Jain Itihas

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--'o.- -- bhaera sarvasAdhAraNa meM jaina dharma ke sambandha meM aura vizeSa kara zvetAmbara sAdhumArgI sthAnakavAsI jainiyo ke lAmeM galata phahamI aura mithyA vicAra phaile hue mAlUma par3ate hai| ma pustaka meM jaina dharma kI tIna mukhya zAkhAoM ke itihAsa para hara taraha kA pUrA prakAza DAlane kI ceSTA kI hai| vizvAsa paidA karAne vAlI dalIlo dvArA maine yaha siddha vigA ki sthAnakavAsI jaina hI zuddha aura mUla jaina dharma ke mora mAligA anuyAyI haiN| aura digara mara aura zvetAmbara yUniyana, maulika jaina dharma kI vikRta zAkhAye haiN| 5 meM bilakula vippA bhAva se maiMne isa viSaya kI ca , phira bhI saMbhava hai ki aimA karate hue adanAna nayI bAteM kahI gayI hoM, jo dUsare saMpradAyA kI bhAvanA ko tubhAne vAlI hoM, yadi aisA huA hai to vaha vivala kA hai kyoM ki viSaya nirUpaNa meM unakA

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2 ullekha anivArya thA / anaeva yaha Avazyaka hai ki pAThakagaNa una bAtoM ko usI bhAva meM grahaNa kare jinase prerita hokara ve likhI gaI hai / isa pustaka meM maiMne saMtoSajanaka pramANoM dvArA yaha bhI siddha kiyA hai ki jaina dharma bahuta hI prAcIna dharma hai, aura tathAkathita prAcInatama vaidika dharma se bhI purAnA hai / bahutere sajjana mere isa cauMkAne vAle kathana ko bar3I hicakicAhaTa ke sAtha svIkAra kareMge, kyoM ki aba taka isa saMbaMdha meM ve kucha aura hI mAnate Aye haiM, phira bhI apanI isa sthApanA ke samarthana meM maiMne jo pramANa upasthita kiye haiM, ve itane adhika aura joradAra haiM ki ve apane Apa hI pAThakoM ko mere isa kathana ko buddhi pUrvaka mAna lene ke liye vivaza kara deMge ! isa pustaka ko niSpakSa bhAva se paDhane para yadi pAThakoM ke dila se Ama taura para jaina dharma aura vizeSakara sthAnaka vAsiyoM ke sambandha ke samasta mithyA vicAra dUra ho sakeM to maiM apane ko kRtakRtya samajha~gA / mere vidvAn aura mAnanIya mitra zrI ke, bI, biDavaI, bI. e. ne isa pustaka meM jaisI dilacaspI lI hai aura mujhe jisa prakAra protsAhita kiyA hai, usake lie maiM unakA jitanA RNI hoUM, utanA kama hai / pustaka kI hastalipi ko paDha kara unhoMne kaI upayogI sUcanAyeM dI haiM, hastalipi meM

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Avazyaka saMzodhana kiye haiM aura prUpha-saMzodhana meM bhI bar3A parizrama uThAyA hai| unakI isa apUrva sahAyatA ke lie maiM hRdaya se unakA AbhArI huuN| isa pustaka ke likhane aura chapAne meM mujhe kaI asuvidhAoM kA sAmanA karanA par3A hai| AzA hai mere sUjha pAThaka pustaka kI truTiyoM ke lie mujhe kSamA kreNge| --anvezaka,

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2 ullekha anivArya thA / ataeva yaha Avazyaka hai ki pAThakagaNa una bAtoM ko usI bhAva meM grahaNa kareM jinase prerita hokara ve likhI gaI haiM / isa pustaka meM maiMne saMtoSajanaka pramANoM dvArA yaha bhI siddha kiyA hai ki jaina dharma bahuta hI prAcIna dharma hai, aura tathAkathita prAcInatama vaidika dharma se bhI purAnA hai / bahutera sajjana mere isa cauMkAne vAle kathana ko bar3I hicakicAhaTa ke sAtha svIkAra kareMge, kyoM ki aba taka isa saMbaMdha meM ve kucha aura hI mAnate Aye haiM, phira bhI apanI isa sthApanA ke samarthana meM maiMne jo pramANa upasthita kiye haiM, ve itane adhika aura joradAra haiM ki ve apane Apa hI pAThakoM ko mere isa kathana ko buddhi pUrvaka mAna lene ke liye vivaza kara deMge / isa pustaka ko niSpakSa bhAva se paDhane para yadi pAThakoM ke dila se Ama taura para jaina dharma aura vizeSakara sthAnaka - vAsiyoM ke sambandha ke samasta mithyA vicAra dUra ho sakeM to maiM apane ko kRtakRtya samajha~gA / mere vidvAn aura mAnanIya mitra zrI ke. bI. biDavaI, bI. e. ne isa pustaka meM jaisI dilacaspI lI hai aura mujhe jisa prakAra protsAhita kiyA hai, usake lie maiM unakA jitanA RNI hoUM, utanA kama hai / pustaka kI hastalipi ko par3ha kara unhoMne kaI upayogI sUcanAyeM dI haiM, hastalipi meM

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Avazyaka saMzodhana kiye haiM aura prUpha-saMzodhana meM bhI bar3A parizrama uThAyA hai| unakI isa apUrva sahAyatA ke lie maiM hRdaya se unakA AbhArI huuN| isa pustaka ke likhane aura chapAne meM mujhe kaI asuvidhAoM kA sAmanA karanA par3A hai| AzA hai mere sUjJa pAThaka pustaka kI truTiyoM ke lie mujhe kSamA kreNge| -anvezaka.

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sthAnakavAsI jaina itihAsa. jaina dharma ke Adi pracAraka kSatriya haiM. kSatriyoM ne apanI zUravIratA ke kAraNa saMsAra ke itihAsoM meM baDA nAma pAyA hai paraMtu unhoMne eka mahAn dharma kA, jo hama ko AtmA para vijaya pAnA sikhalAtA hai, pracAraka bana kara isa se bhI adhika yaza prApta kiyA hai, kyoMki prabala zatruoM kI senA ko jItane kI apekSA AtmA para vijaya prApta karanA kahIM adhika kaThina hai / ___isI suprasiddha zreSTha aura yazasvI kSatriya jAti ne zrI RSabhadeva se lekara zrI mahAvIra taka cauvIsa jaina tIrthakaroM ko janma diyA hai / ina mahAtmAoM ne isa asAra saMsAra ke kSaNika sukha aura saMpatti para lAta mArakara sAdhuo kA atyaMta sarala aura saMyamazIla jIvana pasaMda kiyA aura saMsAra meM " ahiMsA paramo dharmaH " nAmake sarvotkRSTa siddhAMta kA pracAra kiyaa|

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( 2 ) ina vIro ne zikAra, balidAna athavA anya kisI bhI kArya ke liye kisI jIvadhArI kI jAna lene kA kar3A pratirodha karake becAre gUMge jIvanadhArI pazuo kI rakSA kI aura sarvatra sukha-zAnti va samRddhI prasthApita kara dI / Atma-tyAga, udAratA, satya-prema aura aise hI aneka sadguNoM ke lie, jo ki manuSya ko vAstava meM zreSTha banA dete haiM, kSatriya loga ati prAcIna kAla se prasiddha cale Ate haiM / yuddha ke saMkaTamaya samaya meM bhI unhoMne saJcaritratA, dhIratA, Atma-nirodha aura kartavya parAyaNatA ke aise pramANa diye haiM ki jisase unakI saMtAna unake zubha nAmoM kA smaraNa bar3e hI sanmAna aura Adara ke sAtha karatI hai / / inhIM nara-ratnoM ne jinameM asalI zreSTatA aura mahAnatA ThUMsa ThUMsa kara bharI thI; jaina tIrthakaroM jaisI pavitra AtmAoM ko janma diyA / ina tIrthakaroM ne asaMkhya jIvoM kI jAneM bacAI aura eka aise mahAn dharma kA pracAra kiyA ki jisakA yazogAna bejabAna jAnavara bhI apanI mauna bhASA meM niraMtara gAte rahate haiM / jaina dharma ke viSaya meM bhrama. jisa dharma kA pracAra aise karmavIra yogiyoM ne kiyA hai, jisa dharma meM paramottama siddhAnta bhare par3e haiM, jisa dharma ne

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(3) mAnava jAti kA amita kalyANa kiyA hai, jisa dharma meM aisI mahatvapUrNa bAte maujUda hai ki jinake sAmane Aja kala kI Azcaryajanaka vaijJAnika khoja baccoM kI totalI bolI ke samAna mAlUma hotI hai, aura jo dharma anAdi kAla se calA AtA hai, kheda hai ki usI ke viSaya meM yUropIya aura anya vidvAnoM ne bar3I bar3I bhUleM kI haiN| isakA kAraNa yahI hai ki jaina dharma ke anuyAyiyoM ne apane dharma ke viSaya meM bar3I hI upekSA kii| kucha vidvAnoM ne jaina dharma para nAstita mata hone kA doSa lagAyA hai, kucha logoM ne usa ko bauddha dharma kI zAkhA mAnA hai, kucha logoM ne usa para darzana-zAstra rahita hone kA ilajAma lagAyA hai, kucha logoMne yaha bhI kaha DAlA hai ki jaina dharma kI utpatti zaGkarAcArya ke bAda huI hai aura kucha logo ne to yahAM taka kahane kA sAhasa kiyA hai ki zrI pArzvanAtha aura zrI mahAvIra kalpita puruSa haiM aura jaina dharma ke asalI janmadAtA gautamabuddha haiN| isa prakAra pAzcimAtya vidvAnoM ko hI nahIM kintu paurAtya vidvAnoM ko bhI hamArI prAcInatA, hamAre siddhAnta aura hamAre darzanazAstra ke viSaya meM baDA bhrama huA hai| yaha bar3e kheda kI bAta hai ki vidvAn jainoM ne, jinako jaina samAja kA AbhUSaNa kahanA cAhie, bahuta samaya taka isa

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apamAna ko sahA aura ina vidvAnoM kI bhUloM ko sudhArane kA kamI prayatna hI na kiyaa| lethabrija, elaphisTana, vebara, vArtha Adi vidvAnoM ne jaina dharma kI utpatti bauddha dharma se mAnI hai| isase yahI vyakta hotA hai ki unako jaina, hindU aura bauddha zAstroM kA jJAna bilakula na thaa| isI prakAra jo vidvAn jaina dharma ko vizeSa prAcIna hindU dharma kI zAkhA mAnate haiM ve bhI hindU aura jaina zAmoM sambandhI apanI ajJAnatA batalAte haiM / isa bhrama ke kAraNa. ___ Arya bhApAoM kA jJAna rakhane vAle kucha vidvAnoM ne jaina dharma ko bauddha dharma kI zAkhA kevala isalie mAna liyA ki ina donoM dharmoM ke kucha siddhAnta Apasa meM milate haiM parantu aba bauddha zAstroM meM hI aise pramANa mile haiM jinane ina vidvAnoM ke bebuniyAda mata ko asatya siddha kara diyA hai| isI prakAra siddhAntoM kI ekatA hI ke kAraNa kucha vidvAnoM ne jaina dharma ko hindU dharma kI zAkhA mAnI hai / ina saba vidvAnoM ne isa vipaya me niHsaMdeha bar3I bhArI bhUla kI hai / unhone na to apane bhramapUrNa vicAroM ke samarthana ke lie kabhI koI saMtopajanaka pramANa diye aura na yaha batalAyA ki hindU dharma athavA bauddha dharma se jaina dharma kI

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( 5 ) utpatti kyoM kaba aura kaise huii| mAlUma hotA hai ki ina vidvAnoMne jaina, hindU aura bauddha dharma ke siddhAntoM kA kabhI gaharA adhyayana hI nahIM kiyA / unhoMne ina dharmoM ke viSaya me kevala UparI jJAna prApta karake apanI apanI rAya kAyama krlii| unhoMne apane tarka kI bhitti azuddha purvAvayavoM para khar3I kI aura isa liye ve azuddha natIje para pahuMce / jarmanI ke prophesara haramana jekovI nAmaka prauDha paMDita ne jaina aura bauddha dharmoM ke siddhAntoM kI samAnatA kI bahuta chAnavIna kI hai aura isa viSaya kI bahuta vistAra ke sAtha AlocanA kI hai| pro. haramana jekovI ne akATya pramANoM ke dvArA yaha siddha kara diyA hai ki jaina dharma kI uptatti na to mahAvIra ke samaya meM ( 527 - 455 IsA se purva ) aura na pArzvanAtha ke samaya meM ( 877-777 IsA se pUrva ) huI kintu isase bhI bahuta pahale bhAratavarSa ke ati prAcIna kAla meM yaha apanI hasti hone kA dAvA rakhatA hai / jaina dharma kI prAcInatA. jaina dharma kI prAcInatA ke viSaya me aba hama saMkSepa meM vicAra kareMge / 5. mahAvIra kA nirvANa kaba huvA isa viSaya me matabheda hai / kucha loga IsA se 527 varSa pUrva aura kucha loga 467 varSa pUrva mahAvIra kA nirvANa samaya mAnate haiM /

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jaina dharma kI utpatti zaMkarAcArya ke bAda nahIM huii| hama nIce calakara kaI pramANa isa bAta ke dete haiM ki jaina dharma kI utpatti zaMkarAcArya ke bAda nahIM huii| (1) mAdhava aura AnandagirI ne apane zaMkaradigvijaya nAmaka graMtha me aura sadAnaMda ne apane zaMkaravijayasAra nAmaka graMtha meM likhA hai ki zaMkarAcArya ne kaI sthAnoM para jaina paNDitoM ke sAtha zAstrArtha kiyA thaa| yadi jaina dharma kI utpatti zaMkarAcArya ke pIche huI hotI ___ to, yaha bAta kadApi saMbhava na hotii| (2) zaMkarAcArya ne svayaM spaSTa zabdoM meM likhA hai ki jaina dharma bahuta prAcIna dharma hai, kyoMki unhoMne vedavyAsa ke vedAnta sUtroM para jo bhASya racA hai usake dvitIya adhyAya ke dvitIya pada ke 33 se 36 taka ke sUtra jaina dharma ke viSaya ina akATya pramANoM ke rahate hue yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki jaina dharma kI utpatti zaMkarAcArya ke samaya meM athavA unake bAda huii| jaina dharma bauddha dharma kI zAkhA nahIM hai| isI prakAra jaina dharma, bauddha dharma kI zAkhA nahIM hai, kintu usase prAcIna hai| bauddho ke dharmazAstroM meM jainoM kA

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(7) aura unake siddhAnto kA jo ullekha pAyA jAtA hai usa para se prophesara jekobI ne usakA havAlA jaina sUtroM kI bhUmikA meM kaI sthAnoM para dekara baDI yogyatA se siddha kara diyA hai ki jaina dharma, bauddha dharma se prAcIna hai| prophesara jekovI kI dalIloM kA sArAMza isa prakAra hai: (1) anuguttara nikAya ke tRtIya adhyAya ke 74 veM zloka meM vaizAlI ke eka vidvAn rAjakumAra abhaya ne nigraMthoM athavA jainoM ke karma siddhAnta kA varNana kiyA hai / (2) mahAvagga ke chaThe adhyAya meM likhA hai ki sIha nAmaka zrAvaka ne jo ki mahAvIra kA ziSya thA vuddhadeva ke sAtha bheMTa kI thii| (3) magghima nikAya meM likhA hai ki mahAvIra ke upAlI nAmaka zrAvaka ne buddhadeva ke sAtha zAstrArtha kiyA thaa| (4) anuguttara nikAya meM jaina zrAvakoM kA ullakha pAyA jAtA hai aura unake dhArmika AcAra kA bhI vistRta varNana milatA hai| (5) samannaphala sutta meM bauddhoM ne eka bhUla kI hai| unhoMne likhA hai ki mahAvIra ne jaina dharma ke cAra * mahAvratoM yaha ullekha jaina sAdhuyoko sAsa vrata grahaNa karane ke saMbaMdha kA hai| pArzvanAtha ke samaya me jaina sAdhuoM ko (1) ahiMsA, (2) satya, (3) asteya, aura (4) aparigraha nAmaka kevala cAra vrata lene par3ate the| pArzvanAya ke cAra vratoM meM brahmacarya vrata aura joDa diyA aura imaprakAra kula milAkara pAca vrata hogaye / mahAvAra se pahale brahmacarya vrata, cothe aparigraha vrata meM hI garmita thaa|

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kA pratipAdana kiyA; kintu ye cAra mahAvrata mahAvIra se 250 varSa pUrva pArzvanAtha ke samaya meM mAne jAte the / yaha bhUla baDehI mahatva kI hai kyoM ki usase jainoM ke uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke teIsaveM adhyAya kI yaha yAta satya siddha hojAtI hai ki teIsaveM tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha ke anuyAyI mahAvIra ke samaya meM mojUda the| (6) cauddhoM ne apane sUtroM meM kaI sthAnoM para jainoM ko apanA pratispardhI mAnA hai, kintu kahIM bhI jaina dharma ko bauddha dharma kI zAkhA, athavA nava saMsthApita dharma nahIM likhaa| (7) makhkhalIputra gozAlA mahAvIra kA ziSya thA, parantu bAda meM vaha pAkhaNDI-dharmadrohI ho gayA / isI. gozAlA aura usake siddhAntoM kA bauddha dharma ke sUtroM meM kaI sthAnoM para ullekha pAyA jAtA hai| (8) bauddhoM ne mahAvIra ke ziSya sudharmAcArya ke gotra kA aura mahAvIra ke nirvANa sthAna kA bhI ullekha kiyA hai / . prophesara jekobI ne jaina dharma kI prAcInatA ke jo pramANa diye haiM unameM se kevala thoDese pramANo kA hI ullekha Upara kiyA gayA hai| inase nissandeha siddha hojAtA hai ki jaina dharma bauddha dharma kI zAkhA nahIM hai, kintu usase prAcIna hai / aba hama yaha dikhalAyege ki hinduo ke zAstra uparokta kathana kA kahAM taka samarthana karate haiN| hindU zAstroM meM jaina

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3-8-1871 janma anveSaka-zrI0 kesarIcandajI bhaMDArI. ..... . .... ... M

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dharma ko bauddha dharma kI zAkhA honA kahIM nahIM btlaayaa| ina zAstroM meM saba kahIM ina dono dharmoM ko pRthaka 2 aura eka dUsare se sarvathA svataMtra batalAyA gayA hai| isa bAta ke aneka ___ udAharaNa ina zAstroM meM se diye jAsakate haiM, parantu yaha spaSTa hai ki ye udAharaNa utane mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai jitane ki bauddha zAstroM ke udAharaNa, jo hama Upara decuke haiN| isaliye aba hama hindU zAstroM ke udAharaNo kA ullekha yahAM nahIM karate / __ yadi aba hama jaina zAstroM kI ora dRSTi DAleM aura yaha mAlUma kareM ki unameM bauddha dharma kI utpatti ke viSaya meM kyA likhA hai, to kucha aprAsaMgika na hogaa| bauddha dharma kA saMsthApaka eka jaina sAdhu thaa| darzanasAra meM, jise devanaMda AcArya ne vikrama saMvat ___ 990 ( IsavI san 933 ) me ujjaina ( mAlavA ) meM racA thA, likhA hai ki pihitAzrava nAmaka jaina sAdhu ke eka vidvAn ziSya ne jisakA nAma buddhakIrti thA, bauddha dharma kI sthApanA kI thI / jisa samaya buddhakIrti palAza nagara meM sarayU nadI ke kinAre para tapasyA kara rahA thA usa samaya usane eka marI huI machalI ko pAnI para tairate hue dekhA / usane apane mana meM vicAra kiyA ki isa machalI ke khAne meM hiMsA nahIM laga sakatI, kyoM ki vaha to jIva rahita hai| usane tatkAla hI

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(10) tapasyA ko choDa dI aura Age, apane Apa meM aura jaina sAdhuo meM bheda karane ke hetu usane gerUA-bhagave vastra dhAraNa kara lie aura eka naye dharma kA pracAra kiyA jo usake nAma para bauddha dharma khlaayaa| eka jaina padyAvalI ke anusAra pihitAzrava, jo pArzvanAtha ke tIrtha kA anuyAyI thA, mahAvIra ke samaya meM vidyamAna thA / buddhakiti pihitAzrava kA ziSya thA, isa lie vaha mahAvIra kA samakAlIna rahA hogaa| isa se yaha patA lagatA hai ki bauddha dharma kA mUla saMsthApaka eka jaina sAdhu thA / isa bAta ko puSTa karane vAle anya pramANa nahI milate, isa lie saMbhava hai ki kucha vidvAn isa kathA kI satyatA para sandeha kare, parantu isa se hamAre Upara ke pariNAma ko kucha bhI bAdhA nahI AtI / jaina dharma hindU dharma se prAcIna hai| kucha vidvAnoM kA mata hai ki jainadharma hindUdharma kI zAkhA hai aura usake Adi pravartaka pArzvanAtha ( 877-777 IsA se pUrva ) haiM / yaha kalpanA bhI vaisI hI nirmUla hai / midhdAntoM kI samAnatA ke kAraNa jisa prakAra laimena, bArtha, vebara ityAdI vidvAnoMne jaina dharma ko bauddha dharma kI zAkhA mAna liyA thA usI prakAra bhUlara aura jekobI kI bhI mAnyatA hai ki jaina dharma hindU dharma kI zAkhA hai; kintu kevala siddhAnto

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(11) kI samAnatA unake matako siddha nahIM kara sakatI, kyoM ki jaina dharma ke tatva hindU dharma ke tatvoM se kaI Avazyaka bAtoM meM bhinna haiN| unhoMne bhUla se jaina aura hindU siddhAntoM ko samAna mAna liyA hai, isalie mAlUma hotA hai ki unhoMne ina donoM dharmoM kA adhyayana sarasarI tora para kiyA hai va unakA kevala UparI jJAna prApta kiyA hai / asalI bAta to yaha hai ki jaina dharma hindU dharma se bhI bahuta prAcIna hai / isa bAta ke hama kaI pramANa dete haiN| jaina dharma kA astitva rAmacandrajI ke samaya meM thaa| 1 hindu purANoM meM yogavAsiSTha aura hindUoM ke __ bahuta se anya graMthoM meM jaina dharma kA ullekha kaI sthAnoM para pAyA jAtA hai| mahAbhArata ke Adi parva ke tRtIya adhyAya meM 23 aura 26 veM zloka meM eka jaina muni kA havAlA diyA hai| zAnti parva ( mokSadharma adhyAya 239 zloka 6 ) meM jainoM ke suprasiddha saptabhaMgI naya kA varNana hai| rAmAyaNa meM bhI jaina muniyoM kA ullekha pAyA jAtA hai| kahA jAtA hai ki mahAbhArata IsA se 3000 varSa pahale huvA thA aura rAmacandrajI mahAbhArata se 1000 varSa pahale vidyamAna the / isalie yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki jaina dharma,

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(12) yadi adhika prAcIna na ho to kama se kama rAmacandrajI ke samaya se pUrva kA avazya hai| jaina dharma pANinI se bahuta pahale kA hai| 2 suprasiddha vaiyAkaraNa pANinI ne apanI aSTAdhyAyI meM zAkTAyana kA kaI sthAnoM para havAlA diyA hai| zAkTAyana eka jaina vaiyAkaraNa the jo pANinI ke pahale ho cuke haiN| zAkTAyana kA nAma Rgveda ke prati-AkhyoM meM, yajurveda me aura yAska ke nirukta me AyA hai| kucha vidvAno kA mata hai ki pANinI IsA se 800 varSa pahale vidyamAna the aura kucha vidvAn , pANinI kA samaya IsA se 2000 varSa pahale mAnate haiM / yAska pANinI se kaI zatAbdi pahale vidyamAna the / rAmacandra ghoSane apane " Peep into the Vedic Age " nAmaka graMtha meM likhA hai ki yAska kRta nirukta ko hama bahuta hI prAcIna samajhate haiM / yaha graMtha vedoM ko choDakara saMskRta ke saba se prAcIna sAhitya se saMbaMdha rakhatA hai / isa bAta se yahI siddha hotA hai ki jaina dharma kA astitva yAska ke samaya se bhI bahuta pahale thaa| 3 kaI brAhmaNoM me bhI jaina dharma kA ullekha pAyA jAtA hai| udAharaNArtha etareya brAhmaNa meM likhA hai ki kucha yatiyo ko gIdaDoM ke Age pheka diyA gayA thA aura isa prakAra unake sAtha meM kutsita vyavahAra kiyA gayA thaa|

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hir (13)'. 4 DaoNkTara rAjeMdralAla mitra ne yoga sUtroM kI bhUmikA meM likhA hai ki sAmaveda meM eka aise yati kA varNana hai ki jo balidAna ko niMdya mamajhatA thaa| " OM pavitraM nagnamupavi [I ] prasAmahe yeSAM nagna [ nagnaye ] jAtirtheSAM vIrA // " 6 isake sivAya isI veda meM jainoM ke prathama aura bAisaveM tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva aura ariSTanemi kA nAma AyA hai| ( ke ) "OM namo'hanto RSabho OM RSabhaM pavitraM puruhUtamadhvaraM yajJeSu nagnaM paramaM mAhasa stutaM vAraM zatrujayaM taM pazuriMdramAhuriti svAhA // " adhyAya 25, maMtra 19 / ( kha ) OM rakSa rakSa ariSTanami svAhA / vAmadeva zAntyarthamupavidhIyate so'smAkaM ariSTanemi svAhAH // " 7 Rgveda sabase prAcIna veda hai / isake aSTaka 1, adhyAya 6, varga 16 meM 22 ve tIrthakara ariSTanemi kA nAma AyA hai| "OM svasti na indro vRddhazravAH svastinaH pUSA vizvavedAH svastinastAyo ariSTanemiH svasti no brahaspatirdadhAtu / " 8 vedavyAsa ke adhyAya 2, pada 2, sUtra 33 se 36 me jainoM ke syAdvAda nyAya kA ullekha pAyA jAtA hai / isame

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(14) prakhyAta saptabhaMgI naya para, jo ki jaina dharma kI vizeSatA hai, AkSepa kiyA hai| ve sUtra isa prakAra haiM:( 33 ) naikasminnasaMbhavAt-" eka hI vastu meM eka hI samaya paraspara virodha guNa honA asambhava hai isaliye yaha siddhAnta nahIM mAnA jA sakatA" yahAM para syAt Asta aura syAt nAsti ityAdi jaina siddhAnta ke Upara AkSepa kiyA gayA hai| (34) evaMcamAkAnyam-" aura isI prakAra ( jaina tatva ke anusAra yaha siddhAnta nikalegA ki ) AtmA (jina zarIroM meM) rahatI hai ( unake liye ) vaha usI pramANa se baDI yA choTI hai| ( 35) na ca payAryAdapyavirodho vikArAdibhyaH " yadi hama yaha mAnale ki AkAra vArabAra badalatA rahatA hai, to bhI paraspara virodha ( hone kI kaThinAI ) dUra nahIM ho sakatI " isaliye yaha mAnanA hogA, ki AtmA meM AvazyakatAnusAra pheraphAra hotA rahatA hai|

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(15) (36) antyAvasthite zcobhaya nityatvAda vizaSaH-mAna liyA jAya ki aMtima AkAra sthAyI hotA hai, ( to bhI yaha siddhAMta strIkRta nahIM hosakatA, kyoMki phira usI tarka ke anusAra ( AtmA aura zarIra ) donoM ko sthAyI mAnanA pddegaa| yahAM para yaha yAda rakhanA cAhiye ki uparokta sUtroM meM jainoM ke syAdvAda siddhAnta ko vikRtarUpa diyA gayA hai| brahmasUtroM ke TIkAkAra zaMkarAcArya ityAdi ne uparokta siddhAnta kI AlocanA aura upahAsa karane meM baDA anyAya kiyA hai| kyoM ki unhoMne usa siddhAMta ke Azaya ko toDamoDa kara badala diyA hai| hamane jo dalIleM Upara dI haiM unase yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki yadi vaidika kAla meM jaina dharma kA pracAra na hotA to hamako ye usake pramANa na milte| jainoM kA syAdvAda nyAya, jo eka bahuta kaThina siddhAnta hai, veda vyAsa ke samaya taka sAgapUrNa ho cukA hogA kyoMki tabhI to vedavyAsa jaise udbhaTa vidvAn kA dhyAna usakI ora AkarSita huvA aura isa sampUrNatA ko prApta karane meM isase pahale niHsandeha kaI zatAbdiyAM laga gaI hoNgii| ____ataeva yaha nizcita hai ki syAdvAda nyAya, jo jaina dharma kA eka pradhAna aMga hai, brahmasUtroM ke samaya ke pahile maujUda

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(16) thA / isa bAta se aura una pramANo se, jo ki jaina dharma ke viSaya meM vedoM meM milate haiM, yaha nizvaya pUrvaka siddha ho jAtA ..hai ki veda jo ki ati prAcIna hone kA dAvA rakhate haiM ina se bhI jaina dharma vahuta pahile hI unnata avasthA meM thaa| ataeva isa bAta kI bahuta adhika saMbhAvanA hai ki vedone svayaM jaina dharma se kucha bAteM grahaNa kI hoN| jaina dharma saMsAra kA saba se prAcIna dharma hai / janai dharma saMsAra kA saba se prAcIna dharma hai, isa bAta para kaI vidvAnoM kA vizvAsa dina pratidina dRDha hotA jA rahA hai| kAzI nivAsI svargIya svAmI rAmamizra zAstrI ne apane eka vyAkhyAna meM kahA thA ki jaina dharma utanA hI prAcIna hai jitanA ki yaha saMsAra hai / hama Age cala kara yaha dikhAte haiM ki ukta paMDitajI ke mata kA samarthana jaina aura hinduoM ke dharmazAstroM kisa prakAra se hotA hai / bhagavAn RSabhadeva mAnava jAti ke Adi guru the| jaina zAstroM ke anusAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva svAmI mAnava jAti ke prathama jaina dharma guru the aura isa bAta kI puSTi brAhmaNoM ke kaI granthoM se hotI hai| bhAgavata purANa ke skaMdha 5 adhyAya 3-6 meM yaha likhA hai ki sRSTi ke Adi meM brahmane svayambhU manu aura satyarUpA ko utpanna kiyA / Rpabha

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(17) ina se pAcavIM pIDhI meM hue, inhIM RSabhadeva svAmI ne jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyaa| vAcaspatya meM RSabha ko jina deva / vatalAyA hai aura zabdArtha cintAmaNI meM unako Adi jinadava kahA hai| ____ yadi hama isase yaha anumAna nikAleM ki prathama jaina tIrthaMkara aura jaina ke saMsthApaka RSabhadeva, jinako bhAgavata purANa me svayaMbhU-manu se pAcavIM pIDhI meM batAyA hai, mAnava jAti ke Adi guru the to hamArA vizvAsa hai ki isa kathana meM kucha atyukti na hogii| jaina dharma anAdi hai| kintu isa se yaha na samajhanA cAhiye ki jaina dharma kA pracAra RSabhadeva ke samaya se hI huA hai aura usa se pahile jaina dharma kA astitva hI na thA kyoM ki jaina yaha mAnate haiM ki yugoM kA krama jinako avasarpiNI aura utsarpiNI kahate haiM, anAdi kAla se calA AtA hai vaha anaMta kAla taka rahegA aura pratyeka yuga me cauvIsa tIrthaMkara janma lete rahate haiM aura jaina sinddhAntoM kA pracAra karate haiM / aba hama ko isa mAnyatA para ki vaidika dharma prAcIna bhArata kA saba se pahilA dharma hai vicAra karanA cAhiye / sarva sAdhAraNa ko yaha vizvAsa hai ki vaidika dharma saba dharmoM se

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(18) prAcIna hai parantu yaha unakA bhrama hai / svayaM vedoM meM hI isakA saMtoSajanaka pramANa milatA hai ki vaidika dharma ke pahile aura usake sAtha sAtha, anya dharmoM kA bhI pracAra thaa| yadi aisA na hotA to hamako vaidika kAla meM aise manuSyoM ke ullekha na milate ki jinake siddhAnta vaidika dharma se viruddha the / isake kucha udAharaNa nIce diye jAte haiN| (1) " agni pomiyaM pazu hiMsyAt" arthAt aise pazuoM kI hiMsA na karanI cAhiye jinake deva ani aura soma haiN| (2) " mA hanyAdu sarva bhUtAni" arthAt kisI jIvadhArI kI jAna na lenI caahiye| (3) Rgveda ke maMDala 1, aSTaka 2, varga 10, adhyAya 5, sUkta 23, RcA 8 meM aise manuSyoM kA varNana AyA hai ki jo somarasa kA niSedha karate the| (4) Rgveda ke maMDala 8, adhyAya 10, sUkta 89, RcA 3, me bhArgava RSine kahA hai ki indra koI vastuhI nahIM hai| cothI RcA meM indra ne apane astitva ko siddha karane kI ceSTA kI hai aura yaha kahA hai ki vo apane zatruoM kA nAza kara detA hai| (5) Rgveda ke aSTaka 3, adhyAya 3, varga 21, RcA 14 meM aise manuSyoM kA ullekha hai jo kikta athavA magadha me rahate the aura yajJa dAnAdi kI nindA karate the|

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(19) ___ hama apane mata kA samarthana karane ke liye vedoM meM se aura bhI aneka udAharaNa de sakate haiM / ina sabase kyA siddha hotA hai ? isase nirvivAda siddha hotA hai ki prAcIna bhArata me, vaidika dharma kA sabase prAcIna dharma hone kA dAvA svIkAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| veMdoMme se jo pramANa upara diye gaye haiM vahI isa bAtako siddha karane ke liye paryApta hai ki jainadharma atIva prAca na kAla se calA AtA hai aura jisa vaidika dharma ko prAcIna batalAyA jAtA hai usase bhI pahile jaina dharma astitva rakhatA thA / jaina dharma kA anya dharmoM ke sAtha mukAbalA / ___yadi hama jaina dharma ke pUrva itihAsa kI tarapha dekhate haiM to mAlUma hotA hai ki anya dharmoM kI vaimanasyatA ke kAraNa jaina dharma ko baDA sAmhanA karanA par3A thaa| kAraNa jaina dharma hI eka aisA dharma thA jo baDe sAhasa ke sAtha pratyeka jIva kI hiMsA kA prabala niSedha karatA thaa| zeSa sabhI dharma kisI na kisI rUpa meM hiMsA kA vidhAna karate the| isake atirikta jaina dharma ahiMsA ke utkRSTa aura kalyANakArI siddhAnta kA udghoSa karake hI na rahA, kintu usane isase bhI baDhakara yaha kiyA ki isa siddhAnta ko baDI sAvadhAnI ke sAtha kArya rUpa meM pariNata kiyaa| vaidika dharma ne, jo izvarIya jJAna hone kA dAvA karatA hai,

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(20) mUka jIvoM ke sAtha kahIM 2 vaDI nirdayatA kA bartAva diyA hai| itanAhIM nahIM kintu usane balidAna ke liye sarvoSTha jIvadhArI manuSya kI hatyA ko bhI vidhaya batalAyA hai| eka samaya gau ko bhI jise brAhmaNa atyata pavitra samajhate hai prAcIna Rpi baDI niSThuratA ke sAtha balidAna ke liye mAra DAlate the aura balidAna kiye hue mAma ko jise ve puroDAza kahate the, khA bhI lete the| cUMki veda aisI amAnupika kArravAiyoM kA vidhAna karate the| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina ina vedoM ko hisaka zrutiyoM ke nAmase pukArate the| hindU dharma--zAstra, aise siddhAntoM se bhare paDe haiM jo apane anuyAyiyoM ko kalpita deva aura deviyoM ko prasanna karane ke liye niraparAdhI jIvoM kA khUna bahAne kI AjJA dete hai| unhIM siddhAnto ke kAraNa asaMkhya jIvoM kA balidAna huA hai / yadi ve jIva na mAre jAte to ve manuSya ke liye kaI taraha se upayogI hokara usake sukha aura samRddhi kI vRddhi karate / Aja hama dekhate hai ki amuka vakarI, amuka bheDa aura amuka maiMsa Ananda pUrvaka cara rahI hai parantu dUsare hI dina yaha dikhAI detA hai ki saMsAra meM unakA astitva hI nahIM hai| parantu jaina dharma ne ina bhayaMkara validAno kA baDI jora ke sAtha niSedha kiyA, vedo ke kaThora rivAjo kI jaDa para

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(21) kuThArAghAta kiyA, dharma pracArakoM kI svArthaparatA ko prakaTa kiyA, vinA jAti aura dharma bheda ke apane dvAra samasta prANiyo ke liye khola diye aura sArvabhaumika dayAbhAva aura bhrAtRbhAva ke siddhAnto ko, ki jo jaina dharma kI vizeSatAeM haiM, dUra dUra taka phailA diyaa| sArAMza yaha hai ki jaina dharma ne kisI bhI jIvadhArI ko apanI pavitra chatrachAyA ke bAhara nahIM kiyaa| jaina dharma ke viSaya meM jhUThI bAla phailAne ke kArya / isa prakAra ke hindU-dharma para smaraNIya AkramaNoM ke kAraNa jaina dharma ne apane liye aneka zatra utpanna kara liye aura usake pariNAma me use bahuta kucha kSati uThAnI pdd'ii| unhoMne jaina dharma kI nindA karane kA aura usake viSaya me bhayakara bhrAmaka vicAroM ko phailAne kA koI avasara mAtra hAtha se na jAne diyaa| unhoMne jaina siddhAMtoM kI bar3I khIMcAtAnI kI hai aura usake viSaya meM saba prakAra se virodhIbhAva paidA karane meM koI kamara nahIM rakkhI / irSA aura dveSa ke kAraNa kucha logoM ne to yahAM taka kaha DAlA hai ki " hastinA tADyamAno'pi na gacchejana maMdiram" arthAt madamatta hAthI ke AkramaNa karane para bhI kisIne apanI rakSA ke liye jaina maMdira meM praveza na karanA caahiye| saMskRta nATako ke paDhane se mAlUma hotA hai ki unameM kaI sthAno para jaina yatiyo ko nIce darje ke sevakoM kI tathA

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( 22 ) coroM kI pAtratA dI gaI hai aura isI prakAra samasta hindU sAhitya meM unako nIcI zreNI me rakkhA hai aura ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhA gayA hai / ina bAtoM se isa bAta kA yatheSTa jJAna ho jAtA hai ki saMskRta ke brAhmaNa vidvAnoM ne inhIM jainoM ke sAtha, ki jinhoMne darzana zAstra, nIti zAstra, nyAya zAstra, adhyAtma vidyA, vizva vivaraNa vidyA, gaNita aura phalita, jyotiSa, vyAkaraNa, koSa, alaMkAra aura anya bhinna bhinna viSayoM para baDe baDe pAMDitya pUrNa prantha likhakara saMskRta sAhitya kI abhivRddhi kI hai, kaimA kutsita vyavahAra kiyA hai / mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke pIche kaI zatAbdiyoM taka jambU svAmI, prabhava svAmI, yazobhadra, saMbhUtivijaya, bhadrabAhu, sthUlabhadra ityAdi prakhara pratibhAzAlI baDe dharmAtmA vidvAn tAtkAlIna sAhitya maMDala meM bar3e Adara ke sAtha camakate the aura apane pratidvandiyoM ke hRdaya meM vismaya utpanna karate rahe / unake Age rAjA mahArAjA sira jhukAte the, unake zAMtimaya prabhAva ke sAmane atyAcAra naSTa ho jAtA thA, unake mukha kI divya prabhA se pratispardhiyoM kA ghamaMDa cUra cUra ho jAtA thA, aura unakI upasthiti meM kucha aisA teja thA ki usake sAmane vidharmiyoM kA sira nIcA ho jAtA thA / ina mahAn vidvAno ke bAda mAnatuMgAcArya, haribhadrasUri, zAMtisUri, hemacandrAcArya, merutuMgAcArya, aura bahuta se anya vidvan hue, jinhoMne

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(23) mUrtipUjA kA vidhAna karake aura kalpita dhArmika siddhAMtoM kA pracAra karake jaina dharma ko yadyapi eka nayA aura vicitra rUpa de diyA tathApi unhoMne kaI zatAdviyoM taka apane agAdha pAMDitya aura avibhAMta parizrama se bhIra aura nIca pratidvandiyoM kI ora se AghAta pahuMcate hue bhI apanI maryAdA ko avichinna rakkhA usake liye ve dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| hindU aura anya dharmAvalambI rAjAoM para jaina dharma kA prbhaav| ina mahAn vidvAnoM kA aisA prabhAva thA ki jisake ___ kAraNa kumArapAla Adi aneka zaktizAlI rAjA jaina dharmAvalabI ho gaye aura unake hRdayoM meM dayA bhAva kA aisA saMcAra huA ki unhoMne jainoM ke nivAsa sthAnoM meM pazuhiMsA rokane ke liye pharamAna (AjJA-patra ) jArI kara diye / kaI musalamAna bAdazAhoM ne AjJA patroM dvArA samasta bhAratavarSa meM jahAM jahAM jaina matAvalambI rahate the vahAM pajUsana (payUSaNa parva) para pazu hiMsA na karane ke liye AjJA patra prakaTa kara diye the| samrATa akabara kA eka aisA hI pharamAna aba bhI upalabdha hai| kaI dezI riyAsatoM meM jaino ko aba bhI yaha anUThA svatva prApta hai| TaoNDa sAhiba ke rAjasthAna nAmaka prasiddha aitihAsika __ grantha se patA lagatA hai ki tatkAlIna rAjapUta rANAoM aura mahArANAo para jainoM kA isase bhI adhika prabhAva thaa|

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( 24 ) baDe baDe rAjapUta rAjAo ne jaina sAdhuo ko bahuta se mahatvapUrNa dhArmika hakka diye the / unake upAyoM ke pAsa hokara koI manuSya vadha nimitta pazu nahIM le jA sakatA thA / bahuta se pharamAno me se hama yahAM para kevala eka pharamAna kAhI ullekha karate hai jine mahArANA zrI rAjasihajI ne nArI kiyA thA ki jainiyo ke upAthayoM ke pAsa se koI bhI nara yA mAdA pazu vadha karane ke liye nikAlA jAyagA vaha amara kara diyA jAvegA - ( yAne use koI jAna se na mAra sakegA ) / vartamAna me bhI kaI dezI riyAsato me isa taraha ke haka hakUka Aja bhI cAlU haiM ki jisa muhalle vA bAjAra meM jaina loga basate haiM usa muhalle se vadha ke liye pazu nahIM le jA sakate / ataeva sAhitya kI abhivRddhi karake, bahuta se zaktizAlI rAjAo ko jaina dharmAvalaMbI banAkara niraparAdha mUka jAnavaro kI rakSA karake aura deza ke hara eka kone kone meM jaina dharma kA pracAra karake jaino ne mAnava jAti kA bahuta baDA, aura sthAyI kalyANa kiyA hai| 1 jainoM kA upahAsa aura unapara atyAcAra | parantu kAla kI gati baDI vicitra hai / jaina dharma zanaiH zanaiH rAjAo ke Azraya se haTatA gayA aura taba se kevala choTe se vyApArI varga me hI raha gayA / ina zatAbdiyo me jainoM meM bahuta kama nAmI vidvAn hue jisase usaka prativAdiyoM kA bahuta kama sAmhanA huA / jaba jaina dharmAva

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(25) laMbiyoM meM isa prakAra nirbalatA A gaI taba usake prativAdiyoM kI bana aaii| unhoMne jainoM ke dharma zAstroM ko jalA diye, unake pavitra sthAnoM ko apavitra kara diye, unake siddhAMtoM kA upahAsa kiyA aura unako saMsAra kI dRSTi se girAne kA yathAzakti prayatna kiyaa| yadyapi tatkAlina sthiti kA yaha kevala aMzamAtra digdarzana hai tathApi isake prativAdiyoM kA ___ no atyAcAra imapara huA hai usakA anumAna mAtra isase ho sakatA hai| jaina dharma kA sAhitya anupalabdha hai| ____ kahIM bacAkhucA sAhitya bhI naSTa na ho jAya, isa bhaya se jainoM ne use tahakhAne meM chipA diyA / bahuta se bahumUlya hastalikhita grantha kITakoM ke bhakSasthAna ko prApta hue| aba bhI jo kucha bahumUlya jaina sAhitya bacA hai vaha bhI vidvAnoM ko upalabdha nahIM hai kyoMki jaina sAhitya-bhaMDAroM ke svAmI dUsaroM ko apane grantha dikhAne meM vaDA pakSapAta aura virodha karate haiN| usa pakSapAta aura atyAcAra ke jamAne me granthoM ko isa prakAra chipAkara rakhanA Avazyaka thA parantu vahI paddhati aba bhI pracalita rakhanA kisI bhI prakAra jaina sAhitya kI vRddhi ko hitakara nahIM ho sktii| pAzcimAtya vidvAnoM ko jaina dharma ke viSaya meM bhrama kyoM huaa| ataeva yaha bAta svAbhAvika thI ki purAtatva kI khoja karate samaya pUrvIya bhASAeM jAnane vAle yoropIya vidvAnoM

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(26) ko pahale pahala brAhmaNoM kA sAhitya hAtha lagA jo ki Thusa DhUMsakara pakSapAta aura upahAsa se bharA thA / una vidvAnoM ko jaina sAhitya upalabdha na hone se unako jaina dharma ke viSaya meM jJAna prApta karane ke liye brAhmaNo ke grantho kA Azraya lenA pdd'aa| hama pahale hI kaha cuke haiM ki brAhmaNoM se yaha AzA nahIM kI jA sakatI ki ve apane jaina pratidvaMdiyoM ke siddhAMtoM ko pakSapAta rahita AlocanA kreN| pAzcimAtya vidvAnoM ne brAhmaNoM ke granthoM meM jaina dharma ko vikRta rUpa meM pAyA aura isAliye unake hRdaya me jaina dharma ke viSaya me kutsita aura ghRNAspada vicAra paidA ho gaye / unhoMne azuddha sAmagrI ko lekara tarka karanA zurU kiyA aura isaliye ve satya ko na DhUMDha ske| ____ abhIhI kucha varSoM se canda vidvAnoMne jinake netA prophesara jekobI hai hamAre kucha granthoM kI chAnavIna karanA zurU kI hai aura jaina dharma ke viSaya meM jo bhramAtmaka vidhAna phaile hue haiM ve kucha aMza me unake dvArA dUra hue haiM / parantu abhI bahuta kucha bAkI hai / jaina sAhitya kA kSetra bahuta vistRta hai aura usameM kAma karanevAle bahuta thoDe haiM isaliye jaina dharma ke viSaya me phelI huI galataphahamiyoM ko dUra karane meM aura usa usake ucca pada para AsIna karane me abhI adhika samaya kI AvazyakatA hai|

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(27) yaha baDe kheda kI bAta hai ki yuropiyana vidvAnoM kA samAgama jainoM ke sAtha na hone se jaina dharma ke viSaya meM unakA jJAna azuddha aura pakSapAta se bharA huA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki unhoMne jaina granthoM kA __ anuvAda karane meM una pranthoM ke asalI abhiprAya aura artha ko nahIM samajhA aura isaliye jaina dharma ke viSaya meM unhoMne apane azuddha mata kAyama kara liye| jaina dharmakI prAcInatA para antima vaktavya / __ hamane pichale pRSToM meM jaina dharma ko atIva prAcIna siddha kara dikhAyA hai| bahuta se isa para Azcarya kareMge aura hamAre isa mata ko zAyada svIkAra na krege| unakA isa prakAra saMdeha karanA svAbhAvika hI hai, kyoMki bhinna bhinna dharmoM ke anuyAyiyoM ke hRdaya meM jaina dharma ke viSaya meM bahuta dinoM se virodhAbhAva ghusA huA hai aura hinduoM evaM musalamAnoM ne jainoM ke mandiroM kA vidhvaMsa kiyA hai aura jainoM ke dhArmika sAhitya ke bahuta se bhAga ko jalA diyA hai| yadi yaha sAhitya upalabdha hotA to usase isa bAta kA patyakSa pramANa dene meM baDI sahAyatA milatI ki jaina dharma zeSa sabhI dhanoM se prAcIna aura utkRSTha hai / ___ hama Upara kaha cuke haiM ki eka samaya vaha thA jaba jaina dharma ko bauddhadharma kI zAkhA mAnA jAtA thA parantu aba yaha

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(28) siddha hogayA hai ki yaha mAnyatA galata hai / isI prakAra aba zIghra hI vaha samaya AvegA jaba isa mahatvapUrNa samasyA para adhika prakAza pdd'egaa| usa samaya bar3e bar3e kaTTara vidvAno ko bhI yaha mAnanA hogA ki jaina dharma saba dharmoM se prAcIna dharma hai aura zeSa sabhI dharma usase pIche ke haiM aura ina dharmoM ne apanI dArzanika aura dhArmika vyavasthA ke sthira karane me jaina dharma se bahuta sahAyatA lI hai / isa jagaha itanA sthAna nahIM hai ki hama isa viSaya para adhika vistAra ke sAtha likheM, parantu hamane apane mata ke samarthana meM abataka jitane pramANa diye haiM ve sakSipta hone para bhI aise Thosa aura akATya haiM ki unase yaha nismandeha middha ho jAtA hai ki jaina dharma ke saMsthApaka na to pArzvanAtha the na mahAvIra, kintu isa dharma ke Adi pravartaka RSabhadeva the jinakA, astitva hinduo ne sRSTi ke AraMbha me svIkAra kiyA hai / jainoM ke tIna mukhya sampradAya / jaina dharma kI prAcInatA siddha karane meM aba hama zvetAmbara aura digambaroM kA varNana kareMge aura yaha bhI batalAyegeM ki ye donoM lampradAya eka dUsare se kisa prakAra pRthaka hue aura phira zvetAmbaro ke mUrti pUjaka aura sAdhumArgI vibhAga kaise bane / aMta me hama yaha bhI dikhalAyege ki ina tIno sampradAya me se ___ kaunasA sampradAya mahAvIra ke asalI upadezoM kA anuyAyI hai|

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(29) jainoM ke mukhya tIna sampradAya haiM:-(1) digambara ( 2) zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka ( 3 ) zvetAmbara sAdhumArgI yA jinako sthAnakavAsI bhI kahate haiN| __ina tInoM sampradAyo meM se kaunasA sampradAya maba se prAcIna hai aura jaina dharma ke asalI siddhAnta ke anusAra calatA hai, isapara gata bahuta varSoM se vAda vivAda calA AtA hai parantu isakA samAdhAna abhI taka saMtoSajanaka va prAmANika taura para na huaa| pichale kucha varSoM meM kucha digambara aura zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka bhAiyoM ne jaina dharma para kucha pustaka aMgrejI meM bhI listrI haiM, parantu viSeza kara dhArmika pakSapAta ke kAraNa ye pustakeM tInoM sampradAya ke itihAsa para paryApta prakAza nahIM ddaaltii| prophesara haramana jakobI ne jainoM ke zvetAmbara aura digambara sampradAyoM meM vibhAjita hone kI samasyA ko hala karane kI ceSTA kI hai parantu ve satya kI khoja na kara sake / isake do kAraNa haiM / eka to unhoMne jaina sUtroM ke arthoM ko binA samajhe apane tarkoM para khaDe kiye va dUsarA unhoMne satya jJAna prApta karane ke liye jaina sAdhuoM se svayaM pUchatAcha nahIM kii| zvetAMbara aura digaMbara dono sampradAyo meM unake utpatti ke viSaya meM paraspara virodhI kathAeM pracalita haiM aura pratyeka

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( 30 ) saMpradAya apane Apako dUsare se prAcIna batalAtA hai / paraMtu yaha saMtoSapUrvaka siddha kiyA jAsakatA hai ki digaMbaroM kI utpatti vetAMbaroM ke pIche huI hai aura ve mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke bahuta samaya bAda asalI saMgha se pRthaka hue haiM / paraMtu aisA kahane ke pahale yaha Avazyaka hai ki hama donoM saMpradAyoM ke dhArmika graMthoM para sarasarI nigAha DAleM / mUrtipUjaka zvetAMbaroM ke siddhAMta-sUtra paiMtAlisa hai paraMtu sAdhu mArgiyoM ko inameM se kevala battIsa sUtra mAnya haiM / isake viparIta digambara bhAI ina sUtroM ko nahIM mAnate aura yaha kahate haiM ki mahAvIra ke kahe hue asalI sUtra naSTa ho gaye / yadyapi zvetAmbara sUtroM ke nAma asalI sUtroM ke nAmoMse milate haiM tathApi unhoM ne apane sUtra pIche me gaDhe haiM / ataeva digambaroM ne apane zAstra svayaM hI banAye haiM aura ye zAstra zvetAmbaroM ke zAstroM se kaI Avazyaka yAtoM meM nahIM milate / mahAvIra ke sacce anuyAyI zvetAmbara haiM yA digambara, isa prazna kA uttara usI samaya diyA jA sakatA hai jaba dono sampradAyoM ke zAstroM kA racanA - kAla ThIka ThIka mAlUma ho jAya / jisa sampradAya ke pAsa mahAvIra ke kahe hue asalI sUtra haiM aura jo unake anusAra calatA hai vahI sampradAya jaina dharma kA saccA anuyAyI kahalA sakatA hai / ataeva yaha

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(31) mAlUma karanA abhISTa aura Avazyaka hai ki donoM nAmpradAyoM meM se kisake pAsa asalI aura prAcIna zAstra haiN| prophesara haramana jekobI ne jaina sUtroM ke anuvAdI bhUmikA meM bar3I yogyatA se siddha kara diyA hai ki zetAmbage ke vartamAna zAstra mahAvIra ke kahe hue hI haiM aura paramparA se jyoM ke tyoM cale Ate haiN| unhoMne apane mata ke samarthana meM jo mukhya pramANa diye haiM unako hama yahAM saMkSepa meM dete haiN| (1) " bahutasA prAcIna jaina sAhitya aba upalabdha ho gayA hai aura jo loga jaina sampradAya ke prAcIna itihAma ke liye sAmagrI ikaThThI karanA cAhate haiM unako isa mAhitya se bahuta kucha sahAyatA mila sakatI hai / yaha mAmagrI aimo nahIM hai ki jisakI prAmANikatA para hama sandeha kareM / hama jAnate haiM ki jainoM ke dharma zAstra prAcIna hai; jisa saMskRta sAhitya ko hama prAcIna kahate haiM jaina zAstra nissaMdeha usase bhI prAcIna haiN| unameM purAtatva kI sAmagrI kitanI hai, isa viSaya meM hama yaha kaha sakate haiM ki unameM se bahuta se zAstra uttarI boddho ke sabase prAcIna granthoM kA mukAbalA kara sakate haiM cUMki ina picha le granthoM se buddha aura bauddha dharma ke itihAsa kI sAmagrI

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(32) prApta karane meM bar3I saphalatA huI hai, isaliye aim| koI kAraNa nahIM hai ki hama jaina zAstroM ko jaina itihAsa kA prAmANika sAdhana na mAneM |" (2) ye saba bAte siddha yaha karatI haiM ki jaina zAstroM ke lipibaddha hone ke pahile bhI jainoM kA dharma maryAdA rahita evaM anizcita nahIM thA ki jisake kAraNa usameM anya bhinna 2 dhoke kAraNa heraphera hone aura bigar3anekA Dara rahatA, kiMtu usa samaya bhI jaina dharma meM choTI se choTI bAte mI nizcita rUpa se varNita kI gaI thii| jainoM ke dhArmika siddhAntoM ke viSaya me jo kucha siddha kiyA gayA hai, usI prakAra unakI aitihAsika jaina zrutiyoM ke viSaya meM bhI siddha kiyA jA sakatA hai / ( 3 ) jaina zrutiyAM eka mata hokara kahatI haiM ki vallabhi kI sabhA meM aura devarddhi ke sabhApatitvameM jaina siddhAMta kI vyavasthA huI hai aura kalpasUtra me isa ghaTanA kA samaya jo san 454 I0 hai diyA hai| jaina atiyoM se mAlUma hotA hai ki devarddhi ko yaha bhaya huA ki kahI siddhAMta lupta na hojAya isaliye unhone use zAkhoM me lipibaddha karA diyA / ataeva jainoM ke dhArmika sAhitya ke sAtha devarddhi kA jo saMbaMdha hai usake viSaya meM hamArA mata jana sAdhAraNa ke mata se kucha bhinna hai| yaha prAya: ThIka mAlUma hotA hai ki

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(33) devarddhi ne usa samaya kI upalabdha hastalikhita sAmagrI ko siddhAMta ke rUpa meM vyavasthita kara diyA aura jo grantha usa samaya lipibaddha na the unako vidvAn dharmAcAryoM ke mukha se suna kara likha DAlA / isaliye isa siddhAnta kI vaha zrAvRtti jisakA sampAdana devarddhi ne kiyA hai, una zAstroM kA kevala suvyavasthita rUpa hai jo unake pahale prAyaH usI rUpa meM maujUda thaa|" (4) " paraMtu eka baDI mahatvakI dalIla yaha hai ki hamako siddhAMta me grIsa kI jyotirvidya kI gaMdha bhI nahIM aatii|xxx cuMkI grIsa kI jyotirvidyA kA padArpaNa bhAratavarSa meM isvI san kI tIsarI yA cauthI zatAdvi se mAnA jAtA hai isaliye jainoM ke zAstra usase bhI pahile lipibaddha hue the"| (5) " hama siddha kara cuke haiM ki jaina siddhAMta ke saba se prAcIna graMtha lalita vistAra kI gAthAoM se bhI purAne haiN| cUki yaha kahA jAtA hai ki lalita vistAra kA anuvAda cInI bhASA meM isvI san 65 ke lagabhaga huvA thA isaliye hama vartamAna jaina sAhityakI utpatti IsavIsana se bhI pahalekI mAnate haiN"| (6) " yadi hamArI uparokta khoja kA pariNAma mAnane ke yogya hai, kyoM ki mujhe usake viruddha koI dalIla nahIM dekha par3atI-to vartamAna jaina sAhitya kI utpatti isA se 300 varSa se adhika jyAdA pahile nahIM mAnI jA sktii|

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( 35 ) sApha likhA hai ki mahAvIra ne svayaM jaina dharma kA upadeza apane ziSyoM ko diyA aura phira ina ziSyoM ne aMgoM kI racanA kii| ye hI aMga jaina siddhAnta ke mukhya aMza haiM / parantu isa viSaya meM prophesara jekobI kA mata bhinna hai / ve kahate haiM ki jaina jisa sAhitya ko pUrva kahate haiM vaha aMgoM ke bhI pahale vidyamAna thA aura usameM mahAvIra aura unake dhArmika pratidvaMdiyoM ke bIca meM jo vAda vivAda huA thA usakA hAla likhA thA / apane mata ke samarthana meM ve kahate haiM ki pratyeka pUrva kA nAma " pravAda " arthAt vAdavivAda hai aura isaliye ve dArzanika vAdavivAdoM se bhare hue the jaisA ki una nAmoM se prakaTa hotA hai / isake sivAya ve yaha bhI kahate haiM ki cUMki pUrvo meM vAda vivAda yukta sAhitya thA, isaliye jaba mahAvIra ke pratidvaMdI mara gaye taba pUrvo kI upayogitA jAtI rahI aura isa tatkAlIna sthiti ke anukUla IsA se 300 varSa pahale pATaliputra kI sabhA meM eka nayA siddhAMta racA gayA / jekobI sAhaba kA uparokta mata bilakula galata hai aura unakA samarthana kisI prakAra nahIM ho sakatA / ve apane mata ke samarthana meM jainoM kI eka janazruti kA havAlA dete parantu abhayadeva ne samavAyAMga sutra kI TIkA meM isa janazruti ko asatya ThaharAyA hai aura likhA hai ki mahAvIra ne

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( 34 ) asAdhAraNa ( 7 ) " hamArA vAdavivAda yahIM para samApta hotA hai / maiM AzA karatA hUM ki isase yaha siddha ho gayA hai ki jaina dharma ke vikAsa me kisI samasa bhI kisI ghaTanA ke kAraNa koi bar3I rukAvaTa paidA nahI huI / hama isa vikAsa ko zurU se abataka kramazaH dekha sakate haiM aura jaina dharma dUsare dharmoM se va vizeSakara bauddha dharma se itanA svataMtra hai jitanA ki koI dharma ho sakatA hai / isa viSaya kA vistArapUrvaka vivecana bhaviSya kI khojo se ho sakegA paraMtu maiM AzA karatA hUM ki jaina dharma kI svatantratA ke viSaya meM aura jaina dharma ke prAcIna itihAsa ke nirmANa ke liye jaina zAstroM ke vizvasanIya hone me kucha vidvAnoM ko jo saMdeha hai unako maine dUra kara diyA hai " / Upara kI dalIloM se spaSTa hogayA hogA ki prAphesara haramana jekobI ne IsA se pUrva tIsarI sadI taka arthAt mahAvIra ke dosau varSa bAda taka jaina siddhAnta kI prAcInatA saMtoSa pUrvaka kramAnusAra dikhalA dI hai / ava hamako kevala dosau varSa ke usa madhyavartI samaya ko pUrA karanA hai jo mahAvIra ke nirvANa kAla aura prophesara jekobI dvArA nizcita jaina sidhdAnto ke utpattI kAla ke bIca me paDatA hai / isa kArya ke liye hamako yaha jAnanA Avazyaka hai ki isa viSaya me jaina sAhitya kyA kahatA hai ? jaina graMthoM me

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(35) sApha likhA hai ki mahAvIra ne svayaM jaina dharma kA upadeza apane ziSyoM ko diyA aura phira ina ziSyoM ne aMgoM kI racanA kii| ye hI aMga jaina siddhAnta ke mukhya aMza haiN| parantu isa viSaya meM prophesara jekobI kA mata bhinna hai| ve kahate haiM ki jaina jisa sAhitya ko pUrva kahate haiM vaha aMgoM ke bhI pahale vidyamAna thA aura usameM mahAvIra aura unake dhArmika pratidvaMdiyoM ke bIca meM jo vAda vivAda huA thA usakA hAla likhA thaa| apane mata ke samarthana meM ve kahate haiM ki pratyeka pUrva kA nAma "pravAda" arthAt vAdavivAda hai aura isaliye ve dArzanika vAdavivAdoM se bhare hue the jaisA ki una nAmoM se prakaTa hotA hai| isake sivAya ve yaha bhI kahate haiM ki cUMki pUrvo me vAda vivAda yukta sAhitya thA, isaliye jaba mahAvIra ke pratidvaMdI mara gaye tava pUrvo kI upayogitA jAtI rahI aura isa tatkAlIna sthiti ke anukUla IsA se 300 varSa pahale pATaliputra kI sabhA me eka nayA siddhAMta racA gayA / jekobI sAhaba kA uparokta mata bilakula galata hai aura unakA samarthana kisI prakAra nahIM ho sktaa| ve apane mata ke samarthana meM jainoM kI eka jana-zrati kA havAlA dete haiM, parantu abhayadeva ne samavAyAMga sutra kI TIkA meM isa janazruti ko asatya ThaharAyA hai aura likhA hai ki mahAvIra ne

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(36.) jaina siddhAMto kA upadeza gaNadharo ko diyA aura phira unhoMne AcArAMga Adi ko lekara dvAdaza aMgokI racanA kI / unhoMne Age calakara likhA hai ki bArahave aMga meM pUrva, sammilita the| samasta aMgoM aura unakI TIkAoM meM samAna rUpa se yahI likhA hai ki pUrva, bArahaveM aMga meM sammilita the aura isaliye anya aMgoM ke sAtha me maujUda the| pUrvo meM kyA likhA hai| isake sivAya jekobI ke matAnusAra sabhI pUrvo meM vAdavivAdayukta sAhitya na thaa| pUrvo kI saMkhyA caudaha thii| inake nAma aura inameM likhita viSayoM kA saMkSipta varNana jaina sUtroM meM diyA hai aura isa varNana se hama jAna sakate haiM ki kevala kucha pUrvo meM hI vAdavivAdayukta bAteM thIM aura zeSa pUrvI meM kevala jaina darzana kA varNana kiyA gayA thaa| pUrvoke saMbaMdha meM pro. jekobI ke anumAna kA khaMDana / prophesara jekobI kA mata hai "ki pUrvo kA, astitva, kevala bhadrabAhu ke samaya taka arthAt mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke lagabhaga dosau varSa bAda taka hI rahA aura ima samaya ke vAda pUrva sarvathA vilupta ho gye"| yaha mata svIkAra nahI kiyA jA sakatA, kyo ki pUrvI kA astitva vallabhi kI sabhA taka jo 454 I0 me huI thI, milatA hai, jaina paTTAvalI aura

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(37) anya prAcIna granthoM meM likhA hai ki vallabhi kI sabhA ke sabhApati devarddhigaNI ko, jo paTTAvalI meM 27 ve pATa parahai, mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke bAda lagabhaga eka pUrva kA jJAna thA / devarddhi ke pahale jo 26 AcArya ho gaye haiM unameM se kucha __ to samasta caudaha pUrvo kA jJAna rakhate the aura kucha ko __ caudaha se kama pUrvo kA jJAna thA / ina AcAryoM ke sivAya vallabhi kI sabhA ke pahale bahuta se anya vidvAn sAdhu bhI aise the jinako pUrvo kA nyUnAdhika jJAna thA / devagiNI antima pUrvadhArI the aura phira unake bAda pUrvo kA jJAna sarvathA vismRta hogayA / ataeva mAlUma hotA hai ki mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke 1000 varSa bAda bhI pUrvo ke kucha aMza kA jJAna maujUda thaa| jaba vizva meM aise vizvasanIya pramANa maujUda haiN| taba yaha mAnanA nyAya saMgata nahIM hai ki pUrva kA astitva, aMgoM ke pahale thA, ve vAda vivAdapUrNa the, ve zanaiH zanaiH lupta ho gaye aura eka nayA siddhAnta jo abhI kAyama hai, pATalIputra kI sabhA meM IsA se tIna so varSa pahale taiyAra kiyA gayA / __ parantu kucha vidvAn yaha svIkAra karane para bhI ki pUrva aMgoM me hI sammilita the, isa bAta para Apatti kareMge ki aMgoM kI racanA mahAvIra ke samaya me huI thii| kyo ki pATalIputra kI sabhA ke pahale aMgoM kI prAcInatA siddha karane

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(38) ke liye koI pramANa nahIM milte| parantu isa Apatti meM bahuta thor3A sAra hai kyoM ki yaha mAnanA yuktisaMgata nahIM hai ki mahAvIra aura pATalIputra ke madhya vartIkAla meM arthAt dosI varSa se bhI adhika samaya taka jaino ke pAsa dhArmika patha dikhAne vAlA sAhitya hI na thA / isI prakAra yaha mAnanA bhI utanA hI asaMgata hai ki pATalIputra kI sabhA ke pahale mahAvIra ke samaya meM kisI dUsare hI siddhAnta kA pracAra thA aura phira uparokta sabhA me eka nayA siddhAnta gar3hA gayA / yadi usa samaya pahale ke siddhAnta anya maujUda hote to unakA ullekha usa siddhAnta meM avazya pAyA jAtA jo pATalIputra kI sabhA meM racA gayA batalAyA jAtA hai aura sAtha hI sAtha ve hetu bhI likha jAte, jinake kAraNa prAcIna siddhAnta-granthoM ke sthAna me navIna grantha race gaye / parantu jaina sAhitya ke samasta saMgraha meM ina bAtoM kA ullekha kahI nahIM miltaa| isaliye hama prophesara jekobI kI kalpanA ko svIkAra nahIM kara sakate / isake sAtha yaha bhI yAda rakhanA cAhiye ki jaina grantho meM spaSTa likhA huA hai ki pATalIputra me jaina siddhAnta kA kevala saMgraha kiyA gayA thA, unakI racanA nahIM kI gaI thii| isake sivAya prophesara jekobI kI dalIle aisI majabUta nahIM haiM ki hama jaina grantho ke spaSTa TekhoM ko asvIkAra kreN|

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(39) mahAvIra aura pATalIputra ke madhyavartI kAla kI isa prakAra pUrti karane meM kevala yahI natIjA nikalatA hai ki hama isa bAta para vizvAsa kareM ki jina siddhAnta grantho kA saMgraha pATalIputra meM huA thA ve sabhA ke pahale maujUda the aura unakI racanA pahale pahala mahAvIra ke gaNadharoM (ziSyoM) ne kI thii| siddhAnta-granthoM aura unakI TIkAoM me bhI yahI bAta milatI hai| siddhAnta-anthoM kI racanA zailI, praznoM aura uttaro ke likhane kI rIti, samasta sAhitya kA krama aura bahuta sI anya mahatvapUrNa bAteM jinako vistAra ke maya se yahAM para nahIM lisna sakate / uparokta kathana kA bahuta kucha samarthana karatI hai| uparokta pramANoM ke samarthana meM cauddha sUtroM ke pramANaHbauddhoM ke magdhima nikAya nAmaka graMtha meM mahAvIra ke ziSya upAlI aura gautama buddha meM jo vivAda huA thA, usakA varNana hai| jekobI ne isa varNana ko isa prakAra likhA hai:niggaMtha upAlI kahate hai ki daMDa tIna prakAra ke hote haiM ( 1 ) kAyA kA daMDa ( 2 ) vacana kA daMDa ( 3 ) aura manakA daMDa / sthAnAMga sUtra ke tritIya uddezaka meM jo jaina siddhAnta diyA hai vaha jyoM kA tyoM yahI hai|

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(40) __ yaha aura anya jaina siddhAnta bauddha-sUtroM meM prAyaH unhI zabdoM meM likhe hue milate haiM / jina zabdo meM ve vartamAna jaina sUtroM meM diye huve haiM / ye vAta bar3e mahatva kI hai aura isase aMgo kI prAcInatA ke vizaya meM sabhI saMdeha dUra ho jAte haiN| ima eka bAta se hI vipakSa meM jitanI dalIle uThAI jAMya ve saba radda ho jAtI haiN| uparokta dalIleM isa bAta ko siddha karane ke liye paryApta hai ki devaddhi ke samaya meM zvetAmbaroM ke sidhdAnta-graMtha kevala lipivaddha hue the| usa samaya se pahale ve prAyaH kaNThastha the aura ve aba taka usIrUpa meM cale Ate haiM, jisa rUpa meM gaNadhara ne unakI racanA kI thii| jaina siddhAntoM kA aitihAsika mahatva / ataeva itihAsa ke mahatvapUrNa praznoM ko hala karane meM hama isa prAcIna sAhitya se nirbhaya hokara sahAyatA le sakate hai| isI bAta ke AdhAra para hama yaha sidhda kara sakeMge ki digambara arvAcIna haiM aura ve mahAvIra ke kaI sadiyoM bAda apanI sampradAya se judA huve haiN| apanI prAcInatA ke viSaya meM digambaroM kA daavaa| digambara yaha kahate haiM ki saba tIrthakara nagna rahate the, mahAvIra ne sAdhuoM kA nagna rahane kA upadeza diyA thA aura hamAre

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I / (41) sAdhu nagna rahate haiM aura isI kAraNa hama atyanta prAcIna kAla se digambara kahalAte haiM aura imaliye hama jaina dharma ke sabase prAcIna aura asalI anuyAyI haiM / ve yaha bhI kahate haiM ki tIrthaMkaroM ke niyamoM ke virudhda zvetAmbara sAdhu vastra pahanate haiM, unake dharma zAstra prAmANika nahIM haiM, unakI utpatti digambaroM se huI hai, aura isaliye ve arvAcIna haiN| . digambaroM ke ukta dAve jhUThe haiN| ... digambaroM kI ina ukta dalIloM meM kucha' bhI sAra nahIM hai yaha nimna likhita bAtoM se mAlUma hogA: (1) uparokta pRSThoM meM hamane saMtoSapUrvaka sidhda karadiyA hai ki zvetAmbaro ke zAstra saba se prAcIna haiN| unako mahAvIra ke ziSyo ne racA thA / ve paraMparA se prAyaH usI rUpa meM aba taka cale Ate haiM aura jaina itihAsa ke nirmANa ke liye unapara saba se adhika vizvAsa kiyA jA sakatA hai / ina dalIlo ke AdhAra se digambaroM ke dAve ke sambandha meM adhika vivecana karanA Avazyaka nahIM rahatA / hama aba unake anya prativAdoM kA uttara dete haiN| (2) digambaroM kA kathana hai ki mahAvIra ne muniyoM ko nagna rahane kA upadeza diyA aura usa samaya sabhI muni "namna rahate the| aba yaha mAlUma karanA cAhiye ki tithaMkaroM

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(42) ne sabhI muniyoM ko nama rahane kA upadeza diyA thA yA nhiiN| dharma zAstroM se yaha spaSTa rIti se mAlUma hojAyagA ki mahAvIra ne yaha upadeza kadApi nahIM diyA ki sabhI sAdhu nagna rhe| jaina zAstroM meM likhA hai ki yadi koI sAdhu nagna rahanA cAhe to raha sakatA hai| jaba vaha Atma-jJAna kI sIr3hiyoM para UMcA car3ha jAya taba vaha apanI icchAnusAra vastroM ko tyAga kara nama raha sakatA hai| parantu vama dhAraNa karane se AtmA kI unnati meM kisI taraha kI bAdhA na Anese namratA ko anivArya nahIM rakkhA gayA kintu musya mukhya prasaMgoM meM hI isakA vidhAna kiyA gyaa| vaise hI usa samaya kI parivartita sthiti ke anusAra mahAvIra ke nirmANa ke kucha samaya bAda hI yaha prathA baMda kara dI gaI / ataeva sAdhu apanI icchAnusAra namra raha sakate the / namatA anivArya nahIM thI / isaliye yaha siddha hotA hai ki zAmoM meM anivArya nama rahane kA upadeza nahIM hai| bauddha sUtroM meM isa yAtake pramANa milate haiM ki jaina sAdhu vastra dhAraNa karate the| (3) bauddha sUtroM se yaha mAlUma hotA hai ki jaina sAdhu vastra dhAraNa karate the| haramana jaikobI ne jaina sUtro kI bhUmikA meM likhA hai ki" bauddha acelako aura niggaMthoM meM bheda mAnate

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(43) haiN| udAharaNArtha buddhaghoSane dhammapadam para jo TIkA likhI hai usameM kucha bhikkuoM ke viSaya meM likhA hai ki ve acelakoM ko niggaMthoM meM acchA samajhate the, kyoM ki acelaka sarvathA nagna rahate the aura niggaMtha kisI na kisI prakAra kA vastra lajjA ke liye dhAraNa karate the / yaha kalpanA bhikku kI galata thii| bauddha, makkhali gozAlA ke anuyAyiyoM ko acelaka kahate the|" ___ ataeva bauddha sUtroM meM niggaMtha arthAt jaina sAdhuoM ke isa havAle se mAlUma hotA hai ki mahAvIra ke samakAlIna buddha deva ke samaya meM jaina sAdhu vastra dhAraNa karate the / yadi mahAvIra aura anya tIrthaMkaroMne vastra dhAraNa karane kA sarvathA niSedha kiyA hotA to sAdhuoM ke liye zAtroM ke Adeza ke pratikUla AcaraNa karanA saMbhava na hotA / isa se yaha spaSTa hai ki mahAvIra ke samaya meM diMgabaroM ke kathanAnusAra sabhI jaina sAdhu nana nahIM rahate the| ataeva ve namavA ke AdhAra para mahAvIra ke asalI anuyAyI hone kA dAvA nahIM kara skte| (4) hamAre pAsa eka aisI hI akATya dalIla aura hai jisase mAlUma hotA hai ki jaina sUtroM meM sarvathA nagnatA kI anujJA nahIM haiM / isa ko siddha karane ke liye hama uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 23 veM adhyAya meM se eka aise aMza kA ullekha karate haiM

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(44) jo itihAsa ke liye vaDe kAma kA hai| parantu aisA karane se pahale jaikobI dvArA saMpAdita jaina sUtroM kI bhUmikA meM se eka avataraNa diyA jAtA hai jisase yaha mAlUma ho jAyagA ki vaha adhyAya vizvasanIya hai| jaikobI ne likhA hai ki " aba saba loga mAnane lage haiM ki yaha prAyaH ThIka hI hai ki pArzva (jo jainoM ke 23 veM tIrthaMkara the aura mahAvIra ke 250 varSa pahale vidyamAna the ) aitihAsika puruSa the| mahAvIra ke samaya meM unakI saMpradAya ke netA kesI nAmake muni the| kesI kA nAma jaina sUtroM meM kaI bAra aisI gaMbhIratA ke sAtha AyA hai ki hamako una lekhoM ke prAmANika hone meM kucha bhI maMdeha nahIM mAlUma hotaa|" teIsaveM adhyAya kA sArAMza yaha hai: kesI aura gautama jo jaina dharma ke donoM saMpradAyoM ke ( arthAt pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra ke saMpradAyo ke ) praninidhI aura netA the / apane zizyoM ke sahita zrAvastI ke nikaTa eka vATikA meM ekatrita hue| dono saMpradAyoM meM jaina sAdhuoM ke mahAvratoM ke vipaya meM aura unake vastroM ke raMga rUpa aura saMkhyA ke viSaya me kucha matabheda thA / una donoM ne milakara pinA vAdavivAda kiyehI ina matabhedoM ke kAraNa samajhakara ekyatA krlii|

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(45) 29, 30, aura 31 nambara ke padya adhika mahatva ke haiM aura unase usa prazna para jo hamane uThAyA hai bahuta prakAza paDatA hai / ina padyoM kI vyAkhyA, TIkA meM bahuta spaSTa dI huI hai aura isalie maiM nIce unakA saMkSipta anuvAda detA hUM / kesI gautama se pUchate haiM ki " cauvIsaveM tIrthaMkara vardhamAna ne sAdhuoM ko parimita saMkhyA meM sapheda aura sAdhAraNa vastroM ko dhAraNa karane kI AjJA dI hai; parantu teIsaveM tIrthakara pArzvane vastra dhAraNa karane kI AjJA denemeM raMga rUpa athavA saMkhyA kI koI maryAdA nahIM rakhI hai / "" he gautama ! jaba ki donoMne eka se uddezoM ko sAmane rakha kara niyama banAye haiM to phira isa matabheda kA kyA kAraNa hai ? he gautama ! kyA Apako vastra saMbaMdhI isa dohare niyama ke kAraNa kucha saMdeha nahIM hotA ? gautama uttara dete haiM ki he kesI ! tIrthakaroM ne apane kevala - jJAna dvArA isa bAtakA nirNaya karake sAdhuoM kI pravRttiyoM ke anusAra ( dhArmika jIvana ke liye ) sAdhano aura bAhya cinhoM kI AjJA dI hai| eka tarapha to unhoM ne aise vAhya cinha batalAye haiM jo sarala svabhAva va teja vicAra vAle sAdhuoM ke lie upayukta haiM aura dUsarI tarapha unhoMne una sAdhuoM ke lie bAhya cincha batalAye haiM jinakI manovRtti isake pratikUla hai" /

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(46) "mahAvIra ke anuyAyiyoM kA svabhAva vakra aura lAparavAhI karane kA thA, isalie saMbhava thA ki ve raMgIna vastroM kA pakSa grahaNa karake unakI ora mana calAte | yahI kAraNa thA ki unako kevala zveta vastra dhAraNa karane kI AjJA kA Adeza kiyA gyaa| parantu pArzvanAtha ke anuyAyI saralatA aura sadAcAra kI tarapha jhuke hue the, isalie ve vastroM ko apanI naganatva lajjA Dhakane kA sAdhana mAtra samajhate the aura vastroM ke prati tanika bhI moha athavA pakSapAta na rakhate the| inhIM pRthak pRthak bAto ke kAraNa bhinna bhinna prakAra ke vastroM kA Adeza diyA gayA" / jainadharma ke do prasiddha AcArya kesI aura gautama ke uparokta vArtAlApa se bilakula spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki mahAvIra ne kevala raMgIna vastroM kI jinako pAzve ke anuyAyI dhAraNa karate the, manAI kI thI aura parivatita paristhitiyoM kI AvazyaktAoM ke anusAra raMgIna vastroM ke sthAna meM kevala zveta vastra dhAraNa karane kA Adeza kiyA thaa| isase nikalanevAlA pariNAma / jaba aise puSTa pramANo se yaha siddha hotA hai ki pArzva aura mahAvIra donoM ne hI vastra dhAraNa karane kI AjJA dI, taba digambaroM kA yaha kahanA ki hama hI mahAvIra ke maba se prAcIna aura asalI anuyAyI haiM aura tIrthaMkaroM ne sarvathA

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(47) nagna rahane kA hI Adeza kiyA thA, yukti saMgata nahIM hai| isake pratikUla aneka hetuoM dvArA hama isI natIje para pahuMcate haiM ki pArzvanAtha athavA mahAvIra svAmI ke samaya digaMbara saMpradAya astitvameM na thA / prAcInatAke viSaya meM digaMvaroM ke dAve kI satyAsatyatA / aba hamako jaina aura bauddha sUtroM kI bhI chAnabIna karanI cAhie aura yaha mAlUma karanA cAhie ki unameM koI ullekha esA bhI hai jisase digaMbaroM ke prAcIna hone ke dAve kA samarthana ho ske| (1) bauddha sUtroM meM jainoM kA ullekha kaI sthAnoM para milatA hai, paraMtu unameM jainoM ko zramaNa athavA niggaMdha kahA gayA hai| kisI sthAna para bhI unako digaMbaroM ke nAma se nahIM pukArA gayA / (2) jaina aura bauddha sUtroM meM aise aneka dharmoM kA ullekha milatA hai, jinakA pracAra mahAvIra aura bauddha ke samaya thaa| udAharaNArtha jainoM ke bhagavatI sUtra meM aura bauddhoM ke magghimanikAya sUtra meM gozAlA aura unake dhArmika siddhAntoM kA sapUrNa vivaraNa milatA hai| yadi usa samaya digaMbaroM jaisI koI saMpradAya kA astitva hotA to mahAvIra aura buddha

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(48) donoM hI usakA ullekha karane se na cUkate, kyoM ki ve sarvathA nagna rahane ke viSaya me digaMbaroM se matabheda rakhate the| cUMki / isa prakAra kA koI ullekha nahIM milatA isalie yaha siddha " hotA hai ki usa samaya digaMbara isa nAmakI saMpradAya kI sarvathA abhAva thaa| - (3) digaMbara yaha bhI mAnate haiM ki striyAM mozna prApta nahIM 2 kara sakatI / jaina aura bauddha sUtroM meM kahIM bhI isa siddhAnta - kA ullekha nahIM milatA / yaha siddhAMta kevala digaMbaroM ko hI mAnya hai aura lagabhaga sabhI dharmoM ke siddhAntoM ke pratikUla hai| yadi prAcIna bhArata meM aise siddhAnto ko mAnane vAlA koI dharma hotA, to bauddha aura jaina sUtroM me usakA khAma taura para ullekha milatA aura usameM usakI kar3I samAlocanA bhI miltii| (4) svayaM digaMbaroM ke zAstro meM aneka puSTa pramANa milate hai jinase yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki ve aura unake dhArmika siddhAMta arvAcIna haiN| hama pahale hI batalA cuke haiM ki digaMbara saMpradAya kA athavA zvetAmbaro ke zAstro se bhinna = digaMbara zAstroM kA ullekha na to jaina zAstrI meM milatA hai - aura na bauddha zAstroM meM / digaMbara zAstrI meM zvetAmbara aura unake sUtroM kA ullekha kaI sthAnoM para milatA hai / kaI sthAnoM para zvetAmbaroM para kaTAkSa kiye gaye haiM aura yaha badalAyA

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(49) gayA hai ki unake siddhAMta digaMbaroM ke siddhAMtoM se bhinna haiM / digaMbaroM ke zAstroM meM zvetAmbaroM kA kaI bAra ullekha huA hai paraMtu zvetAmbaroM ke zAstroM meM digaMbaroM kA ullekha eka vAra bhI nahIM huA isa bAta se siddha hotA hai ki digaMbara tathA unake zAstra zvetAmbaroM se pIche ke haiM / (5) digaMbara graMtha - kartAoM ne apane graMthoM meM jo racanAkAla diye haiM unake dekhane se bhI mAlUma hotA hai ki digaMbaroM ke graMtha arvAcIna haiM / isase nissaMdeha siddha ho jAtA hai ki digaMbaroM kI utpatti mahAvIra ke bAda bahuta pIche huI | (6) digaMbara mUrtipUjaka haiM, paraMtu mahAvIra ne mUrti pUjA kA vidhAna nahIM kiyA / isalie digaMbaroM ko jaina dharma kA saccA anuyAyI nahIM mAnA jA sakatA / zvatAmbaroM kA varNana karate samaya hama mUrti pUjA kA savistAra vivecana kareMge | aba hama jaina mUrtiyoM ke lekhoM se yaha siddha karata haiM ki digaMbara arvAcIna hai / upalabdha jaina mUrtiyoM meM se saba se prAcIna mUrtiyA~ kevala 1800 varSa kI purAnI haiM aura ve bhI digaMbara saMpradAya se saMbaMdha nahIM rakhatI yaha jaino ke uvAsaggadasA nAma ke sAtaveM aMga para rUDaoNlpha hArnale sAheba ne likhI huI prastAvanA ke nimna likhita avataraNa se spaSTa ho jAtA hai /

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(50) " mathurA se kucha lekha aise mile haiM jina se isa bAta kA pratyakSa pramANa milajAtA hai ki isavI san kI pahalI sadI meM zvetAMbara saMpradAya kA astitva thaa| ye lekha jaina tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyoM ke padoM para mile haiM aura inameM kaniSka huviSpha aura vAsudava nAmaka prasiddha rAjAoM kA saMvat diyA hai / ye rAjA sithiyA deza ke the, parantu bhAratavarpa para bhI rAjya karate the / mAlUma hotA hai ki inakA saMvat aba zaka __ ke nAma se prasiddha hai, jo IsavI sana 78-79 se zurU hotA hai / ina lekho meM likhA huA hai ki ye mUrtiyA~ zvetAmbara ___ saMpradAya ke anuyAyiyoM kI bhakti kA smAraka haiM / ina mUrtiyo kI sthApanA karane vAle digaMbara na the kintu zvetAbara the, isa bAta kA patA yoM lagatA hai ki mUrtiyoM para jo lekha haiM uname jaina sAdhuoM ke kucha gaNo ke nAma likhe haiM aura ina gaNoM ke nAma zvetAMbaroM ke kalpa sUtra kI sthavirAvalI meM bhI milane haiN| ataeva yaha sidhda hotA hai ki ye mUrtiyAM zvetAvara saMpradAya kI haiN| isa bAta kA hama eka udAharaNa dete haiM / ina mUrtiyo ke lekhoM me se eka lekha kaniSka ke rAjya kAla ke nave varSa kA ( arthAt IsavI san 87-88 kA ) hai / umame likhA hai ki usa mUrti kI sthApanA koTiyA ( athavA koTika gaNa ) ke nAganaMdina nAmaka dharmaguru ke upadeza se vikaTA nAmaka eka jaina zrAvikA ne kI thI / isa gaNa kI sthApanA sthavirAvalI ke anusAra sthavira susthita

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ne kI thI jo I. sa. pUrva 154 mahAvIra ke 313 varSa pIche mokSagAmI huve| isa prakAra parokSa rUpa se mathurA ke lekha isa bAtakI sAkSI dete haiM ki isA se pUrva dUsarI zatAbdI ke madhya meM zvetAMbara saMpradAya kA astitva thaa| uparokta pramANa se yaha spaSTa hai ki mathurA meM jo jaina mUrtiyAM bhUgarbha se nikAlI gaI haiM ve digaMbara saMpradAya kI nahIM kintu zvetAMbara saMpradAya kI haiN| isa bAta kA bhI patA laga cukA hai ki una mUrtiyoM ko choDakara jinakA patA purAtattvajJoM ne lagAyA hai bhAratavarSa ke jaina maMdiroM kI asaMkhya mUrtiyoM meM digaMvara saMpradAya kI eka mUrti bhI nahIM hai jo mathurA meM milI huI mUrtiyoM ke barAbara prAcIna ho / ataeva yaha mAnanA galata nahIM hai ki isavI san kI pahalI sadI me digaMbaroM kA astitva na thA aura isalie yaha spaSTa hai ki ve arvAcIna haiN| 8 digaMbara zAstroM me mahAvIra ke prasiddha pratidvaMdI makkhalIputra gozAlA kA ullekha kahIM nahIM milatA parantu jaina aura bauddha sUtroM meM gozAlA ke jIvana caritra aura siddhAntoM phA saMpUrNa vRtAnta diyA hai / yaha bAta baDe mahatva kI hai aura nizcita rUpa se siddha kara detI hai ki digaMvara tathA unake sUtra arvAcIna haiN|

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(52) isa bAta kI puSTi karane ke liye aura dalIleM denA vyartha kyoM ki hama Upara kAphI dalIla de cuke haiM jinase nirpakSa manuSya yaha pariNAma nikAla sakate haiM ki digaMbara aura unake zAstra nissaMdeha arvAcIna haiM aura asalI tathA mUla saMgha se unakI utpatti pIche huI hai / digaMbaroM kI utpatti / kaise aba yaha mAlUma karanA cAhiye ki digaMbara kaba aura judA hue | isa viSaya meM hamako dharmasAgara kRta pravacana parikSA nAmaka graMtha se sahAyatA milatI hai| isa graMtha meM digaMbaroM kI utpatti isa prakAra dI hai:-- rathavIrapura nAmaka nagara meM zivabhUti urpha sahasramala nAmakA eka manuSya rahatA thaa| vaha usa nagara ke rAjA kA khAsa sevaka thA / eka dina rAjA kI mAtA ne usapara vaDA krodha kiyA isaliye vaha turaMta hI naukarI choDakara jaina sAdhu bana gayA / eka bAra rAjA ne usako eka bahumUlya duzAlA diyA / isa duzAle se usako moha ho gayA / usake guru AryakRSNa usapara baDe kupita hue kyoM ki sAMsArika padArthoM se moha rakhanA sAdhuoM ke dharma ke virUddha hai aura isaliye unhoMne use duzAlA tyAga dene kI sammati dI, parantu usane apane guru kI AjJA kA pAlana na kiyA / eka dina jaba zivabhUti kahIM gayA huA thA AryakRSNa ne

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(53) usake duzAle ko phADakara TukaDe 2 kara DAle / duzAle ko isa prakAra naSTa kiye jAne para zivabhUti ko bahA krodha AyA aura vaha tarka karane lagA ki yadi vastroM se moha utpanna ho jAtA hai to unako sarvathA hI tyAga denA ucita hai / itanA kahakara ___ usane nagna rahane kA vrata dhAraNa kara apane guru ko tyAga diyA va eka navIna dharma kA pracAra kara usake siddhAntoM meM nagnatA ko pradhAnatA dI / vaha apane Apa ko digaMbara kahane lagA aura usI samaya se digaMbara saMpradAya kA saMsthApana hogayA / usakI bhaginI usake dharma kI anuyAyI hogaI aura usase nagna rahane kI AjJA maaNgii| zivabhUti ne use aisA karane se rokA aura yaha upadeza diyA ki striyAM mokSa prApta nahIM kara sktii| kahA jAtA hai ki yaha ghaTanA IsavI san kI dUsarI zatAbdI ke madhya meM huI thii| isa prakAra digaMbaroM kI utpatti kI kathA hai| parantu yadi isa kathA kI saccAI para saMdeha bhI kiyA jAya to digaMbaroM ke arvAcIna hone kI jo dalIleM Upara dI gaI haiM unakI satyatA para kisI prakAra kA saMdeha nahIM ho sakatA, kyoM ki ve aitihAsika pramANoM para avalambita haiN| jainoM kA nAma zvetAMbara kaise par3a gyaa| jaba zivabhUti ne nagna rahane kA vrata dhAraNa kara liyA aura digaMvara saMpradAya kI sthApanA kI, taba yaha svAbhArika

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(54) hI thA ki loga mUla saMgha ko jisa meM sarvathA nagna rahane __ kA siddhAMta na thA aura jo zveta vastra dhAraNa karane kA niSedha nahIM karatA thA, zvetAMvara saMpradAya kahane lage, kyoM ki aisA karane hI se mUla saMgha aura navIna digaMbara saMpradAya meM bheda pragaTa kiyA jA sakatA thaa| zvetAMbara, digaMbaroM se prAcIna haiN| yaha siddha karane ke bAda ki digaMbara aura unake siddhAMtagraMtha arvAcIna haiM, hama saMkSepa meM yaha bhI batalAyeMge ki zvetAMbara digaMbaroM se prAcIna kyoM haiN| digaMbaro kI AlocanA karate samaya hama yaha batalA __cuke haiM ki samasta bauddha siddhAntoM me aura prAmANika prAcIna jaina zAstroM meM bhI digaMbara saMpradAya aise nAmakA kahIM ullekha nahI kiyA gayA / asalI bAta yaha hai ki mUlase hI jainoM kA kevala eka hI saMpradAya thA parantu jaba zivabhUti ne sarvathA nagna rahane kA upadeza diyA aura isa prakAra digaMbara saMpradAya kI sthApanA kI taba isa navIna saMpradAya se bheda karane ke liye asalI jaina, zvetAMbara kahalAne lage / isI kAraNa hamako prAcIna jaina aura bauddha zAstroM meM zvetAMbara isa nAmakA kA bhI ullekha nahIM miltaa|

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(55) jaina aura bauddha zAstroM meM jaina sAdhuoM ko sarvatra niggaMtha, zramaNa athavA muni kahA gayA hai aura unake gRhastha ziSyoM ko zrAvaka kahA gayA hai / digaMbara athavA zvetAmbara jaise sAMpradAyika nAmoM kA ullekha ina graMthoM meM kahIM nahIM miltaa| zvetAmbara hI jaina dharma ke asalI aura sabase prAcIna anuyAyI haiN| hama yaha bhI acchI taraha dikhalA cuke haiM ki hama Aja kala jina graMthoM ko zvetAmbara jaina siddhAMta kahate hai ve hI saba se prAcIna aura prAmANika jaina zAstra haiM aura mahAvIra ke samaya se lagAkara Ajataka paraMparA le zvetAmbaroM me unakA pracAra calA AtA hai| vaise hI hama yaha Upara batalA cuke haiM ki zvetAmbara nAma kA usI samaya astitva huA jaba digaMbara loga jaina dharma ke asalI anuyAyiyoM me pRthak ho gaye aura unakA eka judA saMpradAya bana gyaa| aisI sUrata meM yaha svAbhAvika pariNAma nikalatA hai ki zvetAmbara yadyapi dUsare nAma se pukAre jAte the mahAvIra ke rAmaya ke pahale bhI maujUda the aura isalie ve jaina dharbha ke saba se prAcIna anuyAyI haiN| kevala sUrti pUjA na karane vAle zvatAmbara hI jaina dharma ke sace anuyAyI haiN| zvetAmmaroM kI prAcInatA siddha karake aba hama isa bAta

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kA nirNaya kareMge ki zvetAmbaroM kA kaunasA saMpradAya-mUrtipUjA na karane vAlA yA mUrtipUjA karane vAlA-mahAvIra ke asalI upadezoM kA saccA anuyAyI hai va mUrtipUjakoM ke isa kathana meM ki mUrti pUjA na karane vAle (sthAnaka vAsI ) jaina dharma ke sacce anuyAyI nahIM hai aura isalie ve arvAcIna haiM kucha sAra hai yA nhiiN| jaina dharma ke kucha siddhAMtoM kI nirpakSa aura gaharI chAnabIna karane se hI yaha atyaMta mahatvapUrNa aura pecIdI samasyA hala kI jA sakatI hai| __ sabase pahalA prazna mUrtipUjA kA hai| zvetAmbara mUrtipUjakoM kA yaha kathana hai ki tIrthaMkaroM ne mukti prApta karane ke lie mUrti pUjA kA vidhAna kiyA hai, parantu mUrtipUjA na karane vAle isakA virodha karate haiN| mUrtipUjA ke prazna para kaI sadiyoM se lagAtAra vAdavivAda huA hai aura nirpakSa aura paramezvara se Darane vAle manuSyoM ko yaha dikhAI degA ki yaha prazna sadA ke lie saMtopa janaka hala ho cukA hai| jaina dharma meM mUrti pUjA kA vidhAna nahIM hai| samasta jaina zAsroM meM tIrthakaroMne mUrtipUjA kA vidhAna kahIM nahIM kiyaa| vidhAna hI kyA, unhoMne isa bAta kA

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kiMcita izArA bhI nahIM kiyaa| hama isa apane mata kA samarthana karane ke lie Age calakara kaI dRSTiyoM se isa prazna para prakAza DAlate haiM: 1 upAsakadazAMga aura AcArAMga nAmake do jaina sUtra isa viSaya para bahuta prakAza DAlate haiM aura isa liye ina proM kI chAnabIna kreNge| upAsakadazAMga meM mahAvIra ke mukhya dasa zrAvakoM ke savistAra jIvana caritra diye haiM aura usameM jaina zrAvakoM ke AcAra vyavahAra ke niyama aura vrata ThIka usI prakAra samajhAye gaye haiM jisa prakAra AcArAMga me jaina sAdhuoM ke lie niyama aura vrata diye hai| zrAvaka aura sAdhuoM ko AcAra ke niyamoM ko ThIka ThIka samajhane ke lie khAmakara inhIM do graMthoM kA Azraya lenA paDatA hai / ina do prAmANika aMgoM meM va anya zAstroM meM bhI mUrtipUjA kA jise mUrtipUjaka mukti prApta karane kA eka mAtra sAdhana batAte haiM, tanika bhI ullekha nahIM hai| yadi mahAvIra mUrtipUjA ko jaina dharma kA Avazyaka aMga samajhate to ve sAdhuoM aura zrAvakoM ke vratoM meM mUrtipUjA kA samAveza karane se kadApi na cuukte|

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(58) 2 upAsakadazAMga sUtra meM mahAvIra ke dasa zrAvakoM ke dhana aura saMpatti kA pUrNa vivaraNa diyA hai / unakI saMpatti kA ullekha karane meM tIrthaMkaroM kI pUjA ke nimitta maMdiro kA ullekha kahIM nahI AyA / 3 jaina zAstroM meM hamako aise zrAvakoM ke varNana milate haiM jo jhuNDa ke jhuNDa mahAvIra ko vaMdana karane ke liye gaye parantu yaha kahIM nahIM likhA ki ve maMdiroM ke darzana karane ke liye yA tIrtha yAtrA karane ke liye gaye hoN| 4 jaba mahAvIra ke dasa zrAvakoM ne gRhasthAzrama tathA saMpatti ko tyAga kara zrAvakoM kI paDimAo ko dhAraNa kiyA taba ve pApadhazAlAoM meM gaye parantu ve aise maMdiroM me na gaye jinameM tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAe~ thI / yadi usa samaya maMdira hote aura mUrtipUjA kA pracAra hotA to ye zrAvaka cittako AkarpaNa na karanevAlI paupadhazAlAoM meM na jAkara tIrthaMkaro kI mUrtiyoM se pavitra kiye gaye maMdiro meM hI jAte / 5 mahAvIra ne rAjAo aura raIsoM me bhI jainadharma ke siddhAnto kA pracAra kiyA aura unhoMne yaha upadeza diyA ki kevala Atma-nirodha, Atma-saMyama aura anya sadguNa, jinake liya svArtha tyAga karanA paDatA hai, mukti prApta karane ke mAdhana hai / parantu unhoMne yaha upadeza kabhI nahIM

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(59) diyA ki mUrti-pUjA karane se tathA maMdira banavAne se nivArNa kI prApti ho sakatI hai| 6 svayaM jaina sUtroM meM hI kaI vizAla nagaroM ke varNana likhe haiM, jinameM yakSo kI mUrtiyo aura maMdiroM kA kaI bAra ullekha AyA hai parantu jaina maMdiro athavA tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyoM kA jikra kahIM nahIM huA yaha bAta baDe mahatva kI hai aura mUrtipUjA ke astitva ko jhUThA sAvita karane ke liye eka akATya pramANa hai / yadi usa samaya mUrtipUjA kA pracAra hotA to yaha asaMbhava thA ki zAstro meM usakA ullekha bilakula na kiyA jaataa| (7) mahAvIra ne sAdhu-vrata grahaNa karane ke bAda kaI nagaro meM vihAra kiyA thaa| jaina sUtroM meM jahAM para unake vihAra kA varNana hai vahAM para yakSoM ke kaI maMdiroM kA ullekha kiyA hai, parantu jaina maMdiro athavA mUrtiyo kA ullekha kahIM nahIM hai / sUtro meM yaha bhI likhA hai ki mahAvIra aise upavanoM meM Thahare jinakA nAma unameM padharAI huI yakSa-mUrtiyoM ke nAma para rakkhA gayA thA, parantu samasta zAstra-saMgraha meM yaha kahIM nahIM likhA ki vihAra karate karate mahAvIra aise maMdiroM meM Thahare jinameM tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyAM thIM athavA unhoMne aise upavanoM meM vizrAma kiyA jinakA nAma unameM sthApita kI huI jaina mUrtiyoM ke nAma para rakhA gayA ho|

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(60) yaha bAta yAda rakhane ke yogya hai aura mahAvIra ke samaya meM mUrti-pUjA ke abhAva ko akATya pramANoM se siddha karatI hai| yadi usa samaya jaina maMdira hote, to mahAvIra uname hI ThaharanA adhika acchA samajhate / ve yakSoM ke maMdiroM meN| athavA yoM kahanA cAhiye ki una upavanoM meM, jinakA nAma yakSoM ke nAma para rakkhA gayA thA, kabhI na Thaharate / (8) jisa prakAra upAsakadazAMga meM mahAvIra ne zrAvakoM ke liye niyama batalAye haiM usI prakAra unhone, AcArAGga meM sAdhuoM ke vAste niyama diye haiN| isa pichale graMtha meM unhoMne yaha batalAyA hai ki sAdhuoM athavA sAdhviyo ko kitane vastra rakhanA cAhiye, unakI lambAI caur3AI kitanI ho, unakA raMga kaisA ho aura ve kima prakAra ke hoM / unhoMne yaha bhI likhA hai ki sAdhuoM ko kitane aura kima prakAra ke pAtra rakhane caahie| isake sivAya unhone bar3e vistAra ke sAtha calane, baiThane, bolane, khAne, pIne ityAdi ke niyama diye haiN| sAdhuoM ko dharma saMbaMdhI jitane kArya karane cAhiye unmeM se pratyeka ko unhoMne bahuta acchI taraha samajhA diyA hai| sArAMza yaha hai ki unhoMne isa viSaya kA aisA vistAra pUrvaka vivecana kiyA hai ki AcArAGga sAdhuoM ke lie eka samaya-vibhAjaka-cakra bana gayA hai, parantu unake nityaprati ke dharma maMbaMdhI kAryoM meM mUrtiyoM ko va maMdiroM ko sthAna nahIM diyA gayA /

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(61) tIrthakaroM ne sAdhuoM aura zrAvakoM ke viSaya meM itanA vistArapUrvaka vivecana kiyA hai, parantu unhoMne maMdige aura mUrtipUjA ke viSaya meM kucha nahIM kahA-yaha bAta dhyAna dene yogya hai aura bar3e mahattva kI hai| (9) bahuta se anya zAstro me bhI sAdhuo aura bhAvakoM ke lie AcAra saMbaMdhI niyama likhe haiM, parantu unameM mUrtipUjA kA vidhAna kahIM nahIM milatA | yadi mUrti-pUjakoM ke kathanAnusAra mUrtiyoM aura maMdiroM ke banavAne se mukti milatI hotI, to sarvajJa mahAvIra, sUtroM meM isa mahatvapUrNa viSaya kA samAveza binA kiye kabhI nahIM rhte| (10) yadi tIrthaMkaro ne mUrti-pUjA karane aura madira banavAne kA vidhAna kiyA hotA, to ve yaha batAnA na bhUlate ki mUrti kisa Asana me honI cAhie, kisa padArtha kI bananI cAhie, usakI pratiSThA aura pUjana ke samaya kina maMtroM kA uccAraNa karanA cAhie, AbhUSaNa kisa prakAra ke hone cAhie, pUjana kisa prakAra honA cAhie, unameM kisa sAmagrI kA prayoga karanA cAhie aura mUrtiyoM se saMbaMdha rakhane vAle anya kArya kaise hone caahie| (11) yaha bAta prasiddha hai ki mahAvIra, gautama buddha ke samakAlIna the aura isalie bauddha sUtra mahAvIra ke batalAye

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hue jaina siddhAnto me aura jaina sAdhuo aura zrAvako ke AcAro ke havAlo se bhare par3e haiN| parantu bauddha zAstroM meM yaha kahIM nahIM likhA ki jainadharma ke siddhAntoM me mUrti-pUjA kA bhI vidhAna hai| yadi mahAvIra ne mUrti-pUjA kA upadeza kiyA hotA to bauddha jainoM para tIvra kaTAkSa karane se aura unakA upahAsa karane se kabhI na cUkate, kyoM ki mUrti-pUjA kA pracAra, jo bauddho ke kevala eka sampradAya me abhI pAyA jAtA hai, gautama buddha ke nirvANa ke bahuta samaya bAda huA hai| (12) bauddha sUtro meM una jaina siddhAntoM para jo bauddha siddhAnto se bhinna hai, tIvra kaTAkSa kiyA gayA hai aura unako galata samajhAyA gayA hai / isalie yadi jainadharma me mUrti-pUjA kA vidhAna hotA to hama ko vauddha sUtroM meM avazya hI isa siddhAnta kI kar3I samAlocanA miltii| cUMki bauddha graMtho meM mUrti-pUjA para koI kaTAkSa athavA nAma mAtra ke lie bhI koI havAlA nahIM milatA, isalie hama kevala eka hI natIje para pahuca sakate haiM aura vaha yaha hai ki mahAvIra ke samaya meM jainoM meM mUrti-pUjA na thI aura mahAvIra ne na kabhI isa vipaya kA upadeza diyA / (13) pugatatva kI khoja karate samaya bhAratavarSa ke bhinna bhinna pradezoM meM kaI jaina mUrtiyA bhUgarbha se nikAlI gaI

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haiM, parantu abhatika eka bhI mUrti aisI nahIM milI jisake lekha se yaha sUcita hotA ho ki vaha mahAvIra athavA unake pUrvavartI anya tIrthaMkaroM ke samaya kI ho / sabase prAcIna mUrtiyaoN, jo DaoNkTara phUharara ko mathurA meM milI haiM kevala 1800 varSa kI purAnI haiN| (14) mUrtipUjakoM kA mana hai ki pAlItAnA, giranAra AbU, tAraMgA, zatrujaya aura anya parvatoM para jo maMdira aura mUrtiyAM haiM ve bahuta prAcIna haiM aura isalie ve kahate haiM ki mUrtipUjA kA pracAra tIrthaMkaroM ne kiyA hai / parantu purAtatvajJoM ne ina mUrtiyoM aura maMdiroM ke samasta lekhoM kI dekha bhAla kI hai aura unhoMne yaha nirNaya kiyA hai ki ye arvAcIna haiM, inakI sthApanA mahAvIra ke bAda kaI sadiyA bIta jAne para huI hai aura ye mathurA meM milI huI mUrtiyoM ke barobara bhI prAcIna nahIM haiM / hama Upara vatalAhI cuke haiM ki mathurA kI mUrtiyoM bhI DaoNkTara phUharara ke kathanAnusAra 1800 varSa kI prAcIna haiN| (15) una mUrtiyoM ke atirikta, jo purAtatvajJoM ne khodakara nikAlI haiM, bhAratavarSa meM hajAroM jaina maMdira haiM aura lAkhoM mUrtiyA~ haiM, parantu una meM eka mUrti bhI aisI nahIM hai jisake lekha aura saMvata yaha sUcita karate hoM ki vaha mahAvIra pArzvanAtha athavA anya kisI pUrvavartI tIrthaMkara ke samaya kI ho|

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(64) yaha bAta baDI vicitra aura mahatvapUrNa hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki mUrtipUjA kI prAcInatA ke pakSa meM mUrtipUjakoMkI dalIla bahuta kamajora hai| yadi mUrtipUjA vAstava meM itanI prAcIna hotI jitanA ki mUrtipUjaka batalAte haiM, to hama ko avazyameva kucha mUrtiyA~ bhI aisI milatI jinake saMvata aura lekha mUrtipUjakoM ke pakSa kI puSTi karate / __ yadi hama isa prazna para dUsarI dRSTi se vicAra kare, to mAlUma hogA ki tIrthakaroM ke siddhAnta aura jIvana aise svAbhAvika haiM aura jainadharma ke upadeza aise udAra haiM ki isa bAta kI tanika bhI saMbhavanA nahIM kI jA sakatI ki tIrthaMkaroM ne patthara aura dhAtuoM kI mUrtiyoM ko pUjane kA Adeza diyA ho athavA mUrtipUjA kA kisI aura prakAra se upadeza kiyA ho| tIrthakaroM ne mokSa-mArga batalAte hue zrImaMtoM ko tathA kaMgAloM ko, baDoM ko tathA choToM ko apane ziSyoM ko tathA vidyArthiyoM ko arthAt jAnipaoNti kA bhedamAva choDakara saba ko yaha samAna upadeza diyA hai ki pratyeka jIva ko apane kamoM kA nAza ( nirjarA karane hI se mukti mila sakatI hai aura kamoM kA nAza-indviya damana, svArthatyAga, amita dayA, Atmanirodha, ghora tapa aura aparigraha ke dvArA ho sakatA hai| unhoMne spaSTa rIti se isa satya kA upadeza diyA hai ki manuSya

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apane bhAgya kA vidhAtA svayaM hI hai, usakA bhaviSya sarvathA usI ke karmoM para, avalambita hai aura anaMta zAnti tathA sukha prApta karane ke lie devatAoM athavA deviyoM kA pUjana Avazyaka nahIM hai| tIrthakaroM ne ina siddhAntoM kA kevala upadeza dekara hI santoSa na kiyA, kintu unhoMne apanA jIvana bhI apane batalAe hue Adarza ke anusAra banA liyA aura ve dUsaroM ko jina zreSTha upadezoM kA anugAmI banAnA cAhate the unhIM Adarza upadezoM ke udAharaNa unhoMne svayaM apane jIvana meM dinAye / sabhI zreSTha aura daivI guNa tIrthakaroM ke jIvanoM meM garbhita haiM aura ina sadguNoM kI prApti ko pratyeka jaina dharmAnuyAyI ko apanA saubhAgya samajhanA cAhiye / isaliye jainadharma ke asalI bhAva samajhane ke lie va AMtarika marma se tAdAtmya hone ke vAste yaha Avazyaka hai ki jaina zAstroM ke artha ina pavitra tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvanoM kI ghaTanAoM kI sahAyatA se lagAye jAye, aura jaba isa prakAra artha lagAyA jAyagA taba mAlUma hogA ki jaina tIrthakaroM ke jIvana-caritra meM mUrti rajA kA leza bhI nahIM hai / ___unhoMne mukti prApti ke lie mUrtipUjA kA kaSTarahita mArga praNa nahIM kiyaa| unhoMne nirvANa pada pAne ke lie pApANa kI mUrtiyoM ke sAmane cAra meM DAla dene vAlI

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pUjana vidhiyoM kA anusaraNa nahIM kiyA / unhone karma ke baMdhana me chuTakArA pAne ke lie mUrtiyoM kI pUjA karane kA athavA una para dravya caDhAne kI kabhI ceSTA na kI / ve jAnate the ki mUrtipUjA karanA eka prakAra se rizavata (cUMsa) denA hai| ghora tapasyA, aparigRha, svArthatyAga, aura kaSTasAdhanA ke dvArA hI unhone apane kamoM ke baMdhana ko toDA aura mukti pada ko prApta kiyA, kyoM ki ve isa bAta ko bhalI bhAMti jAnate the ki tIrthakara na to kisI dUsare ko karma baMdhana me mukta kara sakate haiM aura na ve prakRti ke kAryakAraNa nAmaka chaH niyama ke viruddha cala sakate haiN| tIrthakara apane vizvavyApI prema ke kAraNa, apane advitIya svArthatyAga ke kAraNa, apanI akhUTa dayA ke kAraNa va vizaSataH mAnava jAti para kI huI amUlya sevAoM ke kAraNa bhAvI prajA kI ora se amita Adara va pratiSThA ke yogya hai / parantu isake sAtha hI sAtha yaha bhI yAda rakhanA cAhie ki unakI saba se baDI mahattA isa kAraNa hai ki ve Atmanirodha karata the, atyaMta dIna bhAva se rahate the aura apane Apako bilakula bhUla gaye the / yadi uname ye daivI guNa na hote. to ve karoDo manuSyo ke hRdaya para adhikAra jamAne me sarvathA asamartha aura ayogya hote / ve dUsaroM ko dete the, parantu unase kucha lene kA khyAla bhI apane jI meM na lAte the|

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___ unhoMne kabhI apanI pratiSThA-pUjA kA khyAla na kiyA, kintu ve prANI mAtra ko prema karane meM apane Apa ko bhI bhUla gaye aura unhoMne apane mahattvAkAMkSA rahita jIvana ko, patita manuSya nAti ke uddhAra meM lagA diyaa| eka ora to ina bAtoM ko svIkAra karanA aura unakI sarAhanA karanA aura dUsarI ora yaha kahanA ki tIrthakaroM ne mUrtiyoM ke rUpa meM apanI pUjA karAI aura isI pUjA ke anupama sauMdarya ko mokSa-prApti kA sAdhana batalAyA, unake asAdhAraNa aura ni:svArtha jIvana aura unake upadeza kiye e pavitra aura svArtha rahita siddhAntoM ko kalaMkita karanA hai / ye donoM bAteM itanI asaMgata haiM ki isakA eka dUsare se mela baiThanA mAnava buddhi-sAmarthya ke pare hai| yadi koI apane vicAroM se pakSapAta nikAla kara, apane hRdaya se dhArmika IrSA ko dUra karake aura eka mAtra satya kI khoja karane kI icchA se ina daivI AtmAoM ke pavitra jIvana para kSaNabhara zAta citta se vicAra kare. to mUrti-pUjA ke viSaya me usakA bhrama avazya dUra ho jAyagA aura satya kA saMpUrNa prakAza ho uThegA, jisase bhrama meM par3e hue mUrti-pUjakoM kA mUrti-pUjA maMDana kA dIrghakAlika siddhAnta eka kSaNa bhI nahIM Thahara skegaa| mUrtipUjA ke viruddha jaina sUtroM se aura bhI bahuta se pramANa diye jA sakate haiM, parantu yahAM para unakA ullekha

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68 karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, kyoM ki hama aba taka jitane pramANa de cuke haiM ve svayaM aise dRDha haiM ki nipekSa manuSya ko isa bAta meM aba kucha bhI saMdeha nahIM rahegA ki jaina sUtroM me mUrtipUjA kA sarvathA abhAva hai / mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke sAtasau varSa bAda mUrtipUjA kA pracAra huA / aba yaha prazna svAbhAvika hI paidA hotA hai ki yadi mUrtipUjA kA pracAra mahAvIra ne nahIM kiyA, to usakA pracAra kisa taraha huA aura kaba huA ? parantu isa prazna para vicAra karane kA yaha sthAna nahIM hai / yahAM para itanA hI kaha denA paryApta hai ki mUrtiyoM ke sabase prAcIna lekhoM aura una ke saMvatoM se hama ko mAlUma hotA hai ki mUrtipUjA kA pracAra Aja se 1800 varSa pahale yA yoM kahie ki mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke 600 yA 700 varSa bAda huA hai / mUrtipUjakoM ko zvetAmbara kahanA anupayukta hai / aba hama ko yaha dekhanA cAhiye ki zvetAmbaroM kA mUrtipUjaka saMpradAya vastroM ke raMga ke viSaya meM mahAvIra ke Adezo ke anusAra calatA hai yA nahIM | kyo ki inhIM vastro ke kAraNa jaina sAdhuoM ko anya dharmAvalaMbI sAdhuo se pahicAnA jA sakatA hai / *

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69 uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 23 veM adhyAya meM hama dekha cuke ki kesI aura gautama ne pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra ke zAsanoM kA ekIkaraNa kisa taraha kiyA aura pArzvanAtha ke anuyAyiyo ne kisa prakAra raMgIna vastra tyAga kara mahAvIra ke niyamoM ke anusAra zveta vastroM ko dhAraNa kara liyA / yadyapi mUrtipUjaka saMpradAya apane Apa ko "zvetAmbara " kahalAtA hai ( zveta vastra dhAraNa karane vAlA ) to bhI yatiyoM ko chor3a kara isa saMpradAya ke sAdhu zveta vastra dhAraNa nahIM karate, jaisI ke hama unase AzA kara sakate the / isase yaha spaSTa hai ki isa saMpradAya ne jaina sAdhuoM ke vastroM ke viSaya meM mahAvIra ke AdezoM kA sarvathA anukaraNa nahIM kiyA / vimukha hogayA Adarza jaina sAdhu ke jIvana kI saMkSipta vyAkhyA / yaha batalAne ke lie ki mahAvIra ke asalI upadezoM aura siddhAntoM se yaha saMpradAya kisa taraha hama aba mahAvIra ke Adezo ke anusAra jaina sAdhu kI vyAkhyA kareMge aura phira tulanA karake yaha batalAyege ki mUrti-pUjaka saMpradAya ke jaina sAdhu kA javina asalI U~ce Adarza me kina kina bAtoM meM gira gayA hai / ke jIvana jaina mAdhu ko ghara ghara gocarI - bhikSA karake apanA bhojana prApta karanA cAhiye / use na to svayaM bhojana

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banAnA cAhiye aura na kisI dUsare se bhojana banA dene ke lie kahanA cAhie / use gocarI ke lie kisI kA AmaMtraNa svIkAra na karanA cAhie, kintu pahale se kisI prakAra kI sUcanA diye binA hI use gocarI ke lie jAnA cAhiye / usako na to savArI meM baiTha kara jAnA cAhie aura na svayaM kisI savArI ko calAnA cAhiye, balki usako sadA paidala calanA cAhiye aura apanI nigAha nIce jamIna para rakhanI cAhie jisame ki usake pairoM ke nIce koI jIva jantu na kucala jAya / umako kevala varSA Rtu meM eka sthAna para cAra mAsa taka ThaharanA cAhiye aura zeSa RtuoM meM eka sthAna para eka mAsa se adhika na ThaharanA caahie| umako svayaM apane hAthoM se keza-luvana karanA cAhiye aura kimI nAI se hajAmata na banavAnI cAhiye / usako jaina zAstroM meM kahe hue bAIma pariSaho ko zAnti aura saMtoSa pUrvaka sahana karanA cAhiye aura akhaMDa brahmacArI rahanA caahie| upako apane pAsa na to dravya (rupayA-paisA Adi) rakhanA cAhiye aura na aisI cIjeM rakhanA cAhiye jaise makAna, jamIna ityAdi aura use apanA samasta samaya dhArmika kAryoM meM lagAnA caahie| sArAMza yaha hai ki use pratyeka prakAra ke parigraha se dUra rahanA cAhie aura zAstroM meM kahe hue sAdhuoM ke paMca mahAvratoM ka pAlana meM apanA samaya lagAnA caahie| ye jaina sAdhu ke jIvana * kI khAsa 2 bAte haiN| aba hama ima jIvana se mUrti-pUjaka - saMpradAya ke sAdhuoM ke jIvana kA milAna kreNge|

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mUrtipUjaka zvetAmbara saMpradAya ke sAdhu ke jIvana kA milAna / mUrti-pUjaka zvetAmbara saMpradAya ke sAdhuo ke tIna vibhAga haiM: - (1) yati, (2) zrIpUjyajI, aura ( 3 ) saMvegI | na to ye vibhAga jaina sUtroM meM batalAye gaye haiM aura na saMvegI aura zrI pUjya ye zabda jaina athavA bauddha sUtroM meM kahI Aye haiM / ataeva inako arvAcIna hI mAnanA hogaa| vaise hI jaba ki isa saMpradAya meM sAdhuo ke tIna vibhAga hai to ina tInoM vibhAgoM ke lie AcAra ke bhinna bhinna niyamoM kA honA ApahI se siddha hotA hai ! mUrti pUjaka apane sAdhuoM kI sabase adhika pratiSThA karate haiM / ina saMvegiyo ke AcAra kI parIkSA karane se mAlUma hogA ki mahAvIra ke batAye hue niyamoM se ye bahuta patita ho gaye haiM / inhoMne apane vastroM meM bar3A parivartana kara DhAlA hai / ye jaina dharma ke niyamoM ke viruddha pIle vastra dhAraNa 1 karate haiM aura isI prakAra anya padArthoM kA upayoga karate haiM / iname se kucha rupaye-paise kA lena-dena bhI karate haiM / yaha bAta anya do vibhAgoM ke viSaya meM bhI ThIka hai / yatiyoM aura zrIvRjyoM ke pAna ghar3I baTI milakiyateM haiM aura ve sana prakAra ke dhaMde karate hai / yaha pAta mahAvIra ke spaSTa Adeza ke sarvathA viruddha hai, kyoMki unakA yaha upadeza hai ki kisI jaina mAdhu

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72 ko tanika bhI parigraha rakhanA nahIM cAhie / kadAcit ina sAdhuoM meM kucha aise bhI hoMge ki jinake jIvana aise pavitra hoM kiM ve samasta jainoM kI pratiSThA ke pAtra bana sakeM; parantu isa bAta se hamAre isa mata kA tanika bhI khaMDana nahIM hotA ki inameM kA adhikAMza bhAga usa Adarza para jo ki mahAvIra ne jaina sAdhuoM ke jIvana ke lie nirdhArita kiyA thA jamA huA nahIM hai / sthAnakavAsI jaina sAdhuoM ke jIvana kI parIkSA / yadi hama sthAnakavAsI arthAt mUrti-pUjA na karane vAle saMpradAya ke sAdhuoM ke AcAra kI parIkSA kareM, to hamako mAlUma hogA ki ve na to apane pAsa dravya rakhate haiM, na savArI meM baiTha kara phirate haiM, na milakiyata rakhate haiM, na gocarI ke liye AmaMtraNa svIkAra karate haiM, na niyamoM ke viruddha eka hI sthAna para bahuta dinoM taka Thaharate haiM, na yAtrAe~ karate haiM, na mUrti pUjA karate haiM, na raMgIna vastra dhAraNa karate haiM aura na apanA samaya saMsAra ke jhaMjhaToM meM lagAte haiM / sArAMza yaha hai ki ve zAstra-varjita sabhI bAtoM se alaga rahate haiM aura yathAzakti usa Adarza jIvana kA anucaraNa karate haiM jo mahAvIra ne sAdhuoM ke liye batalAyA hai / Upara kahI huI bAtoM se pratyeka samajhadAra manuSya ko vizvAsa ho jAyagA ki mUrti pUjaka saMpradAya ke sAdhuoM kA

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73 jIvana zAstra-vihita niyamoM ke anukUla nahIM hai, ataeva aise sAdhuoM ke zrAvakoM se zAstra-vihIta niyamoM ke anusAra calane kI aura bhI kama AzA kI jA sakatI hai| jo sAdhu parigraha rakhate haiM, sUtroM ke niyamo ke anukUla nahIM calate aura saMsAra ke sukho kI khoja meM rahate haiM, unase yaha AzA nahIM kI jA sakatI ki ve apane anuyAyiyo ko satya kI zikSA deM aura isIlie ve apane ziSyoM ke caritra ko uttamatara banAne ke ayogya haiN| ve jaina dharma ke sacce siddhAntoM kA pracAra karane se Darate haiM, kyoM ki ve jAnate haiM ki unake AcaraNa meM aura unake upadezita siddhAntoM meM jo bahuta baDA bheda dikhalAI degA usake kAraNa unake prati unake anuyAyiyoM kI zraddhA kama ho jAyagI va saMgha unako bahiSkRta phara degA / isakA phala yaha huA ki mUrti pUjaka saMpradAya ke sAdhu aura unake prAvaka donoM hI jaina dharma ke asalI siddhAntoM se parAnmukha hogaye / upasaMhAra / aisI avasthA meM mUrti pUjaka saMpradAya nyAya pUrvaka isa yAta kA dAvA nahIM kara nakate ki ve mahAvIra ke amalI aura sapace anuyAyI 6 / isaliye yahI mAnanA hogA ki ve mUla saMpa se alaga hogare hai aura unhoMne apanA eka pRthaka prAya banA liyA hai|

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74 hamane Upara jo tulanA kI hai usameM mUrtipUjaka saMpradAya sAdhuoM ke jIvana caritra meM jo bhinnatAe~ prakaTa rUpa meM dikhAI detI haiM unakA digdarSana mAtra hai / yadi hama jaina sUtroM ke anusAra unakI acchI taraha parikSA kareM to hamAre isa mata kA aura bhI samarthana hogA ki ve kisI bhI taraha mahAvIra ke asalI aura sacce anuyAyI nahIM kahe jA sakate / yaha siddha karake ki digaMbara tathA mUrti pUjaka zvetAmbara mahAvIra ke asalI anuyAyI nahIM hai, aba hama mUrti pUjA na karane vAle saMpradAya kA, jo ki jana sAdhAraNa meM sthAnakavAsI ke nAma se prasiddha hai, aura mahAvIra kA asalI va saccA anuyAyI hai, kucha varNana karege / yahI saMpradAya mahAvIra kA asalI aura saccA anuyAyI hai / mUrti pUjA ke hAnikAraka phala | isake lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki hama bhUta kAla para dRSTipAta kareM / hama Upara yaha siddha kara Aye haiM ki mUrti pUjA kA pracAra mahAvIra ke bahuta bAda huA hai aura mUrti pUjA ke sAtha hI usase utpanna hone vAlI aneka burAiyAM bhI aaiiN| dhArmika siddhAntoM para jina sAdhuoM ko saMdeha thA unhoMne apanI svArtha vRtti ko puSTa karane ke lie mUrti pUjA kA pracAra kiyaa| svArtha sAdhana ke lie unako dravya kI

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AvazyakatA huI, parantu dUsaroM se dravya mAMgane kA va use prakaTa rUpa meM apane pAsa rakhane kA jaba ve sAhasa na kara sake taba unhoMne mUrti pUjA kI naI tarakIba nikAlI aura apane anuyAyiyoM ko mUrtiyoM ke pUjana aura dUsare kharca ke lie dravya dAna karane kA upadeza diyA / jaisI ki AzA kI jA sakatI thI mUrti pUjA unako lAbhaprada huI aura ve sAdhu dhIrapa aura caturAI se isa khajAne kA durUpayoga karane laga gye| jyoM jyoM samaya bItA ve indriyoM ke kSaNika sukha meM lipta hote gaye aura vipaya vAsanAoM ke dAsa bana gye| jaba unaka dhArmika bhAvoM kA lopa ho gayA taba ve dAMbhika ho gye| sacce sAdhuoM kA mArga talavAra kI dhArA ke samAna teja-kaThina hotA hai kintu jaba ve isa mArga para na cala sake, tava apane svArtha sAdhana ke nimitta va apane patita AcaraNoMke anukula ho isa prakAra zAstro kA viparIta artha karane lage / jaba ve dhArmika tattvoM ke asalI abhiprAya ko samajhane kI zakti ko kho baiThe, taya unhoMne laukika vAtoM ko AdhyAtmika meM, nAza ko prApta hone vAle padArthoM ko sthAyI meM aura asatya ko satya meM ulajhA diyaa| ahaMkAra ke AjAne se satya kA lopa ho gayA aura jaba sAdhu dhArmika niDAnnoM ko ulaTI dRSTi se dekhane lage

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76 taba ve artha kA anartha karake apanA matalaba gAMThane lge| isa svArtha-sAdhana ke kAraNa kaI burAiyAM uptanna ho gii| isa prakAra jaba ve saMsAra ke jhagaDoM me burI taraha ulajha gaye, apane anuyAyiyoM kI sAmAjika aura AdhyAtmika unnati karane ke ayogya ho gaye, va apanA svArtha sAdhana karane ke liye kalpita siddhAntoM kA pratipAdana karane lge| manuSya prANI svAbhAvikatayA moja zoka aura aiza ArAma ko pasaMda karatA hai| inhI svAbhAvika mAnasika vRttiyoM kA lAbha lekara ina svArthI aura patita sAdhuoM ne mUrtipUjA kI aneka manamAnI rItiyAM nirmANa kI aura zAstroM ke AdezoM kI ora se mu~ha moDa liyaa| unhoMne mukti-prApti kA bhAva sastA kara diyaa| isa prakAra asalI bAtoM ke sthAna meM banAvaTI bAtoM kA pracAra karake unhoMne dharmakA rUpa bilakulahI badala diyA aura use eka vilakula nayA aura vicitra rUpa de diyaa| ___uparokta kathana kI satyatA kI jAMca karane ke liye adhika parizrama karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| zvetAmbara mUrtipUjakoM ke maMdiroM me jo dhArmika kriyAe~ pracalita haiM unase hamAre kathana kI satyatA mAlUma ho sakatI hai| ina nirarthaka kriyAoMkA jaina zAloM meM kahIM bhI ullekha na honekA kAraNa yahI hai ki mokSa prApti ke liye jisa

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svArtha-tyAga va mAnasika pavitratA kI AvazyakatA hotI hai vaha isase mila nahIM sktii| lUrtipujA kI vicitrtaa| yadyapi mUrtipUjA jainadharma ke siddhAntoM ke viruddha hai to bhI isa azuddha pUjana me bhI mUrtipUjakoM kI mUrti saMbaMdhI kRti likula hI asaMgata hai| ve tIrthaMkaroM para rAgadveSAdi mAnasika vRttiyoM aura dopoM ko Aropita karate haiM paraMtu tIrthakara saMsAra ke samasta jhaMjhaToM se pare the| tIrthakaroM ko sarvoza Adarza mAna kara unakA kanukaraNa karane kI jagaha ve unako apane karmoM kA nyAyakartA samajhate haiN| ve, tyAgI tIrthakara aura anya matAvalambiyoM ke devatAo meM jo ki unake bhaktoM kI pUjA va khuzAmada se prasanna hokara bhakto kI bhaktI ke pramANa se anugraha karate haiM, kucha bhI bheda nahIM samajha skte| ___epha putra prApti ke lie mUrti ko praNAma karatA hai to dUsarA dhana ke lie va tIsarA apane zatruoM para vijaya prApta karane ke liye / isa prakAra hara eka apana svArthavaza mUrti kI pUjA karatA hai| hamAre dekhane meM kaI bAra AtA hai ki phaI loga tIrthapharoM kI apane sAmArika icchAoM kI pUrti phe lie mAnanAeM parate haiM aura unake nAma para jahAM taka unakI pUchA pUrI na ho jAya yahAM taka kinI na kisI

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vastu ko khAne kA tyAga kara dete haiN| vaise hI apane bhale yA bure kAmoM meM saphalatA ko pAne ke lie kaI loga mUrtiyoM ko chatra, caMvara, aMgI, kezara athavA anya padArtha car3hAne kA vacana dete haiN| jo loga tIrthakaroM ko isa prakAra ke padArtha aura anya kImatI vastue~ bheMTa karane kA galata aura dhokA dene vAle khyAla se pacana dete haiM unakI yaha samajha hai ki tIrthaMkara, jo AkAMkSA, lobha aura saMsAra kI anya tuccha bAtoM se alaga haiM, acala nyAya ke pravAha ko badala kara unake karmoM kA khyAla na kara unakI icchAnusAra nyAya deNge| __ bhrama meM par3e hue ina becAre anuyAyiyoM para bar3A tarasa AtA hai ! mahAvIra dvArA upadezita UMce aura zreSTha siddhAntoM ko ve na samajha sake aura isI kAraNa ve aisI svArtha se bharI huI icchAyeM kiyA karate haiM jo ki unako uttama tattvo kI prApti se vaMcita rakhatI hai / hama Upara jo kucha kaha cuke haiM usakI satyatA me saMdeha karane kI AvazyakatA nahI hai| kyA yaha koI batalA sakegA ki mUrtipUjakoM meM se kitane manuSya aise haiM jo kevala Atmika unnati karane ke liye aura mukti prApta karane ke hetu hI yAtrAe~ karate haiM, mUrtiyoM ke sAmane dhanadhAnyAdi caDhAte haiM aura laMbI ca.DI pUjAe~ karate haiM ? yadi pratyeka

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79 mUrtipUjaka athavA pratyeka yAtrI isa prazna kA uttara prAmANikatA se aura apanI sadasadviveka buddhike anusAra de, to usako uparokta kathana kI satyatA acchI taraha mAlUma ho sakatI hai / ___mUrtipUjA ke saMbaMdha meM eka bAta to vaDIhI vicitra hai / yadi hama tIrthakaroM kI mUrtiyoM kA sUkSma nirIkSaNa kareM to hama ko mAlUma hogA ki ve sadA dhyAnAvasthA meM pAI jAtI haiM / isase mAlUma hotA hai ki unakA citta bilakula aDola hai aura unakI dRSTi nAsikAgra lagI huI hai| isase yaha sUcita hotA hai ki ve na kevala pApa aura puNya, kintu yoM kahanA cAhiye ki sAre saMsAra kI ora se udAsIna haiN| sArAMza yaha hai ki mUrtiyoM meM bAhya va AMtarika zAnti jhalakatI hai| mUrtipUjA, vidheya hai yA nahIM, isa bAta ko choDakara hama ko baDe kheda ke sAtha kahanA paDanA hai ki mUrtipUjaka pUjana ke samaya matiyoM ke sAtha vaDA anyAya karate haiM / ve gahare pyAna meM nama huI huI mUrtiyoM ko ghaMTAoM kI ghanaghanAhaTa se nagAho phI veDhaya dhvanI se maMtroM ke uTapaTAMga uccAraNa se jagAte haiM, monA-cAMdI ke AbhUSaNoM ke bhAra se lAdate / nayA mRrtiyAM dekha sakeMgI dama jAgA ne unako japarama pAra pA saTika ke netra lagAna hai / isa prakAra unake

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bhakta unapara aneka upAdhiyA~ lAdakara unheM unake ucca sthAna se nIce girAte haiM-adhaHpatana karate haiM, saMsArI pAmara manuSyo meM unakI gaNanA karate haiM aura apanI manamAnI kalpanA ke anusAra unako apane AdhIna banAte haiN| yadyapi ye loga tIrthaMkaroM ko siddhazilA vyApi mAnate haiM to bhI ve unako eka choTI sI mUrtike rUpa meM vastu rUpa banA. lete haiN| unako nirAkAra mAnate hue bhI unakA pASANa yA dhAtu kI mUrti meM rUpAntara kara dete haiM va unako tyAgI mAna kara bhI una para saba prakAra kA bhoga caDhAte haiN| ve svIkAra karate haiM ki tIrthakara nagna rahA karate the, paraMtu phira bhI ve unheM nAnA prakAra ke vastroM se lAdate haiM / ve unako ahiMsA dharma ke sammAnanIya pracAraka mAnakara bhI puSpa ityAdi aneka vastue~ caDhAkara asaMkhya jIvoM kI hiMmA unake nimitta karate haiM / punarjanma se mukta mAnakara bhI pASANa yA dhAtu ke jaDarUpa meM unakI prANa-pratiSThA karate haiN| tIrthakaroM ko mRtyu se mukta mAnakara bhA nAza hone vAle pASANa dhAtu Adi padArtha kA rUpa dene haiN| itanAhI nahIM kintu unhe sarva zaktimAna mAnakara bhI unhe aura unake AbhUpaNAdi ko coro ke bhaya me tAle meM baMda kara dete haiM / sArAMza yaha hai ki bhrama meM paDe hue aura mithyAtva meM phaMse hue mUrtipUjako ke kRtI meM isI prakAra ke agaNita virodha pAya jAte haiN|

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mUrtipUjakoM ke pakSa kI parIkSA aura khaMDana / mUrtipUjakoM kA yaha mata hai ki tIrthaMkaroM kI pApANa kI mUrtiyAM unako tIrthaMkaroM ke sadguNoM kI yAda dilAtI haiM aura unake __aMta:karaNo meM una sadguNoM kA anukaraNa karane kI prabala __icchA utpanna karatI haiM / parantu unake AcAra vyavahAra para isa bAta kA bahuta kama amara najara AtA hai| pratimAoM ke bahumUlya aura camakIle AbhUpaNa, maMdiroM kI cakAcauMdha ___ kara dene vAlI rozanI, aneka cittArkapaka padArtha, madhura aura hRdayagrAhI gAna ( jo pratimAoM ke sAmane gAyA jAtA hai , bhaDakIle vastra pahane hue choTe choTe vAlakoM kA suMdara nRtya aura unake madhura bhajana tathA unake pairoM ke ghugharuo kI murIlI sanakAra, pratimAoM ke sAmane jalAye hue ghUpa kI unmatta pArane vAlI sugaMdha, ye saba bAteM bhramajAla meM phale hue bhatto ko mukti prApta karane ke liye na to mokSamArga para le jAtI haiM aura na unake hRdaya meM jaisA ki ve samajhate hai tIrthakaroM ke sadaguNoM ke anukaraNa karane kI icchA utpanna karatI, haiM kintu unako saMsAra ke kSANaka mukhoM kI bhUlabhulaiyA~ meM phaimA detI hai| __ yadi saca pUchA jAya to ina mUrtiyoM aura kriyAgaMToM pIti sArthavAhI huI hai aura isa uddeza ko lekara hI / ye loga agneya bhattAM ke mana ina aura jhukAte haiN| jaba

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koI bhakta maMdira meM praveza karatA hai to vaha vahAMkA dRSya dekhate hI cakita ho jAtA hai aura roSanI kI jhagamagAhaTa se usakI dRSTi cakAcauMdha ho jAtI hai| usa samaya usakI manovRttiyAM cakkara meM par3a jAtI hai aura use aisA mAlUma hotA hai ki mAno vaha koI bar3A svapna dekha rahA ho / anya pUjA karane vAlo se prathama pUjA karane kA avasara pAne kI dhuna meM va pUjana ke va dravyAdi caDhAne ke Avega se bhare hue bhakta kI usa samaya jo dazA rahatI hai usa dazA meM usase yaha AzA kadApi saMbhava nahIM ho sakatI ki vaha usa samaya Thahara kara apanI sadasadaviveka buddhi se yaha soce ki vaha jo kucha kArya kara rahA hai vaha buddhivAnI kA hai yA besamajhI kA hai| use isa bAta kA bhI jJAna nahIM hotA ki isa prakAra mUrti pUjana se kevala usakI vAsanAoM kI tRpti hokara vaha satya se vaMcita ho jAtA hai| pUjya tIrthakoM ke ucca siddhAntoM se anabhijJa honese vaha aise ADaMbaroM meM dhana kA nAza karatA hai aura apane jIvana ke bahumUlya samaya ko anupayogI pUjana vidhiyoM meM nirarthaka khotA hai| sAdhuoM ke dabAva aura Dara ke kAraNa zrAvakoM ne jarA bhI cU na kI aura svArthI sAdhuo kI batAI huI naI pUjana vidhiyoM ko zAMti pUrvaka svIkAra kara liyA / yaha zocanIya avasthA aba bhI maujUda hai aura jainoM ke mUrtipUjaka saMgradAya meM pichale kaI sau varSoM se calI AtI hai|

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83 ye nirarthaka pUjana vidhiyAM va kriyA- ADaMbara AtmakalyANa ke sAdhana honA to dUra rahA kintu vyartha kA bojha hai, kyoM ki manuSya nisarga se AtmonnatizIla prANI hai / jaba pUjana vidhiyAM baDhatI calI gaI aura unase akalyANa kI sambhAvanA hone lagI taba svAbhAvikatayA logoM ke hRdaya meM AtmA ko saMtoSa dene ke liye kisI acche sAdhana ke khoja karane kI icchA paidA huI aura ve julamI sAdhuoM ke zAsana se chuTakArA pAne ke lie utkaMThita ho uThe / lokAzAha dvArA mUrtipUjA kA niSedha | aisI avasthA meM parivartana honA bilakula svAbhAvika thA / nIce likhI huI vicitra ghaTanA se ahamadAbAda ke lokazAha nAmake eka baDe vyapArI ke citta ko aisI Thesa lagI ki usake jI meM mUrtipUjA kI nirarthakatA dikhAne kI prazaMsanIya icchA utpanna ho gaI aura vaha manuSya jAti kI rakSA karane meM tatpara huA / vaha ghaTanA isa prakAra hai ki jaba vaha eka pAra eka maMdira meM gayA taba vahAM usane kisI mAdhu ko apane aMdha bhaMDAra kI vyavasthA lagAte hue aura unakI jIrNa graMtha zIrNa avasthA para oDhA sAMsa DAlate hue dekhA / nAdhu ne bokAzAha ne jIrNa podhiyo kI rakSA karane meM nahAyatA dene ke liye pUchA / pAzAha bahuta sundara akSara likhate the aura pe par3e dharmAtmA bhI the isaliye unhoMne pothiyoM kI nara

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karane kA bhAra apane Upara le liyA aura turaMta hI kAma zurU kara diyaa| jaba unhoMne yaha dekhA ki sUtroM meM diye hue siddhAMta baDe hI ucca zreNI ke haiM aura uname na to mUrti pUjA kA vidhAna hai aura na jaina sAdhuoM ko parigraha rakhane aura laukika sukha bhogane kA taba unheM baDA bhArI Azcarya huA / unhe mAlUma huA ki graMthoM meM jo siddhAnta likhe haiM ve una siddhAntoM se bilakula bhinna the jinakA pratipAdana usa samaya ke sAdhu kiyA karate the| isa ghaTanA se unake citta meM acAnaka eka krAMti paidA ho gaI aura unake vicAra sarvathA vadala gaye / unhone pratyeka graMtha kI gupta rUpa se do nakale utAra lI jinameM se eka nakala to unhone sAdhu ko de dI aura dUsarI nakala ko apane pAsa rakha liyaa| isake bAda unhoMne sUtro kA gaharA adhyayana kiyA aura mahAvIra ke siddhAnto ko khUba samajhA / yadyapi unakA janma aura pAlana popaNa mUrti pUjaka sampradAya me huA thA, tathApi unhone mUrti pUjA ko turanta hI tyAga diyA aura jaina samAja ko joro ke sAtha yaha kahA ki jo sAdhu mUrti pUjA kI AjJA dete haiM ve dhUna haiM, kyo ki sUtro meM mUrti pUjA kA vidhAna kahI bhI nahIM hai / uname mahAn Atmika bala thA aura isIliye ve apane mata ko sAhasa pUrvaka prakaTa karane me jarA bhI na ghabarAye / unhone usa samaya ke sAdhuo kI

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85 svArthatA kA bhaMDAphoDa kara diyA aura zAstroM me likhe hue asalI jaina siddhAntoM kA pracAra zurU kara diyA / zIghra hI kucha manuSya unake anuyAyI ho gaye aura unakI sahAyatA se unhone pavitra aura asalI siddhAntoM kA pracAra karanA zurU kara diyA | isa prakAra bahuta se unmArgagAmI manuSyoM ko sanmArga para lagA diyA / jaba svArthI sAdhuo ko apanI avasthA DAMvAMDola aura zocanIya ho jAne kA tathA mAnyatA naSTa ho jAne kA bhaya huA taba unhoMne lokAzAha aura unake anuyAyiyoM kA chala karanA zurU kara diyA / unhoMne lokAzAha para burAiyoM kI dRSTi karanA aura unake anuyAyiyoM ke cAritra ko kalaMkita karanA cAhA / aneka kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA karate hue aura eka baDI bhArI saMkhyA ke virodhI samAja kA sAmanA karate hue lokazAha aura unake anuyAyiyoM ne usI jora zora ke sAtha apanA pavitra upadeza patra kAma jArI raksA / svArthI mAdhuoM kI mAnyatA zIghra hI ghaTane lagI aura logoM ke bu ke suDa zIghra hI lokAzAha kI zaraNa meM Ane lage / lokAzAda ne samyakjJAna rUpI dIpaka kA prakAza kiyA aura yaha prakAza bhArata varSa ke eka sire se dUsare nire taka zatra kala gayA aura zAMti kA sAmrAjya chAgayA / satya ke pvAjalyamAna pravAza meM amala aura dhUrtatA kA lopa hone lagA aura cAroM varSa ke bhItara hI pAca vAsa bhUle hue

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manuSya ThIka rAste para Agaye arthAt ve jaina dharma ke pavitra aura asalI siddhAntoM ke anuyAyI bana gaye / sthAnakavAsI nAma kyoM dhAraNa kiyA gyaa| jaina dharma ke ina sacce anuyAyiyoM kA upanAma mUrti pUjakoM ne vairabhAva ke kAraNa dUDhiyA rakha diyaa| apane Apako mUrti pUjakoM se pRthaka rakhane ke liye lokAzAha ke anuyAyi, balki yoM kahanA cAhiye ki mahAvIra ke asalI upadezoM ke sacce bhakta apane Apako sthAnakavAsI kahane lge| dveSa ke kAraNa mUrti pUjaka zvetAmbara, sthAnakavAsiyoM ko mUla saMgha kI eka zAkhA batalAte haiM aura yoM kahate haiM ki sthAnaka. vAsiyoM kI uptatti ko kevala 400 varSa hae haiN| lokAzAha jaina dharma ke asalI siddhAntoM ke pracAraka the| __ Upara ke pRSThoM meM yaha bAta acchI taraha siddha kara dI ___ gaI hai ki sthAnakavAmI sampradAya jaisA ki mUrti pUjaka kahate hai, jaina dharma kI zAkhA nahIM hai, dravyopArjana karane vAle sAdhuoM __ kI svArtha paratA ke karANa hI prAyaH jaina samAja bhalanI dizA para aura kurmArga para calA gyaa| kevala eka daivI ghaTanA ke kAraNa hI lokAzAha ko asalI sUtroM ke darzana hue aura isa

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87 lie unako satya kA patA laga gayA aura ve tatkAlIna asatya vicAroM aura siddhAntoM kA virodha karane meM samartha hue / lokAzAha ne jaina dharma ke asalI siddhAntoM kA prakAzana kiyA aura logoM meM unakA pracAra kiyaa| isakA phala yaha huA ki Toka jaina dharma ke una zreSTha aura udAtta siddhAntoM ko dekhakara cakita ho gaye jo kitanI hI zatAbdiyoM se sAdhuoM kI dhUrtatA ke kAraNa dave chipe paDe the / jisake nimala hRdaya meM svArthatA kA aMza mAtra nahIM thA aura jisake sadvicAra, upadeza aura AcAra kevala satya prema se hI prerita the aise dharmavIra lokAzAha ke sarala, saSTa aura sudara upadeza kI ora atyAcAra ne ghabarAye hue aura satya ke sahAre kI khoja meM lage hue jana samudAya kA lakS vica gayA aura satya kA prakAza unake hRdaya para aMkita ho gayA / yadi saca pUchA jAya to lophAzAha ne na to koI apane naye siddhAnta sthApita kiye aura na kisI darzana paddhati ke nirmANa kA dAvA kiyaa| unhoMne logoM ko jaina zAstroM meM kyA likhA hai yaha batalAne meM va usa samaya ke pracalita aihika va sA se bhare hue siddhAntoM me vacane para mArga milAne meM ho apanA samAdhAna mAna liyA / taguru phAzAha ke paTAye

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meM ina siddhAntoM ke Upara zAMta hokara vicAra kiyA aura unhe dRDha vizvAsa ho gayA ki ye siddhAnta sacce, pavitra aura sarvAGga pUrNa haiM aura tatkAlIna nAmadhArI dharmAtmA logoM ke pracalita siddhAnta manamAne aura saMkIrNa hai| isa prakAra vizvAsa ho jAne para paramAtmA se Darane vAle aura buddhimAna manuSyo ne turanta hI asalI aura prAcIna dharma kA aMgIkAra kara liyA parantu jo loga pakSapAtI aura kaTTara the unhoM ne pUjA ke pAkhaMDa ko aura anya kriyAoM ko, jinakI AjJA jaina dharma ke asalI pracArakoM ne kabhI na dI thI na choDA / uparokta bAto ke kAraNa sthAnakavAsI saMpradAya prAcIna dharma kI zAkhA hai yaha kadApi kahA nahIM jA sakatA | isakI jagaha mUrti pUjaka saMpradAya para hI mUla dharma se pRthak ho jAne kA va mahAvIra ke Adezita siddhAnto ke viruddha bhinna saMpradAya utpanna karane kA Aropa lagAnA caahiye| kisI mata ko kisI dharma kI zAkhA usI samaya kaha sakate hai ki jaba vaha mata usa dharma ke asalI pracArako ke siddhAnto kA khaMDana karatA ho| hamane Upara ke pRSThoM meM yaha nirvivAda siddha kara diyA hai ki zvetAmbaroM kA mUrti pUjaka saMpradAya hI esA hai jo siddhAntoM meM aura vyavahAra meM bhI mahAvIra aura anya tIrthaMkaroM ke siddhAnto ke sarvathA viraddha hai / isaliye yaha kahanA yuktiyukta hai ki yaha saMpradAya prAcIna

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dharmakI zAkhA mAtra hai aura usake asalI tatvoM se vimukha ho gayA hai| sthAnakavAsI saMpradAya hI tIrthakaroM ke asalI upadezoM ko mAnatA calA A rahA hai aura isa lie yaha nahIM kaha sakate ki vaha kisI prakAra bhI asalI mUla kI zAkhA hai| aisI avasthA meM nirpakSa pAThaka mere sAtha isa bAta meM avazya hI sahamata hoMge ki jainoM meM yadi koI saMpradAya mahAvIra phA asalI aura saccA anuyAyI hone kA dAvA kara sakatA ho to vaha kevala sthAnakavAsI saMpradAya hI hai| sthAnakavAmI jaina dharma ke asalI aura sacce anuyAyI hai aura zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka saMpradAya mUla sagha kI zAkhA hai isa bAta ko aura bhI puSTa karane ke liye yaha Avazyaka hai ki hama una lakSaNoM kI jAMca par3atAla phareM ki jiname hama mahAvIra phe sapace anuyAyI bana sakate hai aura phira una siddhAntoM kI pAsauTI para parIkSA kareM ki ina donoM sampradAyoM meM me kaunamA sampradAya aisA hai jo vAstava meM asalI jaina dharmApalambI phArA jA sakatA hai| mUrtipUjakoM aura sthAnakavAsiyoM kI tulanA / tAmbara mUrti pUlaka 45 zAkhoM ko mAnate haiM, parantu sthAnazvAnI nameM se kevala 12 ko hI mAnate haiN| unakI

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90 isa mAnyatA ke liye unake pAsa prabala pramANa bhI isa viSaya para isa jagaha viSayAntara ke bhaya se adhika vivecana karanA Avazyaka nahIM hai / parantu zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka mUrtioM ko pUjate haiM aura karma ke bandhana se chuTakArA pAne ke lie yAtrAe~ karate haiM, parantu sthAnakavAsI aisA nahIM karate kyoM ki unakA vizvAsa hai ki ye yAtrAe~ na kevala jaina dharma ke siddhAntoM ke viruddha kintu ye ( yAtrAe~ ) apane uddeza ko pUrA nahIM kara sakatIM / ve yaha bhI mAnate haiM ki Atma-saMyama, saccaritratA aura AtmatyAga ke dvArA hI icchita uddeza ( mokSa prApti ) kI pUrti ho sakatI hai / isake atirikta eka bAta to yaha hai ki mUrti pUjakoM ke sAdhu tIna vargoM meM vibhAjita hai aura dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki jaba ve parigraha meM phaeNse rahate haiM to unakA AcAra jaina dharma ke siddhAntoM ke avazya hI viruddha hotA hai / sthAnakavAsI sAdhuoM ke aise vibhAga nahIM haiM aura ve nirantara dharma zAstroM ke adhyayana meM lage rahate haiM yA Atmonnati ke lie kriyAe~ karate rahate haiM | isa kAraNa unako na to isa bAta ke lie samaya aura avasara milatA hai aura na unakI yaha icchA hI hotI hai ki ve laukika bAtoM para dhyAna deM /

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isake viparIta mUrti pUjaka sAdhuoM meM bahuta se aise hai jo apane pAsa dravya rakhate haiM tathA aura bhI aisI cIjeM ragyate haiM jinakI oNkSA zAstroM meM nahIM hai| sthAnakavAsI sAdhu apane pAsa kevala vahI padArtha rakhate haiM jinakI khAsa AkSA jaina siddhAnta me dI gaI hai| isa prakAra donoM saMpradAyoM ke sAdhuoM meM itanI bhinnatAe~ haiM ki una sabakA ullekha karane meM kaI pRSTa bhara jAne kI AzaMkA se yahAM unakA spaSTIkaraga na karate va hamAre sUkSa pAThakoM kA adhika samaya naSTa na karata saMkSepa meM itanA hI lipanA paryApta hogA ki yadyapi donoM maMpradAya eka hI zAgyo ko mAnate haiM ca eka hI tIrthaMkaro ke anuyAyI hona yA zavA ragyate haiM tathApi inake AcAra vicAroM meM itanA bheda najara AtA hai ki yadi koI videgI inhoM kA avalokna gare to umA yahI nividA mana hogA ki ye donoM saMpradAya vilaga mita bhitra dharma ke anuyAyI hai, aura inheM risAloM meM kisI prakAra ? samAnatA hai|

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92 unameM koI aisA doSa nahIM hai jisake kAraNa ve satya kA upadeza na de sake~ / saMsAra ko tyAgane meM aura laukika sukhoM ko ThukarAne me unakA eka mAtra yahI uddeza hai ki ve una ucca sadguNoM kA pAlana kara sakeM ki jinake kAraNa tIrthaMkaroM kA nAma amara hogayA hai / sArAMza yaha hai ki ye mahAvIra ke sacce bhakta hone kI pAtratA rakhate haiM isalie jaina dharma ke pavitra aura asalI siddhAnto kA upadeza dene kI sabase adhika yogyatA inameM hI pAI jAtI hai / ina siddhAntoM kA pracura pracAra manuSya jAti ke vyavahAra meM kA hI inake jIvana kA khAsa uddeza hone se ye hI mahAvIra ke sacce anuyAyI kahalAne ke pAtra haiM / karane una logoM ko hama mahAvIra ke sacce ziSya nahIM kaha sakate jo apane Apa ko dharmAtmA kahate haiM, kevala apanI ho cintA me lage rahate haiM, saMsAra ko tyAga kara bhI saMsAra meM phaeNse rahate haiM aura apanA hI matalaba gAMThane meM va logoM ko dhokhA dene meM jarA bhI nahIM Darate ! sacce ziSya banane ke lie kauna sI bAtoM kI AvazyakatA hai / sacce ziSya banane ke lie yaha Avazyaka nahIM hai ki hama tIrthaMkaroM kI bAhya upacAroM se pUjA kare jaisA ki mUrti pUjaka kiyA karate haiM / AvazyakatA kevala isa bAta kI hai

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ki hama mahAn tIrthakaroM ke kahe hue utkRSTa AdezoM __ ke anusAra sadaiva AcaraNa kreN| hamako svArtha kI ora le jAne vAlI icchAoM kA va pApa kI ora jhukAne vAle vicAroM kA bahiSkAra kara denA cAhiye aura parigraha ko marvathA tyAga denA caahiye| kevala inhIM bAtoM se hama sace ziSyakahe jA sakate haiM / jaina dharma kI mAnyatA hai ki sadAcAra hI parama dharma hai aura vaha prema, pavitratA, dayA, Atma tyAga ityAdi lokottara sadguNoM kA virodha karane vAlI mAnasika aura zArIrika pAtoM ko tyAga dene se prApta hotA hai| japa taka manuSya viSaya vAmanAoM meM phaMsA rahatA hai aura jaya taka vaha maMmAra se apane Apako dUra nahIM rakhatA taba taka use zizya nahIM kaha sakate / ___ tIrdhakaroM ke upadezoM kA eka mAtra uddeza yahI hai ki manuSya sadguNa aura pavitratA manvei aura mana tathA kRtI se prema aura dayA meM lipta ho jAya jisame ki usakI AtmA masAra ke baMdhana me gurA ho sake / apane mana meM phevala yaha mamajha TenA ki nIkara sadA dayA, pavitratA aura sadAcAra kI mUrti pepinI pAra pA nahIM hai jaba taka ki hama ina sadaguNoM kA anukaraNa karane kI rapaTA na kreN| devala yaha jAnanA ki. tIvara madguga, dayA va pavitratA kI mUrti the, kimI pAna phA nahI dAnara ki hama bhI me hI guNa prAma karane kI ceSTA na pare / nAhI yaha jAna lenA bhI pacAna nahIM hai pi vIra

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unameM koI aisA doSa nahIM hai jisake kAraNa ve satya kA upadeza na de skeN| saMsAra ko tyAgane meM aura laukika sukhoM ko ThukarAne me unakA eka mAtra yahI uddeza hai ki ve una ucca sadguNoM kA pAlana kara sakeM ki jinake kAraNa tIrthaMkaroM kA nAma amara hogayA hai / sArAMza yaha hai ki ye mahAvIra ke sacce bhakta hone kI pAtratA rakhate haiM isalie jaina dharma ke pavitra aura asalI siddhAnto kA upadeza dene kI sabase adhika yogyatA inameM hI pAI jAtI hai / ina siddhAntoM kA pracura pracAra manuSya jAti ke vyavahAra meM karane kA hI inake jIvana kA khAsa uddeza hone se ye hI mahAvIra ke sacce anuyAyI kahalAne ke pAtra haiN| __ una logoM ko hama mahAvIra ke sacce ziSya nahIM kaha sakate jo apane Apa ko dharmAtmA kahate haiM, kevala apanI hI cintA meM lage rahate haiM, saMsAra ko tyAga kara bhI saMsAra meM phaMse rahate haiM aura apanA hI matalaba gAMThane meM va logoM ko dhokhA dene meM jarA bhI nahIM ddrte| sacce ziSya banane ke lie kauna sI bAtoM kI __ AvazyakatA hai| __ sacce ziSya banane ke lie yaha Avazyaka nahIM hai ki hama tIrthaMkaroM kI bAhya upacAroM se pUjA kareM jaisA ki mUrti pUjaka kiyA karate haiN| AvazyakatA kevala isa bAta kI hai

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93 ki hama mahAn tIrthaMkaroM ke kahe hue utkRSTa AdezoM ke anusAra sadaiva AcaraNa kreN| hamako svArtha kI ora le jAne vAlI icchAoM kA va pApa kI ora jhukAne vAle vicAroM kA bahiSkAra kara denA cAhiye aura parigraha ko sarvathA tyAga denA caahiye| kevala inhIM bAtoM se hama sacce ziSyakahe jA sakate haiM / jaina dharma kI mAnyatA hai ki sadAcAra hI parama dharma hai aura vaha prema, pavitratA, dayA, Atma tyAga ityAdi lokottara sadguNoM kA virodha karane vAlI mAnasika aura zArIrika bAtoM ko tyAga dene se prApta hotA hai| jaba taka manuSya viSaya vAsanAoM meM phaMsA rahatA hai aura jaba taka vaha saMsAra se apane Apako dUra nahIM rakhatA taba taka use zizya nahIM kaha sakate / tIrthaMkaroM ke upadezoM kA eka mAtra uddeza yahI hai ki manuSya sadguNa aura pavitratA sakhei aura mana tathA kRtI se prema aura dayA meM lipta ho jAya jisase ki usakI AtmA sasAra ke baMdhana se mukta ho sake | apane mana me kevala yaha samajha lenA ki tIrthakara sadA dayA, pavitratA aura sadAcAra kI mUrti the kisI kAma kA nahIM hai jaba taka ki hama ina sadguNoM kA anukaraNa karane kI svayaM ceSTA na kreN| kevala yaha jAna lenA ki tIrthakara sadguNa, dayA va pavitratA kI mUrti the, kisI kAma kA nahIM hai jahA taka ki hama bhI vaise hI guNa prApta karane kI ceSTA na kreN| vaisAhI yaha jAna lenA bhI paryApta nahIM hai ki tIrthaMkara

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saMpUrNa kSamA ke sAgara va saMpUrNatA kI mUrti the, kintu usake sAtha yaha bhI Avazyaka hai ki hama bhI unakI batalAI huI uparokta bAtoM ko apane vyavahAra meM lAne kA bharasaka prayatna kreN| sAtha meM yaha bhI Avazyaka hai ki hama bhI vaise hI dayAvAn aura sarvaguNa sampanna baneM aura unhoMne apane jIvana meM jina daivI AdezoM kA anukaraNa kiyA thA unako hama bhI apanAveM / kevala sthAnakavAsI sAdhu hI mahAvIra ke sacce ziSya haiN| isa prakAra sthAnakavAsI sAdhuoM kA jIvana, una mokSagAmI mahAtmAoM ke upadeza aura AdezoM kA eka choTA sA kintu pratyakSa jItA jAgatA namUnA hai| ___sthAnakavAsI sAdhu tIrthakaroM ke batalAye hue utkRSTa jaina siddhAntoM ke anugAmI banane kI yathAzakti ceSTA karate haiM aura apane AcaraNa ko bhI vaisA hI banAu hai| cUMki jaina dharma zarIra kI sundaratA ko athavA sukha ko kucha mahatva nahIM detA lekina vaha AtmA ko sundara aura unnata nAnA sikhalAtA hai, isalie sthAnakavAlI sAdhu apane zarIrakI sundaratA tathA sukhakI kucha paravAha nahIM karate, kiMtu ve apanA pavitra aura nikalaka AcaraNa rakhane kI ceSTA karate hai aura laukika padArthoM aura moha se alipta rahate haiN| yadi mahAvIra ke

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95 upadeza kiye hue siddhAnto ke anusAra calane meM aura tIrthakaroM kI pavitratA kA aura sadguNoM kA anukaraNa karane meM ve aise Aveza meM AjAya ki ve kucha jaina siddhAnto ke anukaraNa karane kI hadda kara deM to unakA yaha doSa kSamA karane yogya hai | paraMtu sadAcAra kI kabhI atizayokti nahIM kI jA sktii| jo loga sthAnakavAsI sAdhuo ko isa atizayokti kA doSI ThaharAte haiM ve eka sacce dharma ke udAra uddezoM ke jJAna se saMpUrNa vaMcita haiM aisA samajhanA cAhiye | apane cAritra ko sarvathA niSkalaMka banAnA, apane hRdaya ko bilakula pavitra karanA, sabake Upara dayA aura kSamA kA bhAva rakhanA, ye pratyeka baDe dharma ke Adi siddhAnta haiM / jo loga ina AdezoM ke anusAra AcaraNa karate haiM unako doSI ThaharAnA tathA unakA upahAsa karanA nyAya ke sarvathA viruddha hai aura jo loga aisA karate haiM ve apane irpAyukta va zUnya hRdaya kA paricaya dete haiM / yaha bar3e kheda kI bAta hai ki zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka, sthAnakavAsI sAdhuoM kI pavitratA ko dekhakara IrSA karate haiM kyoM ki sthAnakavAsI sAdhuoM ke AcAra va vicAra kI ve barAbarI nahIM kara sakate / ina kAraNoM se unameM kabhI maitrI bhAva nahIM rahA hai| mUrti pUjakoM ne sthAnakavAsiyoM se sadA vaira bhAva rakkhA aura unako satAyA hai / unhoM ne sthAnakavAsiyoM

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96 ko kalaMka lagAye haiM aura unake taraha 2 ke nAma rakha kara ciDhAyA hai / unhoM ne sthAnakavAsiyoM ke viSaya meM manamAnI bAteM kahI haiM, unake sAtha bahuta kaThora vyavahAra kiyA hai aura unako DhUMDhiyA kahakara badanAma kiyA hai / unhoMne ne sthAnakavAsiyoM ko badanAma karane meM koI kasara na kI / unhoMne IrSA aura dvepa ke kAraNa sthAnakavAsI sAdhuoM kA isa bAta para upahAsa taka kara DAlA hai ki ve ahiMsA ke ucca aura kalyANa kArI siddhAnta para jo ki jaina dharma kA sAra hai, baDI sAvadhAnI ke sAtha calate haiM / ahiMsA jaina dharma kA Adi tatva hai aura jaina zAstroM ke pratyeka pRSTha meM usakI jhalaka dikhAI detI hai / ahiMsA kA mahAn aura kalyANakArI siddhAnta AryoM ke sabhI dharmoM kA prathama aura mUla siddhAnta hai / jo loga isa siddhAnta para calate haiM unakI ha~sI ur3AnA aura unako badanAma karanA uttama aura utkRSTa vAtoM kI jaDa para kuThArAghAta karanA hai / zvetAmbara mUrti pUjakoM ne sthAnakavAsiyoM kA kevala yahI doSa nahIM batAyA kintu apane ApakI aura jaina zAstroM se virodhI siddhAntoM kI rakSA karane ke liye unhoMne sthAnakavAsI sAdhuoM ke pavitra jIvana aura niSkalaMka cArItra kI aisI burI va anyAya pUrNa AlocanA kI hai ki usase kevala sthAnakavAsiyoM hI ke viSaya meM nahIM kintu samasta jaina dharma ke viSaya meM logoM ko bhayaMkara bhrama ho sakatA hai| hama kaI -

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kAraNoM se isa sambandha meM vistAra pUrvaka likhanA nahIM cAhate / isa lie hama pAThakoM kA dhyAna kevala una pichale pRSToM kI ora AkarSita karate haiM jahAM ki hamane sthAnakavAsI aura zvetAmbara mUrti pUjakoM ke AcAra aura cAritra kI tulanA kI hai / jina pAThakoM ne donoM sampradAyoM ke sAdhuoM ke darzana svayaM kiye hoM, unake nityaprati ke vyahAra ko dhyAna pUrvaka dekhA ho aura usakI jA~ca kI ho ve mere kathana kI satyatA ko samajha sakate haiM / maiM samajhatA hU~ ki maiMne isa choTI sI pustaka meM una kaThinAiyoM aura saMkaToM kA paryApta varNana kara diyA hai jinakA sAmanA sthAnakavAsiyoM ko mUrti pUjaka sampradAya kI IrSA aura ghRNA ke kAraNa karanA par3A hai| isake sAtha hI sAtha isa saMpradAya kI utsatti katra va kaise huI yaha bhI batalA cukA huuN| aba mere sUjJa pAThakoM ke liye cAra zabda likha kara isa viSaya ko samApta karatA huuN| __ isa viSaya kA vivecana maiMne binA kisI prakAra ke pakSapAta ke va saba bAto kA vicAra karake hI kiyA hai / jina pramANoM ko maiMne sAmane rakkhe hai, saMbhava hai ki unameM se thor3e vAdagrasta bhI hoM, kintu uname merI una dalIloM kI satyatA me jo ki jaina, bauddha va hindU zAstroM ke pramANoM se siddha kI gaI haiM, jarA bhI vAdhA nahIM A sktii| isa

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98 viSaya ke sAre vivecana meM jo jo bAteM prakAza DAla sakatI haiM una saba bAtoM kA va ghaTanAo kA maiMne pUrA vicAra kiyA hai aura tadanaMtara hI maiMne apanA mata kAyama kiyA hai / merI dalIloM me saMbhava hai ki koI aisI bhI hoM jo ki samAdhAnakAraka mAlUma na hoM kintu mujhe itanA to vizvAsa hai ki ve mere sUjJa pAThakoM ko una para vicAra karane ko to avazya hI bAdhya kregii| yadi ye vAdagrasta viSaya hama thoDe samaya ke liye alaga bhI rakha deM to bhI mere isa mukhya viSaya kI yaha satyatA siddha karane me kisI prakAra kI Apatti nahIM AtI ki thAnakavAsI ho mahAvIra ke asalI va sacce anuyAyI haiM va zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka va digambara ye dAne saMpradAya nakalI haiM / isa kAraNa mere sUjJa AlocakoM se merA anugraha hai ve isa pustaka ko pakSapAta bhare hRdaya se na paDhe kintu meM mata ko puSTa kara e ke liye jo jo pramANa maine diye haiM una chAnabIna karake unheM nyAya kI tarAjU meM tole va phira i viSaya meM apanA mata kAyama kare / anveSaka

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viSaya ke sAre vivecana meM jo jo bAteM prakAza DAla sakatI haiM una saba bAtoM kA va ghaTanAoM kA maine pUrA vicAra kiyA hai aura tadanaMtara hI maiMne apanA mata kAyama kiyA hai| merI dalIloM me saMbhava hai ki koI aisI bhI hoM jo ki samAdhAnakAraka mAlUma na hoM kintu mujhe itanA to vizvAsa hai ki ve mare sUjJa pAThakoM ko una para vicAra karane ko to avazya hI bAdhya kregii| yadi ye vAdagrasta viSaya hama thoDe samaya ke liye alaga bhI rakha de to bhI mere isa mukhya vipaya kI yaha satyatA siddha karane me kisI prakAra kI Apatti nahIM AtI ki thAnakavAsI hI mahAvIra ke asalI va sacce anuyAyI haiM va zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka va digambara ye dono saMpradAya nakalI haiN| isa kAraNa mere sUjJa AlocakoM se merA anugraha hai ki ve isa pustaka ko pakSapAta bhare-hRdaya se na paDhe kintu mere mata ko puSTa kara ke liye jo jo pramANa maiMne diye haiM unakI chAnabIna karake unna, nyAya kI tarAjU me tole va phira isa viSaya meM apanA mata kAyama kare / anvepaka.

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