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________________ vArtA prasaMga calA? "hA~, unhoMne (AiMsTIna ne) thyorI oNpha oMkAra zrI probebiliTI va rileTIviTI kA jikra cher3ate hae jaina dharma ke syAdvAda ke tAlamela kA bhAvamaya pratipiAdana kara bhAratIya adhyAtma ke prati gaharI kRtajJatA pragaTa kii|" jaina dharma se bar3A koI vizva dharma nahIM : ___ DaoN0 koThArI ne mujhe batAyA ki ukta bhAva vyakta kiyA, vizva ke mahAna bhautikI vaijJAnika evaM aNu-zakti janaka AiMsTIna ne 18 apraila 1955 ke dina priMsTana aspatAla meM apanA nazvara zarIra tyAgane kI kucha ghar3I pahale, pAsa khar3I eka paricArikA se|" bAtoM hI bAtoM meM patA hI nahIM calA ki arUNodaya ho cukA hai| "isa jainAiMsTIna carcA ko abhI virAma! "Aja 26 mArca hai, ApakA janma din| jaya ho 'jainoma' (jaina oma) kii|' yaha bola DaoN0 koThArI cupacApa cala die| udayapura kI eka DhalatI saaNjh| DaoN0 koThArI sAMdhya bhramaNa se lauTate dikhe, eka tur3I mur3I desI tar3I ttekte| apane bhUpAlapurA sthita baMgale ke Age mujhe pratIkSArata dekha merA abhivAdana svIkArate hue sIdhI sAdI banAvaTa ke barAmade meM mere sAtha baiThe sIla zarbata pIte, DA0 sA0 bole, "hA~, to kyA vidhi yoga hai ki Aja merA janma dina hai aura Aja kI upaniSada meM AtmAvAna bIsavIM sadI ke mAnavatAvAdI bhAratIya vaijJAnika DaoN0 mahAna AiMsTIna mahodaya ke bAre meM Adhe ghaMTe batiyAyeMge apn|" daulatasiMha koThArI, vinamratA ke sahaja pratIka the| udayapura ke maiMne carcA sUtra pakar3A aura jAnanA cAhA DA0 sA0 se AiMsTIna apane nivAsa para jIvana ke aMtima varSoM meM gAhe-bagAhe sAMdhyabelA mahodaya ke jainolaoNjI ke rUjhAna baabt| DaoN0 sA0 bole- yaha meM, AdhyAtmika vicArakoM kI goSThI paramparA nibhAte rhe| goSThI sukhada rahasya hai ki AiMsTIna mahodaya ne jaina zAstroM ke jarmana meM DaoN0 koThArI, mujhe lagA mauna bhAva se AdhyAtmika graMtha carcA anuvAdoM kA svAdhyAya sApekSata siddhAnta siddhi kI ora bar3hate, ke daura meM eka prazAMta zrAvaka ke rUpa meM talAzate the vijJAna va vyasta kAla belA meM samaya nikAlA bhI to kaise? eka bAta batA adhyAtma ke samyak sUtroM ko| daM ki ve bhale jaina na the para unakI jainatva AsthA vAlI dhAraNA thI bar3I prbl| ve pakke aparigrahI the| eka hI sAbuna se zeva, DaoN koThArI, prajJA sampanna satarka jaina cintaka the nitAnta kapar3oM kI dhulAI, usI se kabhI kabhAra snAna karate the| ginatI sNvednshiil| eka dina ala sabere prAta: bhramaNa se lauTate bhUpAlapurA kI kapar3A jUtA jodd'ii| eka chdd'ii| eka ghdd'ii| eka ruumaal| sthita mere kirAye ke makAna para A phuNce| merA Adara svIkArate alpaahaarii| mitabhASI aura pakke zAkAhArI the| dhana jor3A nhiiN| hue cAya-pAna ke daurAna mujhase pUcha baiThe 'omajI' OM zabda kI denA sIkhA, jo atirikta hai vo jarUratamaMdoM kaa| ApakI vyAkhyA sunUM maiM ? maiM abhibhUta bhAva se bola par3AOM to baiThA hai zAMta bhAva se ATOM ke zabdAyatana tana meM.. vItarAgI ho to AiMsTIna-sA : maiMne DaoN0 koThArI kI bAta tanmayatA se sunI aura mujhase DaoN0 koThArI eTama meM 'oma' ke vAsa sthAna kI merI sUtra pUche binA nahIM rahA gayA ki "san 1932" meM, sunA hai jarmanI vyAkhyA suna pulakita hote bole- "kAza maiM alabarTa AiMsTIna ke eka jaina saMsthAna ko, apanI ora se eka bar3I rAzi samarpita mahodaya kI 'oma' jijJAsA ko zAMta kara pAtA isa trh| maiM kI thI, isakA patA Apako avazya hogA, prakAza DAleM isa utsAhita ho pUcha baiThA unase DA0 sA0 ApakI va AiMsTIna mahodaya kI aitihAsika bheMTa ke daurAna, jaina dharma va darzana para alabarTa AiMsTIna jaisA.. para 0 aSTadazI / 1000
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________________ DaoN0 koThArI bole- aisA hai ki san 32 meM insTIcyUTa maiMne yaha prasaMga pddh'aa| pothI baMda kI aura merI AtmA gUMja uThI oNpha eDavAMsa sTaDIja saMsthAna ne AiMsTIna kI sevAyeM lenI na AiMsTIna ajaina rahA aura na tuu| bar3A mUlya hai jainatva kaa| caahii| vetana kitanA leMgI? ve bole 3000 DAlara isa bholI kAla pAtra ke bola: sadAzayatA se prabhAvita ho insTIcyUTa menejamenTa ne unheM 10 guNA DaoN0 alabarTa AiMsTIna no, amerIkI kAla-pAtra meM rakhane vetana diyaa| AiMsTIna to Thahare sampadA aprigrhii| unhoMne apanI vetana rAzi kA eka bar3A bhAga jarmanI kI eka jaina saMsthA ko, __ke lie, agrataH sandeza likha bhejaa| jaina pAMDulipiyoM ke prakAzana va anuvAda hetu samarpita kara diyaa| "priya bhaviSyat, ve siddhAntavAdI vaijJAnika the parIkSaNa prayogI saavdhnii| Apa hamAre mukAbile adhika mAnavatAvAdI, nyAyapriya, vyAvahArika jIvana meM inhoMne sAdhamanA jIvana jiyaa| vItarAga zAMtikAmI, tarka saMgata nahIM hoMge to hamAre para zaitAna kI mAra saadhaa| isase bar3A jainatva kA pramANa aura kyA? avazya pdd'egii|" DaoN0 koThArI samayapAla pkke| bhAvuka svara meM ukta / deza ke jainAjaina bandhu isa sandeza ke eka-eka akSara kI udgAra pragaTa kara unhoMne kahA bAta calI hai jainatva kI to kacha cetanA tlaasheN| aura clegii| Aja kI vArtA ko yahIM deM aaraam| saMdarbhita kAla-pAtra ke bola maiMne svargIya DA0 DI0 esa0 DaoN0 koThArI to janmanA se adhika karmaNA siddha aparigrahI koThArI kI eka sphuTa DAyarI se noTa kiye| mujhe Aja bhI yaha hue bhAva vyavahAra meM para unheM apanI bhautikI vijJAna prazikSA va noTa, vizva zAMti kA 'pro noTa' pratIta hotA hai| zodha kI sAta samaMdara pAra yAtrA meM vizva kA mahAna aparigrahI AiMsTIna ne apane jIvana kAla meM aNuzakti vizva vijJAnI kAla yogAta DaoN0 AiMsTIna jaisA milA jainaaiNsttiin|| vinAzaka tAMDava hIrozimA va nAgAsAkI ke prANI saMhAra meM dekhA, tAki sanada rahe : unakA dila dahala uThA aura yaha bolate-bolate saMsAra se bidA eka astitva vAda phreMca sAhityakAra ko nobela puraskAra ho gayA ki AgAmI vizvayuddha hogA to AdamI pattharoM se ldd'egaa| eka AlU ke bore se adhika mUlya kA nahIM lgaa| jyAMpAla sArca aNu zakti ke amAnavIya sAmrAjyavAdI durupayoga kA nAmaka svAbhimAnI thA vaha racanAkAra para usase bhI Age nikalA ThIkarA isa mahAvijJAnI ke sira phor3ane se nahIM cUkA samaya kA eka aura nobela puraskAra vijetA vijJAna dhanI alabarTa krUra vaack| aaiNsttiin| ye mahodaya DAyarI likhate the| para unako 1921 meM nahIM-nahIM, jaina darzana ke nizcaya satya va vyavahAra satya kA jo saMdarbhita puraskAra (bhautikI meM) milA usakI TIpa inhoMne marma ttttolaa| sApekSa satya kI rozanI dI jagata ko isa apanI DAyarI meM mAMDI taka nahIM, nahI mitroM ko patra likhaa| jJAna, mAnavatAvAdI vijJAna manISI jainatvadhArI ne pUrI vinaya ke saath| vijJAna ke isa kIrtimAnazAlI manuSya kI AkiMcanyatA guptezvara nagara, udayupara gaveSaNIya, mananIya aura anukaraNIya hai| ___jaba maiMne yaha preraka prasaMga, bIkAnera ke vizva mAnya rasAyanavettA, DaoN0 DI0 ena purohita se sunA to merA mana vItarAgatva kI taha taka jA phuNcaa| DaoN0 DI0 esa0 koThArI ne mujhe AiMsTIna kI jIvanI kI eka pothI dii| isa pothI meM eka rocaka prasaMga pddh'aa| AiMsTIna ke eka gAr3he mitra the liyopolDa enphiildd| inhoMne apanI vijJAnI mitra ko jainAgamoM (jarmana anuvAdita) ke sUtroM meM kaI bAra tallIna dekhA svaadhyaayrt| eka dina isI mitra ne manovinoda bhAva se hI sahI, para yuga sambodhana de hI diyA - AiMsTIna ko 'hailomisTara jaina! kI madhura Tera ke saath|' 0 aSTadazI / 1010