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________________ "jaina samAja kI ekatA:- samasyA evaM samAdhAna -zrI prakAza kAvar3iyA saMgaThana meM hI zakti haiN| yaha vAkya jitanA choTA dikhAI de rahA hai utanA vAstava meM choTA nahI haiN| yaha pratyeka samAja pratyeka kArya ke liye mUla maMtra haiN| ekatA se bar3e se bar3e kAryoM ko AsAnI se hala kiyA jA sakatA hai hama kahate hai ki maiM akelA hU~, maiM kyA kara sakatA hU~ kiMtu yadi isa akele ke sAtha eka vyakti aura A juDatA hai te gaNita ke anusAra 1 para 1 gyAraha ho jAte hai| usa eka meM gyAraha kI zakti nihita ho jAtI hai| isa liye ekatA yA saMgaThana honA aura usase jo kArya asaMbhava dikhate hai ve bhI saMbhava ho jAte haiN| jaise phUloM ke alaga-alaga rahate ve phUla kahalAte hai kiMtu yadi unheM dhAge meM piro diyA jAtA hai to ve eka hokara mAlA bana jAte hai aura yahI mAlA kisIke gale kI zobhA bana jAtI hai| ekatA zabda kA artha sarala rUpa meM yahI hai ki eka aura usake sAtha anek| saMgaThana meM bahuta bar3I zakti nihita ho jAtI hai| pratyeka samAja kI unnati usa samAja kI ekatA meM nihita hotI haiN| jisa samAja meM ekatA, saMgaThana nahIM hai vaha samAja kabhI vikAsa nahIM kara sakA hai| yaha hamArA itihAsa sAkSI haiN| binA ekatA aura saMgaThana ke usa samAja kA mahatva kahIM dikhAI nahIM de sakatA haiN| vaha asaMgaThita samAja hamezA hepadRSTi se dekhA jAtA hai| sAmAjika kAryoM meM agni hetU, samAja ke vikAsa hetU usameM saMgaThana honA Avazyaka hai| saMgaThana ke pIche kI bhAvanA yadi spaSTa hai to usa kArya ko hone meM, logoM ke vicAroM ko eka karane meM saMgaThana bahuta bar3I bhUmikA nibhAtA AdamI kisI cIja ko nIce se uThAnA cAhatA hai to vaha usa kArya ko eka aMgUlI ke mAdhyama se sampAdita nahIM kara sakatA hai| use usa cIja ko uThAne ke liye apanI anya aMguliyoM ko milAkara uThAnA pdd'egaa| arthAta eka aMgUlI kArya nahIM kara sakatI hai usake sAtha milakara vahIM kArya anya aMgUlIyoM kara detI hai yahA~ aMgaliyoM ke saMgaThana eka hone para kArya ho gayA hai| isI prakAra samAja kI ekatA Avazyaka hai| kahAvata apane Apa spaSTa hai ki "eka canA bhADa ko nahIM phaur3a sakatA hai|" hamAre parivAra meM saMgaThana nahI hai to usakI koI mahatva nahIM mohalle, samAja, aura rASTra sabhI ki unnati ke liye ekatA Avazyaka hai| samasyA Aja jaina samAja kI ekatA ke bAre meM hameM gaMbhIratA se vicAra karanA caahiye| jaina samAja kI ekatA kI bAta dekhe to hameM patA calegA ki hama jisa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke anuyAyI hai usake janmotsava manAne hetU bhI eka nahIM ho pAte haiN| Aja janmotsava saMvatsarI manAne ko mAnava jaba mAyA ke moha jAla meM ulajha jAtA haiM taba vaha apane astitva ko bhI bhUla jAtA hai| 357
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________________ vyavasthA dekheM to sabhI apane-apane hisAba se mahotsava manAte haiN| aisA kyoM ho rahA hai| yaha samasyA pUre jaina samAja meM vyApI haiN| eka aura bAta jo ati mahatvapUrNa hai vaha yaha hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jaina dharma kI saMsthApanA kI to usa samaya unhoMne yaha nahIM kahA thA ki maiM zvetAmbara jaina kA mahAvIra huuN| maiM sthAnakavAsI jaina kA mahAvIra hU~ maiM terApaMthI jaina samAja kA mahAvIra hU~ maiM tInathuI kA mahAvIra huuN| maiM cArathUI kA mahAvIra huuN| maiM digambara jaina kA mahAvIra huuN| aura isameM bhI aura anyAnya paMtha calAdiye gaye hai aura ve sabhI mahAvIra ke hI apane ko anuyAyI mAnate hai to yaha alagAvavAha kAhe kA hai| yaha samajha se pare hai kiMtu isakI gaharAI meM jAnA Avazyaka hai / isa vighaTana kI gaharAI kI jar3a hai hamAre mArgadarzaka saMta samudAya jo svayaM mahAvIra ke saMdeza ko samAja meM phailAte hai kiMtu usameM apanA mahatva banAye rakhane ke liye apanA paMtha, phirakA, gaccha aura na jAne kyA se kyA vyavasthA karane jA rahe hai| samAja ko jor3ane kI bAta ve apane paMtha aura anuyAyiyo taka hI sImita rakhanA cAha rahe haiN| ve samagra dRSTikoNa se yaha nahIM soca rahe hai ki ve bhagavAna mahAvIra ke siddhAMto ko jagatameM phailAke ekatA isa prakAra se sthApita kara rahe hai jisakA alaga se koI mahatva nahIM rhegaa| cAra vyaktiyoM ne apanA saMgaThana 100 vyaktiyoM se alaga banAyA to usakA kitanA mahatva hogA hama soca sakate hai| Aja pUre jaina samAja kI yaha sthiti hai| saba apanA apanA rAga apanI apanI daphalI vAlI kahAvata carItArtha kara rahe haiN| jisa samAja ke mArgadarzaka upara se eka hone kI bAta karate hai ve svayaM eka nahIM ho pAte hai| eka kahatA hai isameM bhagavAna mahAvIrane yaha kahA hai to dUsarA kahatA hai nahIM isa prakAra se nahIM kahA hai| hama acchI ekatA ke liye choTAsA udAharaNa leveM ki mileTrI meM kamAnDara ke anDara meM jitane sainika kamAna meM hote hai ve apane eka hI kamAnDara kA ArDara mAnate hai usase ve alaga nahIM jAte hai isI prakAra se jaina samAja ke liye Aja yaha duHkhada sthiti hai ki hara saMta aura mArgadarzaka, aguA apane Apa ko samAja kA kamAnDara samajhAtA hai aura jaisA cAhe unheM calA rahA hai| eka saMta kahanA hai saMvatsarI caturthI ko honA cAhiye to dUsarA saMta kahatA hai saMvatsarI paMcamI ko honA caahiye| maMdIra mArgoM ke parva paryuSaNa Aja prAraMbha hote hai to sthAnakavAsI samAja ke dUsare dina prAraMbha hoge kyoM dUsare dina manAne se yA pahale dina na manAne se ve paryuSaNa nahIM khlaayegaa| yaha matabhinnatA Aja pUre jaina samAja ko Tukar3o meM bAMTe hue hai| pUre samAja kI ekatA ina choTI-choTI bAtoM ke kAraNa chinna bhinna ho rahI hai / digambara jaina samAja bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pUjA maMdIra meM hI karatA hai kiMtu usakI pUjA paddhati zvetAmbara jaina se alaga hai| sthAnakavAsI jaina samAja mAnatA usI bhagavAna mahAvIra ko kiMtu vaha mUrti pUjaka nahIM haiM kyoM mUrtipUjaka hone yA na hone se bhagavAna mahAvIra alaga-alaga to nahIM rahe hai bhagavAna mahAvIra to ekahI hue hai yaha sarvamAnya haiM phirabhI unake nAma para 358 saMsAra ke choTe-baDe pratyeka vyakti AzA aura kalpanA ke jAla meM phaMsa kara bhava bhramara karate rahate hai|
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________________ sAre kAryoM ko alaga-alaga rUpoM meM bAMTakara kyoM mAnA jA rahA hai| digambara, zvetAmbara, sthAnakavAsI, tairApaMthI, aura anyAnya paMthoM meM ApasI vyavahAra karane meM saMkoca karate hai| ApasI saMbaMdha, rizteM tai karane meM ye paMtha ADe A rahe hai| kaise ekatA hogii| usI navakAra mahAmaMtra ko sabane apane-apane DhaMga se tor3a maror3akara abhI jyAdA vikRta nahIM kiyA hai koI do lAIna jyAdA bolatA hai to do lAIna km| jaina samAja pahale se hI anya samAjakI tulanA saMkhyA kama hai aura phira usameM bhI alaga-alaga phirakoM meM baMTane se nagaNya dikhAI dene hai| Aja yadi jaina samAja ke sthAnaka paMtha para koI bAta hAvI hotI hai to use vahIM nipaTatA hai, anya paMtha para huI hai to vahIM svayaM nipaTatA hai samagra jaina samAja kI ekatA kI sthiti dUra-dUra taka dikhAI nahIM detI hai| ina saba matabhinnatA kA mAtra merI najara me ekahI kAraNa dikhAI de rahA hai aura vaha yaha ki pratyeka aguA apane ahaM ko saMtuSTa karanA cAhatA hai usase usakA ahaM, svayaM kI mahatva banAye rakhanA, chUTatA nahIM hai usake kAraNa vaha apane anuyAyiyoMkI saMkhyA vRddhi kI apanA svayaM kA mahatva banAye rakhakara yaha batAnA cAhatA hai ki mere pIche itane anuyAyI hai| dUsarI aura sabhI ko dekhe to pAyeMge ki sabhI mahAvIra ke guNAnuvAda ko bAMTa rahe hai| phira ekatA kyoM nahIM yaha ekatA kI jvalaMta samasyA Aja pUre deza ke jaina samAja ko jhakajhora rahI hai| jaina samAja samRddha hote hue bhI ekatA na hone se apanI koI sthiti deza ke sAmane nahIM rakha pAtA hai| usakA koI varcasva Aja kahIM para nahIM dikhAI denA hai| cAhe vaha rAjanaitika stara para ho cAhe sAmAjika yA cAhe rASTrIya stara para kahIM para bhI jaina samAja eka rupa meM saMgaThita nahIM haiN| ... yaha ekatA kI samasyA jaina samAja kI pragati, usake vikAsa ko avaruddha kiye hue hai| samAdhAna jaina samAja kI isa ekatA kI samasyA kA pahalA samAdhAna yaha hai ki pratyeka jaina jisa nagarameM nivAsa karatA hai usameM cAhe sthAnakavAsI ho, cAhe zvetAmbara mUrti pUjaka ho, cAhe digambara jaina ho, cAhe terApaMthI jaina ho unheM apane nagara, nivAsa, gA~va, zahara ke stara para pratyeka kAryakrama ko eka hokara manAnA hogaa| jisase unameM apanA melajola bar3hane para anya stara para ise Age bar3hAyA jA sakatA hai| cAhe usa nagara gAMva, zahara, kasbe meM mahAvIra jayaMti manAnA, cAhe paryuSaNa manAnA ho cAhe samAja kA koI bhI kAryakrama ho apane sabhI ke hRdayoM ko svaccha banAkara ekatA rakhate hue manAnA hoNge| to Age AnevAlI pIr3hI bhI usI kI anusaraNa kregii| (2) pratyeka jaina paMtha ke aguA saMto muniyoM, zRmaNvandoM ko mila baiThakara jaina samAja ke samagra vikAsa ke bAre meM socanA hogaa| ve jahA~ para bhI varSAvAsa kareM vahA~ para pUre samAja ko ekatA ke kAmI pUruSa ko kabhI bhInamaya, saMyoga, paristhiti yA bhaviSya para vicAra karane taka kA jJAna nahI hotaa| 359
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________________ sutra meM bAMdhane kA mahatvapUrNa kArya kreN| kevala tapazcaryA, vrata, mahotsava, dIkSA, maMdIra sthApanA se kArya nahIM clegaa| unako karane ke sAtha-sAtha yaha ekatA kA kArya svayaM ko apane hAthoM meM lenA hogaa| ve apane alaga-2 paMtha aura anuyAyiyoMkI saMkhyA mAtra bar3hAne kA kAma chor3e anyathA yaha jaina samAja kahA~ taka chinnabhinna hokara rasAtala meM calA jAyegA kahA nahIM jA sakatA hai| kyoMki dina pratidina vighaTananA samAja meM bar3hatI jA rahI hai| (3) samAja meM Aja jitanI bhI sAmAjika saMsthAe~ hai ve samAja meM ekatA ke kAryako karate hue apanI gatividhIyoMko saMcAlita kre| unake kAryakartA jaina samAja ko vighaTana kI ora jAne se bacA sakate hai| (4) zrI jaina kula meM janma lenA hama saubhAgya mAnate hai to isI prakAra se pratyeka jaina ko yaha mAnasikatA banAnA hogI ki jaina-jaina bhAI hai eka hai| hamameM koI bheda nahI hai| hama sabhI ekahI mahAvIra ke anuyAyI hai| (5) savaMtsarI, mahAvIra jayaMtI manAne kI ekahI tithi samAja ke saMta mila baiThakara ekabAra tai kara leveM aura saMyukta rupase pUre deza ke jaina samAja ko batAyeM ki saMvatsarI isI tithiko, ekahI bAra manAyI jaayegii| yadi yaha nahIM hotA hai to sthAnIya jaina samAja ke sabhI paMtha milakara yaha tai kare ki hame saMvatsarI isa tithi ko sAmUhika rupase ekahI dina manAnA hai| jaise kahA gayA hai ki "hama sudhareMge, yuga bdlegaa|" isaliye pahale hama apane svayaM ke nagara, kasboM, gA~vo se ise zurU kara deveN| hamArA saMta samAja yahi isa bAta ko nahIM karatA hai to hameM karanA hogaa| phira dekhIye ve svaMya apanI mAnasikatA badalane ko majabUra hoNge| hama unake anuyAyI hai isakA matalaba yaha nahIM hai ki ekatA ke maMtrako bhI bhUlA diyA jaave| (6) pratyeka janagaNanAme svayaM ko jaina likhavAye yaha bhI apane mana meM yaha anubhava karavAnA hai ki maiM jaina huuN| aura jaina saba eka hai| (7) bhArata jaina mahAmaMDala, akhila bhAratIya jaina saMgha, aura isI prakAra kI anya saMsthAe~ sakrIya hokara pratyeka nagara, kasbe, gAMva, zaharameM apanI zAkhAe~ sthApita kara nava javAna pIr3hI ko isakA sadasya bnaaye| aura uname ekatA sthApita kara navanirmANa ke bIja boyeN| ye saMkalIta hoMge to usameM se hI "ekatA ke phUla" khileNge| ata: AIye isa zubha avasara hama pratyeka yaha saMkalpa leveM kI hama jaina samAja meM ekatA ke liye hI kArya kreNge| aura isa samAja kI patAkA, mahAvIra kI vANI, usake siddhAMto ko vizva ke kone-kone taka phuNcaayege| jisake kAraNa vizva yaha socane ko majabura ho ki jaina aura mahAvIra ke siddhAMto se hI vizva kalyANa saMbhava hai| 360 lAtoM ke adhikArI kabhI bhI bAtoM se nahIM maante|