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________________ jaina dharma meM divAlI mahatva [loftiness of Diwali @ JAINISM] One of the prominent religions in India - vIra nirmANa saMvata: 2537 Wish You VeRy Happy New YeAr Diwali in Jainism is the jubilation to commemorate the salvation or Moksha attained the Lord Sraman Mahavira at the dawn of the Amavasya (new moon - early next morning) - According Harivansh Purana. The chief disciple of Mahavira, Ganadhara Gautam Swami also attained complete knowledge (Kevalgyana) on this day at Evening - According Uttar Purana, thus making Diwali one of the most important Jain festivals. divAlI jaina dharma meM ullAsa ke sAtha smaraNotsava ke rUpa meM mahAvIra bhagavAna ke mokSa prApti ke lie manAyA jAtA hai [kArtika kRSNA amAvasa - pratyUSa belA] - harivaMza purANa, mahAvIra bhagavAna ke sarvocca ziSya gaNadhara gautama svAmI ne bhI isa dina kevalajJAna prApta kiyA thA saMdhyAkAla ke samaya [uttara purANa], isalie divAlI bahuta hI mahatvapUrNa jaina parva hai ! Jainism existed before Lord Mahaveer, he's one of the supreme teachers (Tirthanakar) and a reformer but due to ignorance of scriptures, manuscripts & history misconception he's considered as founder. jaina dharma mahAvIra bhagavAna se pahale bhI astitva meM thA, mahAvIra bhagavAna pradhAna guru zramaNa tIrthaMkara tathA saMzodhaka the , para dharmapustaka, pANDulipi, itihAsa, vivaraNa bhrAMti kI ajJAnatA ke kAraNa mahAvIra bhagavAna ko jaina dharma kA saMsthApaka mAna liyA gayA hai ! halAki kucha varSoM meM isameM saMzodhana bhI kiyA gayA hai ! Diwali was first referred in Harivamsha Purana (Holy Book of Jainism) written by Acharya Jinasena as dipalika (splendour of lamps). In his words the gods illuminated Pavagiri by lamps to mark the occasion. Since that time, the people of Bharat celebrate the famous festival of Dipalika to worship the Jinendra (i.e. Lord Mahavira) on the occasion of his nirvana: tatastuH lokaH prativarSamAdarat prasiddhadIpalikayAtra bhArate | samudyataH pUjayituM jinezvaraM jinendra-nirvANa vibhUti-bhaktibhAk |20| [Harivansha Purana] divAlI ke bAre meM sabase pahale harivaMza purANa meM ullikhita milatA hai jo AcArya jinasena jI ne likhA hai : dipAlikA [dIpaka kI jyoti], pAvagirI dIpaka kI jyoti se prakAzita hogaI thI,
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________________ bhagavAna ke kAraNa se, isa kAraNa se nirmANa hone se bhArata kI janatA ne dipalikA parva utsava jinendra bhagavAna [mahAvIra bhagavAna] kI pUjA karake vizeSa manAyA ! Dipalikaya roughly translates as "light leaving the body". Dipalika, which can be roughly translated as "splendiferous light of lamps", is used interchangeably with the word "Diwali". Unique way of celebration: Jains as a religion gives more stress on simplicity. Unlike other religious practices in India, who celebrate Diwali with lots of fire crackers, noise, songs and dances, Jainism follows a different form of celebration altogether. To them, physical triumph and pomp are just worldly emotions of joy and gratification. In many temples special laddus [a type of sweet] are offered particularly on this day. On 21 October 1974 the 2500th Nirvana Mahotsava was celebrated by the Jains throughout India. On that day Mahavir attained mancipation and relinquished this universe forever. He sat on the deat of salvation. He will never return from there. His emancipation caused extinguishes of Bhav Deepak and turned the atmosphere into darkness and hence those who were present at that time lighted Dravya Deepak. Dipavalee festival since then commenced for Jains. It is celebration of NIRVANA KALYANAK and not enjoyment of worldly pleasures. Why? Because we wish to have NIRVANA as early as possible. kArtika kRSNA amAvasa ke pratyUSa belA ke samaya meM mahAvIra bhagavAna ne mukti prApta kI tathA hamezA ke lie saMsAra chor3a diyA, ve mokSa ke virAjamAna hogaye, aba ve kabhI saMsAra meM vApasa nahIM AeMge, unake mukti ke kAraNa se bhAva dIpaka manda ho gae, tathA vAtAvaraNa aMdhakAra meM badala gayA, isa vajaha se vo vaha para mojUda the unhoMne dravya dIpaka jalAye, taba se dipalikA parva jaina dharma meM mAnanA Arambha huA, ye nirvANa kalyANaka kA utsava hai, nA kI saMsArI sukha kA kyoM ?, kyoMki hama bhI jaldI se jaldI nirmANa prApta karanA cAhate hai " NOTE: Dhanya Triyodashi [Dhanteras]: Yes, Jainism has significance of Dhayna Triyodashi [Dhanteras], due to ignorance this day we worship of Dhan Lakshmi, It is actually Dhayna Triyodashi because it was the last day of divya dhwani & Samvsharan. Yog nirodh can last for several days, one day or a few seconds depending on the karmas of the tirthankar. dhanya triyodazI [dhanaterasa ] jI hA !, jaina dharma meM dhanya terasa kA bahuta mahatva hai lekina vaisA nahIM jaisA hama loga mAnate hai kI lakSmI tathA dhana kA pUjA karo nahIM, jisa dina bhagavAna mahAvIra kI divyA dhvani aMtima dina khIrI thI usa dina triyodazI thI, isa lie usa dina ko
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________________ dhanya mAnA gayA kyoMki usa dina ke bAda bhagavAna ne yoga nirodha kiyA tathA amAvasyA ko mokSa prApta kara liyA, lekina samaya se prabhAva se yaha dhanya trayodazI dhanaterasa meM phira sirpha dhana kI pUjA hone lagI ! gaNAnAM IzaH gaNezaH, gaNadhara : - yaha prayAyevAcI nAma zrI gautama svAmI kI hI hai, saba loga bAta ko na samajha kara gaNeza, lakSmI kI pUjA karane lage, vAstava meM gaNadhara deva, kevalajJAna mahAlakSmI kI pUjA karane cAhiye Dipak is a symbol of light of attainment [kewalgyan rupi jyoti] & we've to abolition of darkness fascination to get complete knowledge (Kevalgyana). dIpaka kevalajJAna rUpI jyoti kA pratika hai, hamako aMdhakAra rUpI moha kA nAza karanA hai kevalajJAna prApta karane ke lie... NOTE: We should do Mahavir Swami's and Gautam Swami's puja - lakshmiji or ganpatiji's puja is not in Jainism, Actually first we've to reach on conclusion of worship of laxmi & ganesh, Laxmi puja means Moksha Laxmi not worldly laxmi & Ganesh means Gano me Esh [Gandharo me Sabse Bade] means Goutam Gandhar ji ke puja na ki Ganesh [worldly]. Yeh grahit mithyatva badhata hai hameM mahAvIra bhagavAna - mokSa lakSmI tathA gautama svAmI - gaNoM meM Iza kI pUjA karane cAhiye, jo hama lokika gaNeza tathA lakSmI pUjA karate hai vo jaina dharma meM nahIM hai, isa bAre meM hama zAstroM tathA graMtho se par3ha sakate hai tathA munirAja se isa bAre meM pUchanA cAhiye, anyathA yaha gRhIta mithAyAtva karmabaMdha hotA hai ! jaba caturthakAla pUrA hone meM 3 varSa 8 mAha bAkI the, taba kArtika amAvasyA ke dina subaha svAti nakSatra ke daurAna svAmI mahAvIra apane sAMsArika jIvana se mukta hokara mokSadhAma ko prApta kara gae. usa samaya indra sahita sabhI devoM ne Akara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zarIra kI pUjA kI aura pUrI pAvAnagarI ko dIpakoM se sajAkara prakAzayukta kara diyA. usa samaya se Aja taka yahI paramparA jaina dharma meM calI A rahI hai aura isI kAraNa jaina dharma ke anuyAyI isa dina prativarSa dIpamalikA sajAkara bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nirvANotsava mAnate haiM. isI dina zAma zrI gautama svAmI ko kevala jJAna kI prApti huI thI. ajJAnatA ke kAraNa se dazaharA para rAvaNa, meghanAtha kumbhakarNa ke putale jalAye jAte hai, bhAI Apa loga inako jalate hue dekhane jAte hai hai tathA qhuzI mAnate hai jarA soco to. meghanAtha kumbhakarNa to mokSa gae hai vo to bhagavAna hai aura hama unake putale jalate dekha kara khuza ho rahe hai jo mokSa meM virAjamAna hai, rAvaNa kA jIva bhaviSya meM 23vA tIrthaMkara hogA... kitanA bhArI pApa bAMdha hogA jalatA dekhane para .. oha...!
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________________ Diwali devoid of firecrackers: Harm Effect Of Firecrackers Commonly Is Visible Plenty At Worthily & Then What Would Be Indirect Affects Us Can't Imagine Just Have To Think Before Fire To A Sky shoot Or Bomb... Let each one of us take a pledge this Diwali to say NO to firecrackers and invest in a safer and greener future. Diwali is the festival of lights and we must enlighten our lives with the sparkle of joy and goodwill, forget past grievances and look ahead towards a brighter and happier future. Come Diwali and one can hear the sounds of firecrackers exploding from all directions. People of all age groups are fascinated with firecrackers, which form a prominent part of the Diwali celebrations. Firecrackers are known to cause air pollution as well as noise pollution and are extremely harmful for senior citizens and small children. "Pets such as dogs and cats also suffer on account of firecrackers as animals have a more sensitive sense of hearing than humans." It is important for each one of us to act as responsible citizens and discourage the use of firecrackers. exposure to loud noise can cause temporary or permanent deafness or even result in heart attack. Nausea and mental impairment are also some of the side effects of firecrackers. According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a non-profit organization, awareness should be created for the masses. People need to understand that bursting firecrackers is not trendy anymore. It is important for the government to organize anti-firecracker campaigns and discourage people from bursting firecrackers. paTAke jalAnA jinendra deva kI vANI kA apamAna hai ! kyoMki "31HT YHTET:" SAY "NO" TO "FIRECRACKERS" www.wuistudio.com (Jainism Devotion Music Resource Downloaded 10,000 Times]