAMta koI nahIM / 15. zuddha AcaraNa hI zreSTha hai / 16. jaina-zAsana kA mAhAtmya saMsAra meM kevala jaina dharma hI sAre duHkhoM ko dUra kara sakatA hai| jaina dharma kyA hai, yadi Apa loga ise acchI taraha samajha leM to yaha bAta AsAnI se samajha meM A jAyagI ki yahI dharma hamArA kalyANa kara sakatA hai| isaliye AcArya amitagati ne kahA hai ahiMsA hI sabase bar3A dharma hai / mRtyUtpatti viyogasaMgamabhayaSyAyAdhizokAdayaH, sUte jinazAsanena sahasA saMsAravicchedinA / sUryava samastalocanapathapradhvaMsabaddhodayA, hanyante timirotkarAH sukhaharA nakSatravikSa piNA // 16 // jaise nakSatroM ko chipAne vAle sUrya ke dvArA sabakI AMkhoM meM dekhane kI zakti ko rokane vAle, sukha harane vAle, andhakAra ke samUha naSTa ho jAte haiM, isI prakAra saMsAra kA nAza karane vAle jainazAsana ke dvArA mRtyu-janma, saMyoga-viyoga, bhaya-roga, Adhi-zoka Adi ekadama dUra ho jAte haiM / AcArya ne yahA~ jaina zAsana kA mAhAtmya batAyA hai| unhoMne jaina zAsana kI upamA sUrya se kI hai| jaise sUrya andhakAra kA nAza kara detA hai, usI prakAra jaina zAsana saMsAra ke janma-maraNa, bhaya zokAdi duHkhoM kA nAza kara detA hai / saMsAra meM jitane dharma haiM, ve kisI vyakti vizeSa dvArA sthApita kiye gaye haiM aura usa dharma kA nAma bhI usI vyakti vizeSa nAma ke Upara rakkhA gayA hai, jaise buddha dvArA sthApita kiyA huA dharma bauddha dharma kahalAyA, viSNu kA dharma vaiSNava, IsA kA dharma IsAI Adi / kintu prazna yaha hai ki kyA dharma ko koI vyakti banA sakatA hai ? vAstava meM vyakti dharma ko nahIM banAtA, apitu dharma vyakti ko banAtA hai / dharma ke kAraNa vyakti mahAn banatA hai, vyakti ke kAraNa dharma mahAn nahIM banatA / buddha ne dharma nahIM banAyA balki dharma ne buddha ko mahAtmA bnaayaa| IsA ne dharma sthApita nahIM kiyA, balki dharma ne IsA ko mahAna bnaayaa| taba phira buddha aura IsA, viSNu aura ziva ne jo dharma sthApita kiyA; vaha saba kyA thA ? vAstava meM ve saba mahApuruSa the, kintu inhoMne dharma kI sthApanA nahIM kI / dharma kI sthApanA kI bhI nahIM jA sakatI / sthApanA hotI hai apane mata kii| ataH bauddha, IsAI Adi mata to ho sakate haiM, sampradAya bhI ho sakate haiM, kintu dharma nahIM ho sakate / dharma to AtmA kA svabhAva hai aura AtmA kA svabhAva kisI ke dvArA sthApita nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, usakA prArambha nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / jaina dharma kisI vyakti dvArA calAyA yA sthApita kiyA huA nahIM hai / yaha to jinoM kA dharma hai| jina kA artha hai ve vyakti jinhoMne apane AtmA ke rAga-dveSa mohAdi zatruoM ko jIta liyA ho| jo AtmA ke ina vikAra rUpI zatruoM ko jIta lete haiM, ve zuddha nirvikAra vItarAga ho jAte haiM, unheM Atma-darza na hone lagatA hai, unheM AtmA ke zuddha svarUpa kI upalabdhi ho jAtI hai / ve vyakti cAhe koI bhI hoM, unakA nAma 'jina' yA 'arahanta' kahalAtA hai| ve saba logoM ko AtmA ke zuddha rUpa aura usakI prApti ke jo upAya batAte haiM, vahI jainadharma kahalAtA hai| jaina dharma to vAstava meM AtmajayI puruSoM dvArA batAyA gayA vaha dharma hai, jisake dvArA AtmA kI sampUrNa AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana grantha
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________________ zuddhi kI jA sakatI hai, jisake dvArA AtmA kI upalabdhi ho sakatI hai| ise dUsare zabdoM meM kahA jAya to yaha to AtmA kA 'nijadharma' hai| isIliye AcArya samantabhadra ne bhagavAn kI stuti karate hue unake tIrtha, zAsana yA dharma ko sarvodaya tIrtha batAyA hai sarvAntavattadguNamukhyakalpaM sarvAntazUnyaM ca mitho'napekSam / sarvApadAmantakaraM nirantaM sarvovayaM tIrthamidaM tavaiva // arthAt ApakA tIrtha yA zAsana dravya-paryAya, vidhi-niSedha, eka-aneka Adi samasta dharmoM ko liye hue hai, gauNa aura mukhya kI kalpanA ko sAtha meM liye hue hai| jo zAsana saba dharmoM meM pArasparika apekSA kA pratipAdana nahIM karatA, vaha saba dharmoM se zUnya hai| isalie ApakA hI zAsana saba duHkhoM kA aMta karane vAlA hai aura vahI saba prANiyoM ke abhyudaya kA kAraNa hai / Age samantabhadra svAmI jaina zAsana kI vizeSatA batAte hue kahate haiM damAdamatyAgasamAdhiniSThaM nayapramANaprakRtAJjasArthama , adha SyamanyairakhilaiH pravAdaijina tvadIyaM matamadvitIyam // arthAt he jinadeva! ApakA mata dayA, indriyadamana, tyAga aura prazasta dhyAna se yukta hai, naya aura pramANoM se sampUrNa vastutattva ko bilkula spaSTa karane vAlA hai, dUsare sAre vAdoM ke dvArA yaha dUSita nahIM ho sakatA, aisA ApakA advitIya zAsana hai / AcArya ne isameM jaina zAsana kI vizeSatAoM para prakAza DAlate hue kahA hai ki jaina zAsana meM jIvoM kI rakSA kA vidhAna hai / yaha zAsana vastutaH jIva-dayA kI nIMva para hI khar3A hai / ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya, aparigraha, kSamA, paropakAra Adi sabhI vrata dayA para hI nirbhara haiN| dayA kA jaina zAsana meM itanA sUkSma vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai ki AtmA kI upalabdhi ke sAre Ayojana sva-dayA meM sammilita ho jAte haiM / jIva ke bure saMkalpa aura vicAra, burI bhAvanAeM jIva ke prati adayA kahalAtI haiM, ata: usa adayA ko dUra kiye binA sva kI upalabdhi saMbhava nahIM hai| ataH dayA hI dharma kA vAstavika mUlAcAra hai| isa zAsana meM indriya-damana kA vidhAna hai| AtmA indriyoM ke AdhIna hokara viSayoM meM ramaNa kara rahA hai, iSTa kI prApti ke liye vyAkulatA aura aniSTa ke viyoga ke liye prayatna indriya-lipsA aura viSayoM kI rasa-lAlasA kI vajaha se hai / jaba taka indriyoM kA damana nahIM kiyA jAyegA, unheM vijaya nahIM kiyA jAyagA, taba taka AtmA kI pravRtti saMsAra kI ora banI rahegI, vaha apane ko pAne kI ora unmukha hI nahIM hogaa| isIliye to 'AtmA kA ahita' viSaya-kaSAya kahA gayA hai| ye viSaya aura kaSAya AtmA kA ahita karane vAle haiN| AtmA kA ahita yahI hai ki use parAdhIna banA dete haiN| inheM jIta kara hI AtmA svAdhIna, svatantra ho sakatA hai aura yaha svAdhInatA, indriya-dAsatA se mukti tabhI mila sakatI hai jaba indriyoM kA damana kiyA jAya / AtmA ke sAtha jo paratattva lagA huA hai aura jise AtmA ne 'sva' mAna liyA hai, usakA tyAga karanA Avazyaka hai| para ko sva mAnakara hI to AtmA ne yaha saMsAra basA rakkhA hai / para meM sva buddhi haTa jAya, sva ko sva mAnane laga jAya to isa saMsAra se mukti sarala ho jAya / para meM mamatva arthAt merApana hI parigraha kahalAtA hai| jinheM para hote hue bhI vaha AtmA apanA mAnatA hai, vaha koI bhI padArtha ho, cAhe apanA zarIra ho, kuTumba ho, dhana daulata ho yA kucha bhI-ye saba cIja parigraha kahalAtI haiM aura inameM svabuddhi bhI parigraha kahalAtI hai| ina donoM bAhya va Abhyantara parigraha kA tyAga karake hI sva kI upalabdhi ho sakatI hai| ata: jaina zAsana meM tyAga para vizeSa bala diyA gayA hai / ___ ina tInoM dayA, dama, aura tyAga ke atirikta jaina zAsana meM samAdhi arthAt prazasta dhyAna bhI batAyA gayA hai| saMsArI jIva dina-rAta dhyAna to karatA hI rahatA hai, vaha Arta aura raudra dhyAna meM sadA phaMsA rahatA hai| dina-rAta viSayoM aura kaSAyoM kA hI dhyAna karatA rahatA hai / lekina usameM bhI ananta saMsAra kI vRddhi hI hotI hai| ata: unheM tyAga kara prazasta dhyAna karane kA vidhAna kiyA hai / jaba aprazasta dhyAna chor3a kara prazasta dhyAna-dharma dhyAna aura zukla dhyAna-kareMge, tabhI karma-jAla ko tor3A jA skegaa| AtmA jaba apane zuddha svarUpa ke bAre meM ekAgra mana se ciMtana karatA rahatA hai to use apane zuddha svarUpa kA jJAna hotA hai aura zuddha svarUpa kI prApti kA utsAha hotA hai / AtmA ke sAtha karmoM kA sambandha aprazasta dhyAnoM ke kAraNa hI hai / usa sambandha ko prazasta dhyAnoM ke dvArA hI tor3A jA sakatA hai aura jaba vaha sambandha TUTa jAtA hai to AtmA zuddha va nirmala ho jAtI hai| usakA AvAgamana, janma-maraNa naSTa ho jAtA hai aura vaha mukta ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra jaina zAsana kI prathama vizeSatA yaha hai ki uparyukta cAroM bAteM batAI gaI haiM jinake dvArA AtmA kI mukti amRta-kaNa
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________________ ho sakatI hai| dUsarI vizeSatA yaha hai ki jaina zAsana meM ekAnta dRSTi nahIM hai| ekAnta dRSTi se pakSa-vyAmoha ho jAtA hai, apane ke prati Agraha ho jAtA hai / usa Agraha ke hone para satyAnveSaNa kI dRSTi nahIM rahatI, balki yaha ho jAtI hai ki jo merA hai vahI satya hai| kyA isa Agraha aura pakSapAta se kabhI satya kI upalabdhi ho sakatI hai aura kyA isase vastutattva kA sahI pratipAdana ho sakatA hai? kabhI nahIM / isaliye jaina zAsana meM naya aura pramANoM dvArA anekAnta dRSTi se padArtha kA kathana kiyA gayA hai| saMsAra meM jo kucha kahA jAtA hai, vaha pUrNa satya nahIM hotA, balki satyAMza hotA hai kyoMki koI zabda sampUrNa satya ko kaha nahIM sktaa| zabda jo kucha kahatA hai, vaha satyAMza hotA hai aura vaha kisI apekSA ko lekara hI kahatA hai| isa sApekSatA ko hI to anekAnta kahate haiN| jaina zAsana isI anekAnta kA kathana hai / ataH vaha padArthoM kA aneka dRSTiyoM se sahI nirUpaNa kara sakA hai| __ jaina zAsana kI tIsarI vizeSatA yaha hai ki cUki usameM sArA kathana anekAnta ko lekara hai; dUsare ekAnta vAdI jaina zAsana kA khaMDana nahIM kara skte| vaha akATya hai| ina saba vizeSatAoM ke kAraNa jaina zAsana hI AtmA kA kalyANa kara sakatA hai aura saMsAra ke janma-maraNa, Adhi-vyAdhi Adi ko naSTa kara sakatA hai| isIliye jaisA ki hamane pahale kahA thA ki vastuta: jinazAsana nija zAsana hai, AtmA kA dharma hai| digambara mudrA kI naisargikatA jala svabhAva se zItala hotA hai / yadi usako agni dvArA garma kiyA jAe to bhI dera taka use yoM hI chor3a dene para vaha svayaM zItala ho jAtA hai| jina srotoM se jala uSNa (garma) nikalatA hai, usa jala kI garmI bhI svAbhAvika nahIM hotii| usa jala ke nIce gandhaka Adi jvalanazIla padArtha kI koI khAna hotI hai jisa kAraNa srota kA yaha jala garma hotA rahatA hai| kintu srota se nikale hue usa garma jala ko bhI yadi yoM hI rakha diyA jAe to vaha phira apanI svAbhAvika zItalatA meM A jAtA hai / isase siddha hotA hai ki jala kA svabhAva zItala hai| jIva kA svabhAva bhI zItala hai| usameM jaba kisI pratikUla aniSTa bAta ko dekhakara, sunakara yA vicAra karake bhayAnaka garmI kA Aveza AtA hai usa samaya yaha ekadama apane vaza meM nahIM rahatA / apanA viveka, dhairya, kSamA, zAnti khokara marane-mArane aura Ulajalula bakavAsa karane, gAliyAM, apazabda dene ke liye taiyAra ho jAtA hai, usake netroM meM rakta utara AtA hai, ceharA lAla ho jAtA hai parantu jIva kI vaha garmI svAbhAvika nahIM hotI, krodha kaSAya ke kAraNa banAvaTI (vaibhAvika) hotI hai| isI kAraNa thor3I dera taka hI usa garmI kA prabhAva rahatA hai, tadanantara vaha krodhI jIva svayaM zItala svabhAva meM A jAtA hai| dveSa bhAvanA cAhe usake hRdaya meM bhale hI banI rahe parantu krodha kA Aveza adhika dera taka nahIM Thahara sakatA / yadi kisI manuSya meM bahuta adhika dera taka krodha banA rahe to usa krodha kI garmI se pAgala ho jAyegA / yahA~ taka ki usakI mRtyu bhI ho sakatI hai| isa se pramANita hotA hai ki krodha jIva kA svabhAva nahIM hai, vibhAva hai'-vikRta pariNAma hai| isI taraha hiMsA karanA jIva kA svabhAva nahIM hai, vibhAva hai| isIliye koI bhI hiMsaka, vaha cAhe manuSya ho yA pazu, sadA hiMsA nahIM kara sakatA / use apane baccoM, strI, mitra Adi ke mArane ke krUra pariNAma svapna meM bhI nahIM hote| unakI rakSA karane meM vaha sadA tatpara rahatA hai / isake sivAya usake sAmane jaba koI dIna jIva AtA hai aura apane prANoM kI bhikSA mAMgatA hai to usake Upara usako dayA bhI A jAtI hai| usakI hiMsA nahIM krtaa| yadi koI vyakti ahiMsA bhAva se rahanA cAhe to vaha janma bhara raha sakatA hai| ahiMsA ke kAraNa usakA AtmA kSubdha nahIM hotaa| siMha hiMsaka avazya hotA hai parantu sadA sabakI hiMsA na karatA hai, na kara sakatA hai| udhara hiraNa, kharagoza ko dekho ve ahiMsaka prANI haiM / janma se lekara maraNa paryanta ahiMsaka bane rahate haiN| kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA nahIM krte| isa ahiMsA ke kAraNa unameM na koI vikAra AtA hai, na unheM koI kaSTa hotA hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki hiMsA karanA jIva kA svabhAva nahIM hai / ahiMsA bhAva svabhAva hai| AtmA ke bhotarI kaluSa pariNAma ko kaSAya kahate haiM / yadyapi krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha-ye cAra hI kaSAya prasiddha haiM, para inake atirikta bhI aneka prakAra kI kaSAyoM kA nirdeza Agama meM milatA hai|"-jainendr siddhAnta koza, bhAga-2, jinendravarNI, pR0 33 2. "karmoM ke udaya se hone vAle jIva ke rAgAdi vikArI bhAvoM ko vibhAva kahate haiN|"-jainendr siddhAnta koza, bhAga-3 jinendra vaNI,10565 . . 10 AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana anya
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________________ pahanane or3hane ke viSaya meM vicAra kiyA jAe to jJAta hotA hai ki pazu-pakSiyoM kI apekSA manuSya meM bahuta-kucha kRtrimatA (banAvaTIpana) A gayI hai| vibhinna deza ke rahane vAle strI-puruSoM ke vibhanna deza haiN| kisI deza ke strI-puruSa lambe kapar3e pahanate haiM, kisI deza ke choTe pahanate haiM, koI DhIle kapar3e pahanA karate haiM, koI taMga vastra pahanate haiM, koI per3oM ke pattoM, chAloM se zarIra ko Dha~kate haiM, koI pakSiyoM ke paroM se zarIra AcchAdana karate haiM, koI carma ke vastra pahanate haiM, kisI deza meM prAyaH UnI vastra kAma meM liye jAte haiM, kahIM para UnI mUtI donoM taraha ke vastra pahane jAte haiN| anya dezoM kI bAta chor3akara hama bhArata ke vibhinna prAntoM kA pahanAvA dekheM to usameM paraspara bahuta antara hai| paMjAba, baMgAla, madrAsa, uttara pradeza, mahArASTra prAntoM meM strI puruSoM kI vezabhUSA vibhinna prakAra kI hai AsAma ke nAgA loga tathA aneka dezoM ke mUla nivAsI bahuta thor3A-sA vastra pahana kara prAyaH nagna rahate haiM / ina saba bAtoM se yaha bAta jJAta hotI hai ki manuSya kI vezabhUSA meM banAvaTI rUpa A gayA hai / pazu-pakSI sadA nagna rahate haiM phira na unako zIta Rtu meM kaphajvara (nimoniyA) hotA hai, na varSARtu ke anta meM maleriyA hotA hai aura na prISma Rtu meM unakA kabhI garmI se pittajvara hote sunA hai| jaMgaloM meM unake liye na kahIM aspatAla khule haiM, na samazItoSNa (earakaNDIzana ke ) bhavana bane hue haiN| phira bhI ve sadA svastha hRSTa-puSTa rahate haiN| apane liye sukha-sAdhanoM kI vyavasthA karane vAlA, vastroM se ladA huA, sabhyatA kA pujArI manuSya hI pratyeka Rtu meM vibhinna rogoM se pIr3ita huA karatA hai aura plega, haijA, rAjayakSmA, maleriyA Adi kA zikAra hokara akAla mRtyu kA zikAra hotA rahatA hai / manuSya ke vastra pahanane meM do kAraNa haiM - eka to yaha ki usane apanI zArIrika sahanazakti ko bigAr3a liyA hai| isI kAraNa vaha pazu-pakSiyoM ke samAna apane prAkRtika nagnaveza meM nahIM raha sakatA / nagna rahane para sardI garmI laga jAne kA use bhaya banA rahatA hai| dUsare manuSya ke mana meM utpanna hone vAlI kAmavAsanA usakI kAmendriya meM vikAra khar3A kara detI hai, apanI usa aindriya nirbalatA ko chipAne ke liye apane una aMgoM ko vastra se Dhaka kara gupta rakhanA par3atA hai jisase usake mAnasika vikAra ko anya vyakti dekha na sakeM / use sabhya sadAcArI jAnate raheM / koI-koI sAdhuvezadhArI kAmavikAra ko rokane ke vicAra se apanI mUtra indriya rassI se kasa kara bA~dha dete haiN| koI usake sAtha lohe kA Tukar3A laTakA dete haiM ityAdi kriyA kAmavAsanA ko rokane ke liye karate haiM / saMbhavataH unheM mAlUma nahIM ki kAmavAsanA se utpanna hotI hai / ataH indriya ke vikAra ko rokane ke liye mana meM akhaNDa brahmacarya kI bhAvanA jAgrata rahanA Avazyaka hai / mUtrendriya ko bAMdhanA Adi akAryakArI haiM / manuSya yadi prakRti meM rahana-sahana kA abhyAsI ho jAe tathA apane mAnasika kAma vikAra para vijaya prApta kara le, to phira use koI bhI vastra pahanane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / bhagavAn RSabhanAtha ne jaba ghara-parivAra se, saMsAra se, zarIra se tathA viSayabhogoM se virakta hokara sAdhudIkSA lI, usa samaya unhoMne parigraha- tyAga kI pUrti ke lie zarIra ke saba vastra utAra kara apanA nagnaveza banAyA, kyoMki vastra lene meM dravya kharca karanA par3atA hai jisase phira mAyA ke cakkara meM AnA par3atA hai| dUsare zArIrika moha chor3ane ke liye zarIra ko nagna rakhakara prAkRtika sardI-garmI ko sahana karane yogya bnaayaa| tIsare, apane mAnasika brahmacarya kA pratyakSa pramANa saMsAra ko karAne ke liye bhI unhoMne vastra pahananA tyAga diyA / usI nagnaveza meM tapasyA karake unhoMne mukti prApta kii| unake usI nagnaveza ko unake anuyAyI sAdhuvarga ne paramparA se apanAyA, pazcAtvartI samasta tIrthaMkara bhI nagna hokara hI sAdhu bane aura anta taka nagna rahe / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke bAda samrAT candragupta ke samaya dvAdazavarSIya akAla par3ane ke samaya kucha jaina sAdhuoM ne bhojanacaryA ke * samaya laMgoTa pahananA prArambha kara diyA thaa| usake ve abhyAsI bana gaye, jisase ki vikrama saMvat kI dUsarI zatAbdI meM jaina digambara va zvetAmbara rUpa meM vibhakta ho gyaa| dizAoM ko hI apanA prAkRtika ambara (vastra) samajhakara pahale kI taraha nagna tapazcaraNa karane vAle sAdhuoM kA nAma digambara prakhyAta huA aura zveta (sapheda) ambara ( kapar3e pahanane vAle zvetAmbara kahalAye / jainetara uccakoTi ke sAdhuoM ne bhI digambara rUpa apanAyA hai| upaniSadoM ke kathanAnusAra paramahaMsa sAdhu digambara hI hote haiM / zukadeva jI nagna rahate the, zammasa Adi kucha musalamAna phakIra bhI nagna rahA karate the / zramaNa saMgha rahakara zrI akalaMka deva ne stuti karate hue jinendra bhagavAn ko vizvapUjya batalAne meM eka hetu unake nagnarUpa ko batalAyA hai / unhoMne likhA hai amRta-kaNa 13
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________________ no brahmAMkitabhUtalaM na ca hareH zambhorna mudrAMkitama, no candrArkakarAMkitaM surapaterva nAMkitaM naiva ca / SaDvaktrAMkitabauddhadevahutabhukyakSoragaina kitaM, nagnaM pazyata vAdino jagadidaM jainendramudrAMkitama // arthAt yaha jagat yA isa jagat ke prANI brahmA ke kisI cihna se aMkita nahIM haiM, viSNu aura zambhu kI muhara bhI kisI para nahIM lagI hai, na candra sUrya kI kiraNeM kisI para lagI huI haiM, indra ke vajra kA nizAna bhI kisI para nahIM banA huA hai, na SaNmukha kArtikeya ke cihna se yA buddha, agni, yakSa, nAgarAja ke cihna se aMkita jagat yA jagat ke prANI haiN| he vAdI vidvAnoM! dekha lo yaha samasta jagat jinendra bhagavAn kI mudrA se aMkita nagna dikhAI de rahA hai| pratyeka prANI bhagavAn jinendra deva kI nagna mudrA meM utpanna hotA hai| Age isako spaSTa karate hue likhate haiM maujIdaNDakamaNDaluprabhRtayo no lAJchanaM brahmaNo, rudrasyApi jaTAkapAlamukuTaM kaupInakhaTvAMganA / viSNozcakragadAdizaMkhamatulaM buddhasya raktAMbaraM, nagnaM pazyata vAdino jagadidaM jainendramudrAMkitam // arthAt-jaina darzana ke viruddha vAda karane vAle vAdI paNDita jana ! dhyAna dekara dekho ki isa jagat meM kisI bhI vastu para yA kisI bhI jIva para brahmA kA cihna maujI, daNDa, kamaNDalu Adi koI bhI nahIM pAyA jaataa| mahAdeva kA bhI kezoM kI jaTA, hAtha meM liyA kapAla, candra-mukuTa, kaupIna, khATa, strI (pArvatI) Adi kA koI cihna kahIM kisI para aMkita nahIM dIkha pdd'taa| viSNu ke zaMkha, cakra, gadA Adi ke cihna bhI kisI para dikhAI nahIM dete / buddha kA lAla vastra bhI kisI para aMkita nahIM hai, kintu samasta jagat meM samasta jagat ke prANI jinendra bhagavAn kI nagna mudrA se akita pAye jAte haiM / apane-apane deza, pradeza, prAnta kA mAnya zAsaka vahI mAnA jAtA hai jisakI muhara ke sikke (rupayA, paisA, ginnI, noTa Adi) calate haiM, rAjakIya vyavahAra ke samasta padArthoM (TikaTa, sTAmpa Adi) para jisakA cihna aMkita hotA hai| tadanusAra jagat meM brahmA, viSNu, maheza, buddha, indra, yakSa Adi kisI bhI deva kI muhara nahIM pAI jAtI kintu jinendra bhagavAna nagna hote haiM, so unakI nagnatA kI chApa saMsAra ke sabhI utpanna hone vAle jIvoM para lagI hotI hai / ataH vizva ke pUjya zrI jinendra deva hI haiM / jinendra bhagavAn kI usa nagna digambara mudrA ko dIna, hIna, bhIru vyakti dhAraNa nahIM kara skte| usake liye mahAn manobala, aTUTa sAhasa tathA akhaNDa brahmacarya kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / yadi ina bAtoM meM kamI ho to manuSya nagna digambara mudrA dhAraNa nahIM kara sakatA / pazu brahmacarya kI kamI ke kAraNa hI nagna rahate hue bhI bhagavAn jinendra kI nagna digambara mudrA-dhAraka nahIM khlaate| kavi ne kahA hai antara viSaya-vAsanA barata bAhara lokalAja bhayakArI / tAtai parama digambara-mudrA dhari sake nahIM dIna sNsaarii|| arthAta-sarvasAdhAraNa manuSyoM kA mana kAma-vAsanA se bharA huA hai, bAhara unheM nagna hone ke liye lokalajjA bAdhA DAlatI hai| isa kAraNa ve apanI nirbalatA ke kAraNa digambara dIkSA nahIM le skte| isake sAtha hI muniyoM ke anya 27 guNoM kA bhI AcaraNa honA Avazyaka hai| pAMca mahAvrata, pAMca samiti, pAMca indriya-damana, chaha Avazyaka tathA dina meM kevala eka bAra hI bhojana karanA, pAnI bhI ubAlA huA usI samaya pInA, pRthvI para, patthara yA lakar3I ke takhte para sonA, apane bAloM kA apane hAthoM se loMca karanA, jIvana bhara snAna na karanA ityAdi kaThora vrata bhI kar3AI ke sAtha AcaraNa kiye jAte haiM / taba hI zrI jinendra bhagavAn kI digambara mudrA kA dhAraNa hotA hai| AcAryaratna zrI vezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana anya .