Jain Mandiro ki Prachinta aur Mathura ka Kankali Tila

Author(s): Gyansundar
Publisher: Ratna Prabhakar Gyan Pushpamala
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034865/1

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jaina itihAsa saMgraha ( bhAga nauvA~ ) [ mathurA kA kaMkAlI TIlA] -jJAnasundara

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aisA suvarNa avasara hAthoM se na jAne dIjiye ! mUrtipUjA kA prAcIna itihAsa aura zrImAn lauMkAzAha ye grantha kyA hai eka prAcIna aitihAsika evaM sva-paramatta ke zAstroM ke saikar3oM pramANoM kA eka basa khajAnA hI khola diyA hai tathA khoda kAma karavAne se bhUgarbha se milI huI hajAroM varSa pUrva kA prAcIna mUrtiyA~ jo tIrthaGkaroM kI tathA pUrvAcAryoM (hAtha meM mu~hapattI vAle ) ke bahuta citroM se to mAno eka ajAyabaghara hI taiyAra kara diyA hai| martipUjA mu~hapattI aura lauMkAzAha ke viSaya kI carcA tathA svAmI amolakhaRSijI kRta 32 sUtroM ke * hindI anuvAda meM ur3Aye hue mUla sUtroM ke pATha aura svAmI .. ghAsIlAlajI kI banAI huI upAsaka dazAMga mUtra kI TIkA meM banAye hue naye pAThoM ke lie 100 pranyoM aura 45 yA 32 sUtroM ko pAsa meM rakhane kI jarUrata nahIM hai, yaha eka hI pustaka sabakA kAma de sakatI hai| isa pustaka ko isa DhaMga se likhI hai ki sAdhAraNa par3A huA manuSya bhI uparokta bAtoM kA samAdhAna AsAnI se kara sakatA hai| pRSTa saM0 1000, citra saM0 52 pake kapar3e kI do jinheM hone para bhI pracArArtha mUlya mAtra ru. 5) / orDara zIgha bheja kara eka prati kaje kara lIjiye varanA yaha bAda meM pacIsa rupayoM meM bhI milanA muzkila hai| patA-zAha navalamalajI gaNezamalajI kaTarA pAjAra, jodhapura /

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ANTIN0000000000000NROE zrI jaina itihAsa jJAna bhAnu kiraNa naM. 9 zrIratnaprabha sUrIzvara pAdapaddhebhyonamaH jaina mandiroM kI prAcInatA mathurA kA kaMkAlI TolAvizya Mei ageYi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Zi Mu Mei Mei Mei Mei Ri lekhaka itihAsa premI munizrI jJAnamundarI mahArAja (r)(r)(r)(r)(r)88888880MM(r)(r)(r)88888888 dravya sahAyaka sojata zrIsaMgha [zrI bhagavatI sUtra kI prArambhika pUjA ke dravya se ] zrosavAla samvata 2364 saM0 2463 [prati 500 ] vi0 saM0 1984 mUlya paThana pAThana aura manana karanA

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SE-2-2-2-2-22-2--2e-era prakAzaka zrI ratnaprabhAkara jJAnapuSpamAlA o mu. phalodI (mAravAr3a) Z------e-e-ee-es Preere pUjyapAda itihAsapremI muni zrI jJAnasundarajI aura guNasundarajI mahArAja sAhiba vA vi0 saM0 1994 kA cAturmAsa sojata nagara meM huaa| vyAkhyAnameM mahAprabhAvika sUtra zrI bhagavatIjI vaMcane kA nirNaya hone para zrImAn sampatarAjajI bhaMDArI (vakIla)ne 105maNa ghRta kI bolI bola kara zrI sUtrajo ko apane makAna para le gaye / vahAM pUjA prabhAvanA rAtri jAga. raNa huI aura AsAr3ha sudi 5 ko bar3e hI samAroha se maya baiMDa bAjA aura nakArA nizAnAdi lavAjamA ke sAtha varaghoDA car3hA kara sUtrajI ko lAkara guru mahArAja ke kara ka paloM meM apaMga kiyaa| tatpazcAt bhaMDArIjI ne zrI saMgha ke sAtha jJAna pUjA kI jisakA dravya karIba 400) aayaa| yaha pustakeM chapavAne meM lagAne kA zrI saMgha se nizcaya huA jisakI yaha dUsarI kitAba chapI hai| O.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ((.0.:000.Do... .....000000 mudraka zambhUsiMha bhATI Adarza presa, ajamera meM mudrita ' 700000000000000000000........nooni

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jaina itihAsa jJAna bhAnu kiraNa naM. 9 zrI madratnaprabhasUri sadgurubhyo namaH / jaina mandiroM kI prAcInatA aura mathurA kA kaMkAlI ttiilaa| bhArata eka aitihAsika kSetra hai| isakI dhArmika, - sAmAjika aura rAjakIya sabhyatA Adarza evaM * ucca koTi kI thii| anya dezavAsiyoM ne sabhyatA ke pATha bhArata se hI sIkhe haiN| isa viSaya meM bhArata ko anya dezoM kA guru kaha denA bhI koI atizayokti nahIM hai / kyoMki isa bAta kA pramANa Aja bhale hI bhAratIyoM ke pAsa na ho, para anya dezoM kA sAhitya svayameva isa bAta kI gavAhI de rahA hai ki bhArata sabhyatA kI mAtRbhami hai| ___ bhArata kA silasilevAra itihAsa na milane kA mukhya kAraNa yaha hai ki madAndha musalamAnoM ne bhArata para kaI bAra krUratApUrvaka AkramaNa kara anekoM amUlya jJAnabhaNDAra jyoM ke tyoM jalA diye| zilpakalA ke Adarza udAharaNa asaMkhya mandira mUrtieM evaM saMkhyA

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( 4 ) tIta zilAlekha naSTa bhraSTa kara diye / itanA kucha hone para bhI jo thor3A bahuta aitihAsika masAlA bacA thA vaha bhI aise saMkIrNa hRdaya vAloM ke adhikAra meM rahA ki unhoMne usa prAcIna sAhitya ko kisI dUradarzI paMDita ko batalAne meM mahApApa samajha usakI apekSA bhaMDAroM meM sar3AnA hI zreSTha samajhA / tathA mandira mUrtiyoM ke smara kAma karavAne meM una prAcIna zilAlekhoM kI paravAha taka na rkkhii| yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja hama hamAre itihAsa likhane meM do qadama pIche khar3e haiN| phira bhI yaha saubhAgya kA viSaya hai ki paurvAtya evaM pAzcAtya vidvAnoM evaM purAtattvajJoM ke athAha parizrama evaM zodha khoja se Aja jo thor3I bahuta aitihAsika sAmagrI upalabdha huI hai usase hama apane deza kI prAcIna sabhyatA, dharma bhAvanA, zilpa saundarya, sAmAjika vyavasthA aura rAjanItimattA ke viSaya meM thor3A bahuta hAla jAna sakate haiN| itanA hI kyoM balki upalabdha sAmagrI ko yadi kramavAra ekatrita kara itihAsa likhA jAya to usameM bhI / acchI saphalatA mila sakatI hai| yadyapi jaina dharma ke itihAsa ke liye ukta anekAneka kaTinAiyoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai para upalabdha sAdhanoM se itanA to kahA jA sakatA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra se samrAT saMprati evaM mahAmeghavAhana cakravartI mahArAjA khAravela ke samaya jainadharma rASTradharma kahA jAtA thA aura bhArata ke pratyeka prAnta meM jaina dharma kA usa samaya pracuratA se pracAra thaa| itanA hI kyoM para bhArata ke bAhira pAzcAtya pradezoM meM bhI jainadharma kA maNDA phaharA rahA thaa| samrAT zroNika (biMbasAra) ne pAzcAtya pradezoM meM apane

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mUrttipUjA kA prAcIna itihAsa 1320 yaha mUrti bhagavAna mahAvIra kI hai ASTrIya deza ke buddhapresta nagara ke eka kisAna ke kheta meM khoda kAma karate bhUgarbha se milI hai isakI prAcInatA samrATa candragupta yA samprati ke samaya kI batalAI jAtI hai jisako bhAja 2200 varSa se adhika varSa hue haiN|

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itihAsa ke amUlya sAdhana Joramaswamicyanohandar-umara, surat khudAI ke kAma meM bhUgarbha se mile hue prAcIna jaina smAraka

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khAnagI manuSyoM ko bheja kara jainadharma kA pracAra karAyA thA / yahI kAraNa hai ki anArya deza ke Ardrakapura nagara ke rAjaputra AIka kumAra ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caraNakamaloM meM bhagavatI jainadIkSA ko svIkAra kara dharma kA pracAra kiyA thaa| tatpazcAt samrATa candragupta maurya ne bhI apane subhaToM ko bheja anArya dezoM meM jainadharma kA pracAra kiyA thaa| bAda meM samrAT saMprati ne to isa kArya meM adhika prayatna kiyA aura Apako saphalatA bhI acchI milI / yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja pAzcAtya pradezoM meM khudAI ke kAma se bhUgarbha ke andara se aneka aise padArtha nikala rahe haiM ki ve pUrva jamAne meM vahA~ jaina dharma kA pracAra honA sAbita karate haiN| jaise ASTriyA prAnta ke hagarI zahara meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI akhaMDa mUrti milI hai| amerikA meM tAmramaya siddha cakra kA gaTA aura maMgoliyA prAnta meM aneka jaina mandiroM ke dhvaMsA'vazeSa upalabdha ho rahe haiM / itihAsa se yaha bhI patA milatA hai ki eka samaya aphrIkA meM eka jaina dharmAcArya kI adhyakSatA meM zatruJjaya giranAra Adi tIrthoM kI racanA huI jisase vahAM ke logoM para jainadharma kA acchA prabhAva par3A thaa| isI prakAra eka samaya tibbata meM zAstrArtha kA kAma par3ane para bhArata se jainAcArya ne tibbata meM jAkara zAstrArtha meM vijaya prApta kara jainadharma kA jhaNDA phaharAyA thaa| ityAdi sAdhanoM se pAyA jAtA hai ki eka samaya jainadharma kA DaMkA cAroM ora baja rahA thaa| jainiyoM ko dharma bhAvanA yahAM taka bar3hI huI thI ki ve apane pUjya ArAdhya tIrthaGkaroM kI janmabhUmi taka ko pavitra samama vahAM kI yAtrA kara apane ko kRtakRtya samajhate the, aura Aja bhI

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samajha rahe haiM aura usa bhUmi ko kalyANaka bhami ke nAma se pukArate haiN| jaise :-ayodhyA, sAvatthI, kauzAMbI, banArasI, candrapurI, kAkaMdI, bhadalapurI, siMhapura, kapilapura, ratnapura, gajapura, mithalA, rAjagRha, mathurA, zaurIpura aura kSatriyakuNDa nagara ye tIrthaGkaroM ke janma sthAna haiN| jaina janatA bahuta dUra dUra se ina kalyANaka bhUmiyoM kI yAtrA karane ko AtI hai aura una kalyANaka bhUmi kA sparza kara apane Apako saphala huI samajhatA hai| pUrvokta kalyANaka bhUmiyoM meM mathurA bhI eka kalyANaka bhami hai| ikkIsaveM tIrthaGkara naminAthajI kA janma mathurA nagarI meM huA thaa| ataeva mathurA meM jainiyoM ke saiMkar3oM mandira aura hajAroM ghara honA svAbhAvika hai| arthAt eka samaya mathuga jainoM kA kendra sthAna samajhA jAtA thA aura isake kaI pramANa bhI milate haiM : (1) aitihAsika sAdhanoM evaM zilAlekhoM se jJAta hotA hai ki vikrama pUrva do tIna zatAbdI taka to vahAM ( mathurA meM ) jainAcAryoM kA AnA jAnA aura upadeza huA karatA thA aura ve AcArya vahAM kI janatA ko jaina dharma kI ora AkarSita bhI kiyA karate the| (2) AcArya skandalasUri ke samaya ( vikrama kI dUsarI zatAbdI ) mathurA meM jainoM kI eka virATa sabhA huI thii| duSkAla . ke bure asara se jainAgama asta-vyasta ho gaye the| ataH unakI silasilevAra pratisaMkalanA Apa hI kI adhyakSatA meM huI thii| yahI kAraNa hai ki jainoM meM aGga upAGga sUtroM ko Aja bhI mAdhurI vAcanA kahate haiN|

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( 7 ) ( 3 ) hemavanta paTTAvali se jJAta hotA hai ki AcArya skandalasUri ke samaya jo mathurA meM sabhA huI thI, usa samaya mathurA nivAsI osavaMzI zrAvaka polAka ne kaI sUtra apane dravya se likhavA kara jainAcAryoM ko aura jJAnabhaNDAroM ko arpaNa kiye the / (4) kalpasUtrAdi paTTAvali pranthoM meM isa bAta kA ullekha milatA hai ki jaina zvetAmbara samudAya meM kaI gaNa zAkhAe~ nikalIM unameM eka mAthurI zAkhA bhI nikalI jo mathurA nagarI se utpanna huI thii| (5) mathurA meM eka nanna nAma kA bhaTTa bar3A bhArI vidvAn thA / eka samaya koraMTa gacchIya sarvadevasUri vahA~ padhAre aura sarvadevasUri tathA nanna bhaTTa ke Apasa meM dharma viSayaka zAstrArthaM huA / anta meM nanna bhaTTa ne jainadharma ko saccA Atma kalyANa karane vAlA dharma samajha zrAcArya zrI ke caraNa kamaloM meM bhagavatI jaina dIkSA ko svIkAra krlii| aura kramazaH ve jaina zAstroM kA abhyAsa kara AcArya hue aura mathurA ke Asa pAsa ke pradezoM meM bhramaNa kara bahuta se logoM ko jaina dharma kI zikSA dIkSA dekara jainadharma kA khUba pracAra kiyA / ( 6 ) digambara jainoM meM eka mAthura nAmaka saMgha hai / usakI utpatti mathurA se huI aura isa saMgha ke kaI AcAyoM ne mathurA meM raha kara aneka graMthoM kA nirmANa bhI kiyA / aisA ullekha prAcIna graMthoM meM milatA hai / ( 7 ) jainoM meM 74 // zAha hue haiM jinameM nAgadatta nAmaka zreSTI (osavAla ) vikrama kI dUsarI zatAbdI meM mathurA nagarI

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( 8 ) meM humA thA jisane zatruJjaya kA saMgha nikAla kara zrI saMgha ko suvarNa kI lega dI thI / (8) cInI yAtrI phAhiyAna (vi0 saM0 456 ) suMgayUna ( vi0 saM0 518 ) huenasaMga ( vi0 saM0 686 ) itsiMga ( vi0 saM0 728 ) meM bhArata meM Akara bhramaNa kiyA thA / unhoMne apane yAtrA vivaraNa meM mathurA meM jaina va bauddhoM ke bahuta se maMdira honA likhA hai / ina upayukta pramANoM se spaSTa pAyA jAtA hai ki eka samaya mathurA jaina mandiroM se khUba tribhUSita thI / para duHkha isa bAta kA hai ki jo mathurA pahile jainoM kA kendra sthAna thI vahI Aja kaI varSoM se jainoM se nirvAsitA dRSTigocara hotI hai / aura isakA khAsa kAraNa jAnane ke lie Aja hamAre pAsa aisA koI sAdhana nahIM hai jo hama isa bAta kA nirNaya kara sakeM / parantu anumAna se pAyA jAtA hai ki kinhIM vidharmiyoM kA jainoM para AkramaNa huA hogA aura usa se jaina maMthurA ko chor3a anya sthAnoM para jA base hoMge ? hA~, vikrama kI myArahavIM zatAbdI taka to jaina zvetAmbara mathurA meM acchI saMkhyA meM the, yaha bAta vahA~ se mile hue zilAlekhoM se pAI jAtI hai aura mathurA ke zilAlekhoM se yaha bhI patA calatA hai ki vi0 gyArahavIM zatAbdI taka vahA~ anekoM jaina maMdira mUrttie~ bhI pratiSThita thIM jo isa satya taka bhI yatra tatra bhagnAvasthA meM vahA~ vidyamAna haiM / parantu bAda meM kaba aura kisa kAraNa se jainoM ne madhurA kA parityAga kiyA isakA koI puSTa pramANa aba nahIM milatA hai / para hama Upara likha Ae haiM ki kisI dharmAndha videzI ne jainoM

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para ghAtaka AkramaNa kiyA hogA aura taba una jainoM ne usa sthAna ko apane lie sApada jAna anya nagaroM kA Azraya liyA hogaa| khaira ! jo kucha ho para yaha to nirvivAda hai ki koI dina mathurA meM bhI jainoM kA astitva thA / aura vaha Aja mathurA ke itastataH bhUmi bhAga kA khoda kAma karane se svataH parisphuTa ho jAtA hai / mathurA kI khudAI se bhUgarbha meM se itane jaina smAraka evaM khaNDahara upalabdha hue haiM ki ve bhUtakAlIna jainiyoM kI jAhujalAlI kA vartamAna meM ThIka-ThIka paricaya karA rahe haiN| __ mathurA ke jisa kaGkAlI TIlA ne, aitihAsika kSetra para jabardasta prakAza DAlA hai, purAtattvajJoM kI nasoM meM eka naye sire kA bijalI kA camatkAra prakaTa kiyA hai| prAcIna padArthoM se ajAyabagharoM kI zobhA bar3hAI hai aura prAcIna itihAsa likhane meM acchI suvidhAe~ kara dI haiN| Aja hama usI kaGkAlI TolA kA thor3A sA hAla apane pAThakoM kI sevA meM rakha denA cAhate haiM / pAThaka use par3ha kara avazya lAbha uThAveM / __mathurA kA kaGkAlI TIlA [mathurA ke kaMkAlI TIlA ke viSaya meM kaI purAtattvajJa aMgrejoM ne aura paurvAtya vidvAnoM ne aneka prakAra se zodha khoja kara apanI vidvatA se nAnA lekha likhe haiM jinase itihAsa kSetra para acchA prakAza par3A hai| una saba lekhoM ke sArAMza rUpa meM zrImAn candracUr3a caturvedI ne 'sarasvatI' mAsika patrikA saM0 1986 Azvina mAsa ke aGka meM eka lekha prakAzita karavAyA hai / usa lekha aura bhaneka anya lekhoM kA sAMrAza lekara maiMne yaha lekha ApakI sevA meM rakhane kA prayatna kiyA hai| 'lekhaka'

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( 10 ) mathurA meM eka prAcIna khaMbhe para kaGkAlI devI kI matti hai| aura usake pAsa hI meM eka TIlA A gayA hai ataeva usa TIlA kA nAma hI kaMkAlI TIlA kahA jAtA hai| mathurA se nairRtya koNa meM AgarA aura govardhana jAne vAlI sar3aka ke bIca 500 phuTa laMbA 350 phuTa caur3A vistAra vAlA yaha kaMkAlI TIlA hai / usake andara se do DhAI hajAra varSa se bhI prAcIna kaI vastue~ nikalI haiN| jinameM prAcIna jaina mandiroM ke bhagna khaNDahara jaise-stUpa, toraNa, AyogapaTTa, khaMbhe, khaMbhA para kI paTTiye, chatra aura mUrtiyeM Adi milI haiM aura una dhvaMsA'vazeSa khaMDaharoM meM koI 110 prAcIna zilAlekha bhI upalabdha hue haiN| ina zilA. lekhoM meM jainadharma saMbaMdhI kaI ghaTanAe~ bhI haiN| una prAcIna zilAlekhoM se yaha bhI siddha ho cukA hai ki:-"jainadharma na to bauddha dharma se paidA huA hai aura na vedAntika dharma se, tathA na yaha bauddha dharma evaM vedAntika dharma kI koI zAkhA hI hai kintu jainadharma eka svatantra dharma aura bahuta prAcIna dharma hai| itanA hI kyoM balki una zilAlekhoM meM yaha bhI spaSTa ho gayA hai ki mahAtmA buddha se do sau varSa pUrva bhI mathurA meM jaina mandira vidyamAna the| jainadharma ke AcArya samaya 2 para vahAM (mathurA meM) Akara dharmopadeza kara logoM ko apanI ora AkarSita kiyA karate the| tathA jainoM meM liye bhI dIkSA lekara bhramaNa kiyA karatI thIM" ityAdi ye zilAlekha prAcInatA para khUba prakAza DAlate haiN| yoM to kaGkAlI TIlA ko vahAM ke loga khoda 2 kara prAcIna ITeM Adi le jAyA karate the| para vizeSa khudAI ke kAma ke lie saba se pahilA janarala kaniMghahama kA dhyAna kaGkAlI TIlA kI

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( 11 ) ora pahu~cA aura unhoMne I0 saM0 1871 meM usakA eka vibhAgaH khudavA kara kaI prAcIna padArtha prApta kiye| bAda I. saM0 1875 meM khAsa mathurA ke prasiddha kalekTara grAUja sAhaba ne ise khudavA kara prAcIna masAlA hAsila kiyaa| bAda meM I0 saM0 1887 se 1896 taka DAkTara brajesa aura DAkTara phuharara ne kaGkAlI TIlA para kaI bAra khoda kAma karavAyA aura usake andara se aneka prAcIna sAdhana ekatra kiye aura vaha lakhanaU ke ajAyabaghara meM rakhe gye| inake pazcAta bhI kaI vidvAnoM ne kaI bAra isa TIlo . ko khudavAyA aura aneka prAcIna padArtha prApta kiye / aura vahI prAcIna sAmagrI Aja itihAsa kA amUlya sAdhana bana gaI hai| janarala kaniMghahama ko jitane zilAlekha mile haiM unameM se kaI zilAlekhoM para to kaniSka, haviSka, aura vAsudeva kA nAma pAyA jAtA hai| jinakA samaya I0 saM0 se pUrva pacAsa varSa kA hai| aura kaI zilAlekha to inase bhI bahuta purAne haiN| kaGkAlI TIlA kI khudAI ke kAma meM adhika saphalatA DAkTara phuharara ko milii| kyoMki Apa lakhanaU ke ajAyabaghara ke adhyakSa the aura vahAM kA purAtatva sambandhI zodha khoja kA saba kArya ApakI nigarAnI meM hI huA karatA thA / parantu I0 saM0. 1898 meM Apane sarakArI naukarI chor3a kara apane deza ko gamana kiyA aura vahA~ jAkara Apane kaGkAlI TIlA kI eka riporTa likhI thI / usa riporTa se katipaya padArthoM kA vivaraNa kevala namUnA ke taura para yahA~ darja kara detA huuN| 1-zvetAmbara jainoM kI 10 mUttie~ haiM / una para zilAlekha bhI aMkita haiN| jinameM 4 zilAlekha to aise haiM ki jinase jainoM

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( 12 ) ke itihAsa para acchA prabhAva par3atA hai arthAt jinase bahuta kucha jAnane ko mila sakatA hai| 2-zvetAmbara jainoM ke eka vizAla mandira ke 34 Tukar3e haiM aura ve haviSka rAjA ke samaya ke haiM / 3-mahAvIra kI eka mUrti hai use 23 tIrthaGkaroM ko mUrtiyAM ghera kara baiThI haiM jise jaina caubIso kahate haiN| 4-saMvata 1036 aura 1134 kI banI huI padmaprabha kI do mUrtiyA~ haiN| 5-I0 san ke pahilI zatAbdI ko banI huI bodhi satva, amoghasiddhArtha kI eka mUrti hai| 6-buddha kI daza mUttie~ lekha sahita haiN| 7-nartakI ke pUre kada kI marti sahita eka khaMbha hai / 8-cAra phuTa vyAsa kA eka bahuta hI acchA patthara kA chatra (chattA) hai| isa prakAra isa TIlA kA khoda kAma karavAne para bhUgarbha se jaina evaM bauddha donoM dharma se sambandha rakhane vAlI bahuta sI cIjeM nikalI haiN| ataeva yaha niHzaka hai ki kisI samaya mathurA meM jaina aura bauddha evaM donoM dharmoM kA bar3A prAbalya rahA thaa| I. saM0 1889-90 meM jaba jaina stUpa aura digambara jainiyoM ke mandira kI khudAI kA kAma huA taba 80 mUrtie~ jaina tIrthaGkaroM kI nikalI aura unake sAtha hI 120 Tukar3e jo patthara kI paTTiyoM ke the nikale aura una para bahuta se zilAlekha bhI mile| una prApta zilAlekhoM meM 17 zilAlekha to bahuta purANe haiN| sabase adhika khudAI kA kAma I0 saM0 1890-91 meM huA aura ina

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( 13 ) varSoM kI nikalI huI cIjoM meM se kucha cIjoM kA ullekha DAkTara sAhaba ne isa prakAra kiyA hai ki : 1-patthara ke 737 Tukar3e jina para bahuta hI acchA nakAzI kA kAma khudA huA hai| inameM paTiyoM, caurapaTe, khaMbhe, toraNa, daravAje aura mUrtiyAM vagairaha bhI zAmila haiM aura zilpakalAvidoM kI jA~ca se ve bahuta hI prAcIna pramANita hotI haiN| 2-ina khaNDaharoM meM se 62 Tukar3e aise haiM jina para zilAlekha khude hue haiN| ve zilAlekha IsA ke DeDha sau varSa pahile se lekara I0 san 1023 taka ke haiN| 3-inameM eka lekha aisA hai jisake akSara usa lekha se bhI bahuta purANe haiM jo ki IsA ke 150 varSa pUrva khodA gayA thaa| yaha lekha eka mandira kA hai| isameM mandira banAne vAle kA nAma bhI hai / isase yaha pramANita hotA hai ki IsvI san se kaI zatAbdiyeM pahale bhI mathurA meM jaina mandira vidyamAna the / usa mandira ke Upara kA kAma yaha siddha karatA hai ki do DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva bhI isa deza meM zilpakalA apanI utkRSTatA ko pahu~cI huI thii| 4-eka aura zilAlekha milA hai jo eka mUrti kI bA~I tarapha khudA huA hai| usameM likhA hai ki yaha mUrti IsvI san 156 varSa pUrva sthApita huI thI aura yaha mUrti eka aise stUpa ke hatte meM thI, jisako ki svayaM devatAoM ne banAyA thA / isase jAna par3atA hai ki jisa samaya yaha zilAlekha khodA gayA thA usa samaya isameM ullikhita stUpa ko bane hue ko itane barSa ho gaye the ki zilAlekha khodane ke samaya ve loga usa stUpa ko banAne ke kAla ko bilakula bhUla gae the / phira bhI

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( 14 ) yaha saubhAgya kA viSaya hai ki zodha khoja karane para usa stUpa kA bhI patA laga gayA / I. san 1890 meM khoda kAma karate samaya yaha stUpa nikala paayaa| ina bAtoM se purAtatva ke paNDitoM ne yaha anumAna kiyA hai ki yaha stUpa IzvI san se kaI sadiyoM pahile bana cukA thaa| aura vidvAnoM kA yaha bhI mata hai ki "yaha imArata isa deza meM bahuta purANI hai| kyA jaina matiyoM aura stUpoM ke lie aba bhI pramANoM kI AvazyakatA hai ? 5-I0 san 1895 meM bhI DAkTara phuharara ne kaMkAlI TIlA ko khodavA kara kaI prAcIna cIjeM nikaalii| unameM aham mahAvIra kI bhI eka pare kada kI mUrti thI; jisa para 299 veM saMvat kA eka zilAlekha hai| yaha saMvat kaniSka, haviSka aura vAsudeva Adi kuzAna vaMzo rAjAoM kA hai| abhI taka isa sana kA AraMbha IsvI san 78 veM varSa se mAnA jAtA thA aura vidvAnoM kA mata thA ki ise kaniSka ne calAyA hogaa| para jaba se yaha zilAlekha milA taba se vidvAnoM kA vaha mata badala gyaa| aba unakA khayAla hai ki yaha sambat IsA ke 50 varSa pahile pracalita huA hogaa| 6-DAkTara phuharara ne kaMkAlI TIlA ke lekha aura prasiddhaprasiddha padArthoM kI pratilipiyA~ aura citra DaoN. bulara ko bheje the| unhoMne ve saba zilAlekha aura citra "epi prAphiyA inDakA" meM prakAzita kiye haiM aura unake sambandha meM Apane svataMtra vidvattApUrNa aneka lekha bhI likhe haiN| ina zilAlekhoM aura citroM se jainiyoM ke prAcIna itihAsa aura dharma kI aneka bAteM mAlUma ho

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( 15 ) sakatI haiM / bhArata kI prAcIna varNamAlAe~ tathA prAkRtika bhASAyeM aura unakA vyakaraNa evaM zilpakalA tathA rAjakIya aura sAmAjika vyavasthA ityAdi kA bahuta kucha patA isa prApta prAcIna purAtattva kI sAmagrI se mila sakatA hai / - 7 - jo zilAlekha vahA~ mile haiM ve IsA ke Der3ha sau varSa pUrva se 1050 varSa taka arthAt 1200 varSa ke hone se 1200 varSa taka kA hAla una zilAlekhoM se vidita ho sakatA hai / una zilAlekhoM meM kaI aise bhI zilAlekha haiM ki jinameM sana yA saMvat nahIM hai / ve IsA se pacAsa varSa se bhI adhika puNe haiM / patthara para jo kAma hai vaha bahutabArIkI kA hai / usa para jo - mUttiyAM aura belabUTe haiM ve saba prAyaH isa deza kI zilpakalA se saMbandha rarUte haiM / parantu kisI kisI vidvAna kA mata hai ki 'pharisa, AsiriyA, ora bAbula kI kArIgarI kI bhI kucha 2 'jhalaka unameM avazya hai'| isa TIlA meM jo padArtha mile haiM ve jaina graMthoM meM likhI huI bAtoM ko dRr3ha karate haiM arthAt jo kathAe~ jaina graMthoM meM haiM ve ina prApta citroM aura mUrttiyoM para utkIrNa huI upalabdha huI haiM / 8 - ina zilAlekhoM se eka bAta aura bhI siddha hotI hai vaha yaha hai ki jaina dharma bahuta purANA dharma hai / do hajAra varSa pahile bhI isa dharma ke anuyAyI ina 24 tIrthaGkaroM meM vizvAsa rakhate the| yaha dharma bahuta karake usa samaya bhI vaisA thA jaisA ki isa samaya hai / gaNa, kUla aura zAkhA kA vibhAga taba bhI ho gayA thA / striyAM sAdhuvRtti dhAraNa kara bhramaNa karatI thiiN| dhArmika janoM meM usa samaya unakA vizeSa Adara thA /

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( 16 ) .9 -mathurA ke kaGkAlI TIlA se jo prAcIna cIjeM milI thIM ve saba prAyaH lakhanaU ke hI ajAyabaghara meM rakhI gaI haiN| DAkTara phuharara ne unameM se mukhya 2 cIjoM ke phoTo lekara eka pustaka likhane kA vicAra kiyA thA, para isake pahile hI ve sarakArI naukarI se alaga ho gae / isalie isa prAnta ke bhUtapUrva choTe lATa sara eTonI mekaDAnala ne yaha kAma DAkTara smitha sAhaba ko sauMpA, aura unhoMne isakA sampAdana kiyaa| parantu prAraMbha meM jisane ina zilAlekhoM kA yA citroM kA saMgraha kara inake phoTo lie the yadi vahI inakA varNana likhate to bAta kucha aura hI thii| kyoMki saMgraha kiye hue padArthoM kA tAttvika vivecana jaisA. saMgrahakartA svayaM kara sakatA hai vaisA taTastha vyakti nahIM kara sktaa| phira bhI smitha sAhiba ne kaGkAlI TolA se prApta huI cIjoM kI ThIka hI samAlocanA kI hai aura yaha janopayogI kArya kara aitihAsika jagat meM apanA nAma amara kara liyA hai| Apako isa kArya meM bAbU pUranacandra mukarjI ne bhI paryApta sahAyatA dI thii| smitha sAhiba kI ukta pustaka ko I0 san 1901 meM gavarnamenTa sarakAra ne prakAzita karavA diyA hai| aura viSaya ke anusAra usake 23 vibhAga kiye haiN| usameM 107 citra haiN| yaha lekha bhI usI pustaka kI sahAyatA se taiyAra kiyA gayA hai| aba maiM thor3e meM usa pustaka ke antargata pradhAna 2 citroM kI AlocanA kara isa lekha ko samApta karatA huuN| 1-AyAga paTTa-yaha eka patthara kA caurasa Tukar3A hai| isake bIca meM eka jina matti hai| usake cAroM ora bahuta sundara nakkAzI kA kAma hai| tIrthaGkaroM ke sanmAnArtha aise 9 paTTa

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mathurA kA kaMkAlI TIlA 2-2-2-en-e-e-e-er-2-22-2-~~-22-2-22 Preeeeeeeeer-2re-em22-22-22222222 4222222222222222222222 22-2--222 ghara para manu 113 ter ruinsex Upara kA AyAgapaTTa mathurA ke kaMkAlITIlA ke khoda kAma karate samaya bhUmi se prApta huA hai| isake liye bhAratIya vidvAn purAtatvajJa zrImAn rAkhaladAsa venarjI kA mata hai ki "sAdhAraNa rIte cAra matsya / pUcchanA kendra sthale eka golAkAra sthAnane viSaya eka beThI jainamUrti hoya / ke che vi0 saM nA prArambha pUrva be sau varSa upara siMhaka vaNikanA putra ane " kausikI gautrIya mAttAnA saMtAna siMhanAdi ke mathurA mAM je AyAgapaTTanI ke pratiSThA karIhatI temAM uparokta vivasthA jovAmA Ave che" - : kyA mUrtipUjA kI prAcInatA meM abhI bhI kisI ko zaMkA hai ? nhiiN| e-or -e-e-2-2 -e-ee- recree-e

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mathurA kA kaMkAlI TolA ) (A)00000000000000 D0000000000000 60000000000000000 000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000 00000000000000000000000 00000000000000 00000000000000 hara 27.XXoxolk-X.11.4KAna (C)000000000000000 J00000000000000 RTOXILal ES10 00000000000000000000000/ 100000000000000000 bed 000000000000000000 4000000000000000000000000(7 10000000000000000000000 1)000000000000000000000 boor 000000000000000000000000 J000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000 ..00000000000000000000 D000000000000000000000000 / 114000000000000000000000 00000000000000000 0000000000000 mathurA ke kaMkAlITIlA ke khoda kAma se patthara kA dhvaMza vizeSa milA hai| jo citra Upara diyA gayA hai isameM Upara ke bhAga meM samavasaraNa ke donoM bAju tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyAM haiN| bIce jaina zramaNa kRSNArSi kI mUrti hai jisake eka hAtha meM rajoharaNa aura dUsare hAtha meM mukhavastrika hai| vidvAnoM kA mata hai ki yaha vi0 saM0 ke pUrva do zatAbdiyoM jitanA prAcIna hai| isa prAcInatA se siddha hai ki jainasAdhu mu~hapattI kadIma se hAtha meM hI rakhate the| 00000000000000000000000 1000000000000000000000000 0000000000000 10000000000000 loo00.000000000000000 90000000000000000000000 10000.0000000000000000 0000-0000000000000000

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( 17 ) karavA kara purAne samaya meM jaina loga jaina mandiroM meM rakhate evaM lagAyA karate the / isa paTTa ke nIce prAcIna lipi meM eka zilAlekha bhI khudA huA hai / usakI nakala yaha hai :"namoarahaMtANaM siMhakassa vaNikassa ( puttena ) kosikI putta' siMhanAdikena yAgapaTo thApito arihaMta pUjAya" yaha lekha prAkRta bhASA meM hai / isakA bhAva yaha hai ki siMhaka nAmaka vaNika kI kauzakI nAmaka bhAryA kA putra siMhanAdaka usane arihaMtoM kI pUjA ke lie isa paTTa ko sthApita kiyA hai / isakA samaya dekho citra meM / 2 - lAla patthara kA chattA -- yaha saba prakAra se akhaMDita hai / isameM patthara para jo kAma hai use dekha kara tabiyata khuza ho jAtI hai| anumAna hai ki yaha kisI mUrti ke Upara lagA huA hogA ? yaha bhI bahuta prAcIna hai / 3 - daravAjA kI bAju - mathurA se pazcima 7 mIla para morImaya grAma ke khaNDaharoM meM milA hai inake Upara kA kAma bhI khAsa dekhane kAbila hai / 4 - sUrya kI pratimA - jisa baiThaka para yaha mUti hai usakI banAvaTa bahuta hI acchI hai / mUrtti ke eka eka hAtha meM kamalapuSpa hai / yaha mUrtti kaMkAlI TIlA se nahIM kintu kezavajI ke mandira se milI hai / 5 - zramaNa mUrti - yaha eka tarapha se khaNDita jaina zramaNa kRSNarSi kI mUrtti hai ( isase jaina zramaNoM ke veSa kA ThIka patA mila

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( 18 ) jAtA hai ki ve eka hAtha meM rajoharNA aura dUsare hAtha meM muMhapattI rakhate the) 6-nartakI-yaha eka nartakI kI mUrti hai arddha digambarAvasthA meM yaha eka digambara bAlikA ke Upara khar3I huI hai / 7-khaMbhe-kaMkAlI TIlA se kaI prakAra ke khaMbhe nikale haiN| banAne vAloM ne una para bahuta hI sundara kAma karane meM kucha bhI kasara uThA nahIM rakkhI hai| ve khaMbhe eka se eka bar3ha kara kArIgarI vAle haiM / unako pratyakSa dekhane se hI unakI sundaratA kA anubhava ho sakatA hai| 8-pATava ke khaMbhe-ina para ajaba ajaba taraha kI mUrtiyA~ khudI huI haiN| mUrtiyoM meM vizeSa kara vastra virahita striyoM kI mUrtiyA~ adhika haiN| eka strI adbhuta jIva ke Upara khar3I hai| vaha jIva manuSya aura bandara kI zakala kA hai / usakA peTa bahuta bar3A hai| kamara meM jAMghiyA sA pahanA huA hai| 9-jina tIrthaGkara kI eka pUre kada kI mUrti-isakA upari bhAga dAhinI tarapha se thor3A sA TUTa gayA hai zeSa mUrti akhaMDita hai| netroM ko nimIlita kie hue padmAsana meM adhiSThita isa mUrti ko dekha kara hRdaya meM bhakti kA bhAva sahaja hI meM umar3a uThatA hai marti ke dhyAnastha AkAra se gaMbhIra aura pUjya bhAva Tapaka par3atA hai| - 10-tIrthaGkara kI eka mati-yaha marti bhI padmAsana meM dhyAnastha baiThI hai| isake nIce eka zilAlekha hai jisameM saM0 1038 (I0 san 981) khudA huA hai / mathurA ke jaina zvetAmbaroM ne isa mUrti kI sthApanA kI thii| muhammada gajanI ne I. saM. 2018 meM mathurA ko dhvaMsa kiyA thaa| vaha mUrti

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mathurA kA kaMkAlI TolA G00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000G0.0000000 2200 varSoM kI jaina tIrthaMkaroM kI prAcIna mRttieM 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000014-26.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 mathurA ke kaMkAlI TIlA ke khudAI kA kAma karate samaya jaina tIrthaMkaroM kI aneka mUrtiyAM milIM jinameM yaha do mUrti bhI haiN| lakhanaU ke myUjiyama meM vidyamAna hai| inakA samaya guptakAla arthAt vi0 pU0 do sau varSa kA batalAyA jAtA hai| isa samaya ke pUrva bhI jaina dharma meM mUrtipUjA pracalita thI jisakA yaha eka akATya pramANa hai| kyA aba bhI mUrtipUjA dharma kA eka aMga mAnane meM koI bhI sabhya puruSa zaMkA kara sakatA hai ? nhiiN| ngwwwwwwwwwwwwww w w w0w0w wwww

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mathurA kA kaMkAlI TolA 2200 varSoM kI prAcIna .......... JAINA TIRTHANI ARAS CITTA ANG PASISTA IMAGES jinatIrthokI mUrtiyAM ........... : mathurA ke kaMkAlI TIlA kA khudAI kAma karate samaya jaina tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyAM upalabdha huI unameM se yaha mUrti bhI eka hai| lakhanaU ke myUjiyama meM surakSita hai / isakA samaya guptakAla arthAt 2200 jitanA prAcIna batalAyA jAtA hai / ................................................. maswamrsjenbrandaUmateSurat

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( 19 ) koI 37 varSa usase pahile sthApita huI thI parantu mohammada kI car3hAI ke pIche bhI sthApita kI gaI mUrtiyA~ vahA~ milI haiM isase jAna par3atA hai ki dasavIM aura gyArahavIM zatAbdI meM mathurA meM jaina zvetAmbaroM kI kAphI saMkhyA thI aura ve vahA~ ke (mathurA ke ) mandiroM meM sAnanda pUjA arcA karate the| unake sAtha bahuta kama roka Toka kI jAtI thI, ataeva ina saba bAtoM se pAyA jAtA hai ki eka samaya mathurA jaina dharmA'valambiyoM kA bhI kendra thaa| ___kaMkAlI TIlA kI khudAI kA kAma abhI taka pUrA nahIM huA hai / yadi kramazaH usakI khudAI kA kAma hotA rahegA to ummeda hai ki isake andara se aura bhI aneka prAcIna sAdhana jo ki aitihAsika kSetra para pUrNa prakAza DAlane vAle siddha hoMge, prApta hote jaayeNge| prAcIna aitihAsika sAmagrI kevala mathurA ke kaMkAlI TIlA ke khoda kAma karane se hI jaina mandira mUrtiyA~ Adi nikalI hoM so bAta nahIM hai kintu aura bhI aneka jagahoM se jahAM jahAM khudAI kA kAma huA hai vahAM vahAM se bhUgarbha meM se aneka prAcIna padArtha mandira mUrtiyA~ Adi prApta hue haiM / sarva sAdhAraNa kI suvidhAnusAra katipaya udAharaNa yahAM uddhRta kara die jAte haiN| 1-zrI sthambhana tIrtha meM eka pArzvanAtha kI prAcIna mUrti hai usake pRSTa bhAga meM eka zilAlekha khudA huA hai usameM likha 1 hai ki:

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( 20 ) "name stIrtha kRta stIrthe, varSe dvika catuSTaye / ASADha zrAvako gaur3o'kArayat pratimA trym||" tatva nirNayaprasAda pRSTa 534 arthAt ikkIsaveM tIrthaGkara zrI naminAtha ke 2222 varSoM ke bAda gaur3a deza ke ASAr3ha nAmaka zrAvaka ne tIna mUrtiyA~ banavAkara pratiSThA karavAI thI, jinameM eka cArUpa nagara meM, eka zrIpattana meM aura eka staMbhanatIrtha meM virAjamAna kI / ina pratimAoM kA samaya prAyaH pAMca lAkha varSoM kA hai| 2-uttara bhArata meM khoda kAma karavAne se vahAM ke bhUgarbha meM se kaI sikke mile haiN| jinameM kitaneka sikkoM para caitya kA cihna hai / jaise ki vartamAna nijAma sTeTa ke sikkoM para masajida kA cihna hai / uttara bhArata meM mile hue sikkoM ke blaoNka zrImAna tribhuvanadAsa laharacanda bar3odA vAlA ne banavA kara apane "bhAratavarSa kA prAcIna itihAsa" bhAga dUsare ke pRSTha 132 para diye haiN| isase pAyA jAtA hai ki usa samaya dharma kAryoM meM mandira mUrtiyoM kA sthAna mukhya thA / aura bhUmi para to kyA parantu calanI sikkoM para bhI mandiroM ke cihna aMkita karavA diye jAta the| 3-takSazilA ke pAsa aMgrejoM ne khudAI kA kAma karavAyA thaa| jisameM bhUmi meM se eka nagara nikalA, jise Aja kala "mohana jADaroM" kahate haiM / aura usa nagara meM se karIba 5000 varSoM kI prAcIna dhyAnAvasthita eka mUrti upalabdhi huI hai| 4-sindha aura paJjAba kI sarahada para bhUmi se eka nagara

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( 21 ) phira nikalA hai| jisakA nAma "harappA" rakhA gayA hai / vaha nagara karIba daza sahasra varSa jitanA purAnA kahA jAtA hai| usameM se bhI kaI mUrtiyA~ nikalI haiN| ve bhI usa nagara ke barAbara hI prAcIna batAI jAtI haiN| kyA mUrtiyoM kI prAcInatA ke lie aba bhI pramANoM kI jarUrata hai ? / 5-kaliGgadeza ke udayagiri, khaNDagiri pahAr3iyoM kI hastI guphA se eka prAcIna zilAlekha milA hai| usameM "kaliMga jina' nAma kI eka mUrti kA jikra hai aura paTAvaliyoM se patA milatA hai ki vaha mUrti samrAT zreNika ne banavA kara pratiSThita karavAI thii| isake atirikta vahA~ guphAoM kI bhittiyoM para usI pASANa kI kotarI huI kaI prAcIna jaina mUrtiyA~ Aja bhI vidyamAna haiN| 6-zrImAna paM. gaurIzaMkarajI omA kI zodha khoja se eka zilAlekha prApta huA hai| vaha vIrAt 84 varSa kA hai aura vaha ajamera ke ajAyaba ghara meM surakSita hai| 7-AkolA ( barAra ) ke pAsa eka grAma meM bhUgarbha meM se kaI mattiyA~ nikalI haiM jina meM kaI mUrtiyA~ to vikrama saMvat se kaI zatAbdiyoM pahale kI batAI jA rahI haiM / 8-paTanA ke pAsa khudAI kA kAma karate samaya jo jainamUrtiyA~ milI haiM ve samrATa koNika ( azoka caMdra ) ke samaya batalAI jAtI haiN| 9-jaitalasera ( kAThiyAvAr3a ) ke pAsa DAkA grAma se milI huI jaina mUrtiyA~ vikrama pUrva kaI zatAbdiyoM kI haiN| 10-mathurA ke kaMkAlI TIlA kA hAla Upara likhA gayA

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( 22 ) hai vahA~ se milI huI mUrtiyA~ tathA stUpa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya se bhI purAne haiN| 11-mathurA se 14 mIla ke phAsale para parakhama grAma hai| vahA~ ke khoda kAma se milI huI matiyA~ vikrama pUrva 250 varSoM kI haiN| 12-nAgora ( mAravAr3a ) ke bar3e mandira meM sarva dhAtu kI kaI matiyA~ haiM jinameM eka matti para vIra0 32 varSa kA zilAlekha khudA huA hai| 13-ghana kaTaka prAnta ke bhUgarbha se milI huI jaina mUrtie~ cakravartI khAravela ke do sau varSa pahale kI haiM / 14-vainAtaTa ke khudAI kAma se prApta huI jaina mUrtiyA~ bhI 2300 varSoM kI prAcIna haiN| 15--zrAvastI nagarI ke pAsa meM khodAI kA kAma karate samaya bhUgarbha meM se eka saMbhavanAtha kA mandira milA hai| vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya kA yA unase bhI prAcIna hai| 16-bauddhagrantha "mahAvagga" se patA milatA hai ki buddhadeva ne apanA dharma pracAra karane ke nimitta jaba rAjagRha meM padArpaNa kiyA thA taba ve supArzvanAtha ke mandira meM Thahare the| jisakA samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sama sAmayika hai / para vaha supArzvanAtha kA mandira kitanA purAnA hogaa| 17-samrAT candragupta ne apane zAsana samaya meM eka yaha bhI kAnUna banAyA thA.ki jo koI vyakti devasthAnoM ke liye yadvAtadvA vacana bolegA yA kisI prakAra ke unakI prAzAtanA karegA vaha mahAna daMDa kA pAtra samajhA jAyagA / jaisA ki likhA hai:

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( 23 ) "AkrozAddeva caityAnA muttamaM daNDa mahati" isase pAyA jAtA hai ki usa samaya dharma kArya meM mandira mUrtieM mukhya samajhI jAtI thiiN| 18-prabhAsa pATaNa ( kAThiyAvAr3a ) meM eka somapurA ko bhUgarbha se tAmra patra milA hai| usameM likhA hai ki "nebusa dene jhara" nAma rAjA ne eka bhavya mandira banA kara giranAra maNDana neminAtha ko arpaNa kiyA hai" ityAdi / isa tAmrapatra ne to itihAsa kSetra para itanA prakAza DAlA hai ki bAvIsaveM tIrthaGkara ko Aja-kala ke vidvAnoM ne eka aitihAsika vyakti karAra de diyA hai| kyoMki "nebusa dene mara" kA samaya I. sa. pUrva chaTTI sAtavIM zatAbdI kA batalAyA jAtA hai| usa samaya pUrva jainoM meM, neminAtha ko tIrthaGkara mAnate the aura giranAra parvata para unakA mandira maujUda thA / mUrtipUjA ke viSaya meM inase bar3ha kara aura kyA pramANa ho sakate haiM / hamAre bhAiyoM ko aba kevala Agraha ko chor3a satya kA upAsaka bananA cAhiye / / 19-upakezapura ( osiyAM) aura koraNTapura kI pratiSThA vIrAt 70 varSe prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ke kara kamaloM se huI thii| ce donoM mandira Aja bhI vidyamAna haiN| 20-bhagavAna mahAvIra apanI chadamastha dIkSA ke samaya muNDasthala meM padhAre / Apake darzanArtha rAjA nandIvardhana AyA, aura isa darzana kI smRti ke lie vahAM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA mandira banAyA thA / kAlakramazaH vaha mandira usI rUpa meM na rahA para usake khaNDahara tathA zilAlekha Aja bhI apanI prAcInatA ko ThIka gavAhI de rahe haiN|

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( 24 ) 21-kaccha bhadrezvara ke mandira kI pratiSThA bhagavAna saudharmAcArya ke kara-kamaloM se vIrAt 23 varSa meM huI / jisakA jIrNoddhAra jaghaDUzAha ne karavAyA thaa| usakA zilAlekha Aja bhI pratyakSa sAkSI hai| 2.-pArzvanAtha paTTAvali meM aisA bhI ullekha milatA hai ki AcArya haridattasUri ne vedAntika AcArya lohitya ko jaina dIkSA de; kramazaH unako AcArya banA kara mahArASTra prAMta meM bhejA aura unhoMne vahA~ jAkara yajJa hiMsA banda karavA kara, kaI mandiroM kI pratiSThA karavA jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki duSkAla ke samaya AcArya bhadrabAhu ne apane ziSyoM ko lekara * mahArASTra prAnta meM jA, una mandiroM kI yAtrA kI thii| 23-AcArya svayaM prabhasUri ne zrImAla nagara aura padmAvatI nagarI meM jaina mandiroM ko pratiSThA karavAI thI, ityAdi / 24--arjunapurI ( gAMgAlI) meM '300 kI prAcIna safeda sonA kI rti thii| dekho kiraNa aatthviiN| anta meM maiM itanA ho kaha kara mere isa lekha ko yahIM samApta kara detA hU~ ki aba jaina mandira mUrtiyoM kI pracInatA ke viSaya meM sabhya samAja ko kisI prakAra se zaMkA evaM sandeha karane ko sthAna nahIM rahA hai / kyoMki jaba pAMca lAkha varSoM kI prAcIna mUrtie~ zilAlekha ke sAtha milatI haiM aura isI arse meM tIrthaGkara neminAtha, pArzvanAtha, aura mahAvIra hue haiM tathA unameM se kisI ne mUrtipUjA kA niSedha nahIM kiyA balki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda 2000 varSoM meM saikar3oM dharma dhurandhara bar3e-bar3e vidvAn 'bahuzruta'

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gItArtha AcArya hue haiM aura ina 2000 varSoM meM gaccha gacchAntara, mata matAntara bhI kaI nikale parantu mandira mUrtiyoM kI sevA pUjA va bhakti ke liye kisI eka ne bhI inkAra nahIM kiyA, pratyuta sabhI ne dhArmika kAryoM meM mandira martiyoM ko sarvocca Asana diyA hai| ataeva sarva sAdhAraNa ke AtmakalyANa ke lie anyAnya sAdhanoM meM mandira mUrti bhI mukhya sAdhana haiN| inake dvArA pratyeka manuSya apanA kalyANa kara sakatA hai| itanA hI kyoM para maiM to dAve ke sAtha jora dekara yahA~ taka kaha sakatA hU~, ki mumukSuoM kA yaha sarva prathama kartavya hai ki ve jaina mandira mUrtiyoM ko vandana pUjana kara tIrthakaroM kI avazya ArAdhanA kreN|

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..... ....... banArasa meM cAMdI sone kI cIjoM kA kArakhAnA jisameM ki hara prakAra kA cAMdI sone kA sAmAna jaise-Tebula, kursI, palaGga, haudA, gAr3I, ratha, nAlakI, vaidI, caudaha supanA, siMvAsana, bijalI kA jhAr3a, jhUlana tathA hAthI va ghor3e kA jevara, AsA, soTA, ballama, char3I vagairaha, gulAbapAsa, ataradAna, phUladAna, pAnadAna, thAlI, loTA, gilAsa ityAdi hara taraha kA pharnIcara taiyAra rahatA hai va oNrDara dvArA ThIka samaya para taiyAra kiyA jAtA hai| ucita mUlya aura baDhiyA kAma isake alAvA banArasI sAr3iyAM, lahaMgA, dupaTTA, sAphA khinakhApa, pota, pAtala, khaMDa aura kAzI silka ke kapar3e bhI thoka taiyAra rahate haiM-eka daphe oNrDara dekara avazya khAtrI kiijiye| patA-baMsIlAla motIlAla jaina lakkhI cauMtarA-banArasa siTI Benares City.