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________________ DA. jagadIzacandra jaina ema0 e0, pI-eca0 DI0 mahAvIra aura unake siddhAnta kalpanA kIjiye Aja se aDhAI hajAra varSa pahale ke jIvana kI usa samaya kI Arthika,sAmAjika aura dhArmika paristhitiyoM kI. AjakI apekSA usa samaya kI Arthika paristhitiyA~ sImita thIM, jinakA prabhAva tatkAlIna samAjavyavasthA para par3anA avazyaMbhAvI thA. yAtAyAta, banija-vyApAra ke sAdhana bahuta ala the jisase dUra ke logoM ke sAtha saMparka rakhanA kaThina thA. devI devatAoM sambandhI aneka mAnyatAyeM pracalita thIM. khetI-bArI aura banija-vyApAra meM samRddhi prApta karane aura paraloka meM zAnti prApta karane ke liye loga yajJa-yAgoM meM pazu-hiMsA ko dharma mAnate the. manuSyoM ke varNa arthAt raMgabheda para AdhArita aura kArya-vibhAjana ke liye upayogI vedakAlIna varNa-vyavasthA, badalatI huI Arthika aura sAmAjika paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa ahitakara siddha ho rahI thI. manuSya-manuSya meM antara bar3ha rahA thA. jJAtRputra mahAvIra ne aise hI samaya meM vaizAlI nagarI ke kuMDagrAma meM janma lekara bihAra kI bhUmi ko pavitra kiyA thA. vaizAlI meM licchivI gaNa kA rAjya thA jahA~ ki rAjasattA nAgarikoM dvArA cune hue aneka gaNarAjAoM ke adhikAra meM thI. vardhamAna ke pitA siddhArtha vaizAlI ke aise hI gaNamAnya rAjAoM meM se the. unakI mA~ trizalA licchivI gharAne kI thI. 'pUta ke pAMva pAlane meM hI dIkha jAte haiM' isa kahAvata ke anusAra vardhamAna zurU se hI kuzAgra buddhi the. koI cIja jAnane aura samajhane meM unheM dera na lagatI thI. ve apane mAtA-pitA aura gurujanoM ke AjJAkArI aura saMyamI prakRti ke the. dUsare ko dukhI dekha unakA hRdaya pighala jAtA aura dukhiyoM kA dukha dUra karane ke liye ve sadA prayatnazIla rahate. vardhamAna bar3e vIra aura sAhasI the. unake vIratApUrNa kRtyoM se mugdha hokara hI loga unheM mahAvIra kahane lage the. mahAvIra kA mana saMsAra meM nahIM lagatA thA. saMsAra ke anyAya aura atyAcAroM ko dekha unakA komala hRdaya ro uThatA. jitanA hI ve vicAra karate utanA hI unheM yaha saMsAra dukhamaya pratIta hotA. kahIM ve dhana-sampatti kI lAlasA se yuddha meM saMlagna gaNarAjAoM ko dekhate, kahIM unheM rAjakara aura rAjadaNDa se pIr3ita loga dikhAI dete aura kahIM RNa-bhAra, akAla aura durbhikSa se grasta yaMtra kI nAI calate-phirate mAnava najara Ate. kahIM pazu se bhI badatara jIvana vyatIta karane vAle dAsa the, kahIM samAja se bahiSkRta nIca samajhe jAne vAle zUdra, aura kahIM manuSyocita adhikAroM se vaMcita apanA sarvasva samarpaNa kara dene vAlI nAriyA~. dharma ke nAma para ADambara aura zuSka kriyAkANDa phailA huA thA tathA jAti-mada se unmatta bane uccavarNa ke loga apane hI dharma-karma ko sarvotkRSTa pratipAdana karate the. yaha saba dekhakara mahAvIra ke bhAvuka hRdaya meM uthala-puthala maca gaI. ekAMta meM ghaNToM baiTha ve bar3I gaMbhIratA se jIvana kI samasyAoM para vicAra karate, lekina koI rAstA unheM na sUjhatA. aneka bAra unhoMne gRhatyAga kara dIkSA grahaNa karane kA vicAra kiyA lekina gharavAloM kI anujJA na milane se vicAra sthagita kara denA par3A. mahAvIra aba tIsa varSa ke ho gaye the. unhoMne socA-aise to sArI umra bIta jAyegI. Akhira unhoMne lokakalyANa karane kA nizcaya kara liyA. unhoMne eka se eka sundara, nAka ke zvAsa se ur3a jAne vAle komala vastroM aura bahumUlya AbhUSaNoM ko tyAga diyA, sonA-cAMdI aura maNi-muktAoM ko chor3a diyA, svAdiSTa bhojana-pAna ko tilAMjali de dI, apane mitroM ko tyAga diyA, bhAI-bandhuoM ko chor3a diyA aura svajana-sambandhiyoM kI anumati pUrvaka, pAlakI meM savAra ho, jJAtRkhaMDa nAmaka udyAna meM pahu~ca, zramaNa-dIkSA svIkAra kI. mahAvIra ne bAraha varSa se adhika samaya taka ghora tapa kiyA. ve zUnyagRhoM, udyAnoM, zmazAnoM athavA vRkSoM ke nIce ekAsana Hri Jad Educationem D eparmona-motam w ww.interbrary.org
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________________ jAte the. DA0 jagadIzacandra : mahAvIra aura unake siddhAnta : 316 se khar3e rahate. koI unheM kaThora vacana kahatA to mauna bhAva se sahana karate. bhojana-pAna meM unheM Asakti nahIM raha gaI thI, apane liye taiyAra na kiyA huA, rUkhA-sUkhA bhojana khAkara hI ve kAma calA lete the. kaI dina taka ve upavAse rahate. bImAra par3ane para cikitsA na karAte. kabhI koI aisA kAma na karate jisase kisI ko kaSTa pahu~ce. mahAvIra kI tapazcaryA aura sahiSNutA mahAn bhI jise dekhakara bar3e-bar3e sAdhu-muniyoM ke Asana ho apane dIrghakAlIna tapasvI jIvana meM mahAvIra ne dUra-dUra taka yAtrA kI. bihAra meM ghUmeM pUrvIpa uttarapradeza ke banArasa, sAketa, zrAvastI aura kauzAMbI Adi nagaroM ko unhoMne apane pAda - vihAroM se pavitra kiyA. lekina sabase adhika kaSTa unheM pazcimI baMgAla ke lADha deza meM sahana karanA par3A. isa deza meM anArya jAtiyAM basatI thIM aura ve zramaNoM ke AcAravicAra ko heya samajhatI thIM. lekina mahAvIra yAtanAoM se jarA bhI na ghabarAye aura apane uddezya para aTala rahe parizrama kA phala mIThA hotA hai. Akhira eka dina jaMbhiyagrAma meM bAlukA nadI ke kinAre dhyAna-mudrA meM avasthita mahAvIra ne bodha prApta kiyA- unake jJAna cakSu khula gaye. kevalajJAna prApta karane ke bAda mahAvIra kI khyAti dUra-dUra taka phaila gaI. jana-samUha unake darzana ke liye umar3a par3A. koI unakA upadeza sunane koI kurAna vArtA pUchane, koI zaMkAnivAraNa karane aura koI kautUhala vRtti zAMta karane ke lie AyA. vaidika darzana ke prakANDa paMDita artha nirNaya ke liye unake samIpa upasthita hue. mahAvIra kI vidvattA aura sarvatomukhI pratibhA se cakita hokara unhoMne unakA ziSyatva svIkAra kiyA. Age calakara ye hI ziSya gaNadhara pada se vibhUSita kiye gaye. gaNa aura saMgha ke Adarza para mahAvIra ne apane anuyAyiyoM ko cAra saMghoM meM vibhAjita kiyA thA - sAdhu-sAdhvI aura zrAvaka-zrAvikA saMgha ke saMgaThana ko dRr3ha banAne ke liye cAroM ke cAra netA cune gaye jisase saMgha susaMgaThita rUpa se Age bar3hatA rahA. nirgrantha zramaNa, maThoM yA upAzrayoM meM rahate aura saikaDoM kI saMkhyA meM eka sAtha vihAra karate. varSA Rtu meM cAra mahIne ve eka sthAna para Thaharate, bAkI ATha mahIne jana-pada vihAra karate. vihAra karate samaya unheM deza-deza kI bhASAoM kA jJAna lokarivAjoM kA jJAna tathA jana sAdhAraNa ke manovijJAna kA paricaya Avazyaka thA. mahAvIra ne ahiMsA para sabase adhika jora diyA. isa samaya khetI-bArI meM unnati ho jAne se pazu-hiMsA ke sthAna para ahiMsA kI upayogitA svIkAra kI jAne lagI thI. mahAvIra kA kathana thA ki saba jIva sukha-zAMtipUrvaka rahanA cAhate haiM, isalie hameM kisI bhI prANI ko kaSTa nahIM pahu~cAnA cAhie. apane vikAroM para vijaya prApta karane, indriyoM kA damana karane aura apanI pravRttiyoM ko saMkucita karane ko hI ve vAstavika ahiMsA mAnate the. isalie unhoMne apane bhikSuoM ko bolanecAlane, uThane-baiThane, sone aura khAne pIne meM satata jAgarUka rahane kA upadeza diyA hai. mahAvIra kI mAnyatA thI ki yadi sone-cAMdI ke asaMkhya parvata bhI khar3e ho jAyeM to bhI manuSya kI tRSNA zAnta nahIM hotI isalie manuSya ko apanA parigraha kama karanA cAhie. unake anusAra saccA tyAgI vahI ho sakatA hai jo sundara aura priya bhogoM ko pAkara bhI unakI ora se pITha phera letA hai, unheM dhatA batA detA hai. mahAvIra Izvara ko sRSTi kA karttA nahIM mAnate. unake anusAra Atma-vikAsa kI sarvocca avasthA hI IzvarAvasthA hai. mahAvIra jAti-pAMti aura chuAchUta ke sakhta virodhI the. manuSya mAtra kI samAnatA para ve jora dete the. unhoMne bAra-bAra apane ziSyoM ko saMbodhana karake kahA thA-- he ziSyo ! saccA jaina athavA saccA brAhmaNa vahI hai jisane rAga-dveSa para vijaya prApta kI hai, jo pAMcoM indriyoM para nigraha rakhatA hai, jo mithyA bhASaNa nahIM karatA aura jo saba prANiyoM ke hita meM rata rahatA hai. vAstava meM karma se hI manuSya brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra hotA hai. janma se nahIM. mahAvIra ke nirgrantha dharma ko koI bhI pAla sakatA thA aura unhoMne svayaM mleccha, cora, DAkU, machue, aura vezyAoM Adi ko apane dharma meM dIkSita kiyA thA. Jain Emernational Samakon Only. mensary.org
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________________ 320 : muni zrIhajArImala smRti-grantha : dvitIya adhyAya kevalajJAna hone ke pazcAt zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra tIsa varSa taka upadeza dete rahe. rAjagRha se vihAra karate-karate ve caturmAsa vyatIta karane ke liye pAvApurI padhAre. kArtika amAvasyA ko prAtaHkAla yakAyaka IsavI san pUrva 527 ke dina 72 varSa kI avasthA meM unakA upadeza banda ho gayA. aura amAvasyA kI rAtri ke pichale pahara meM unhoMne nirvANa pada pAyA. bAta kI bAta meM mahAvIra-nirvANa kI carcA sarvatra phaila gaI. bhuvana-pradIpa saMsAra se sadA ke liye bujha gayA. usa samaya kAzI kauzala ke malla aura licchivI gaNarAjA upasthita the. unhoMne isa punIta avasara para sarvatra dIpaka jalA kara dIpAvalI kA utsava manAyA. kisI ne kahA--saMsAra kI eka divya vibhUti uTha gaI hai, kisI ne kahA- aba durbaloM kA koI mitra nahIM rahA. kisI ne kahA-zramaNa bhagavAn Aja kUca kara gaye haiM to kyA ! ve hamAre liye bahuta kucha chor3a gaye haiM, unake sadupadezoM ko Age bar3hAne kA kAma hama kareMge, duniyA ko satpatha hama dikhAyeMge. Aja bhI aNuzakti ke isa yuga meM mahAvIra ke lokapriya siddhAnta vizva ko mArgadarzana karane aura hameM rASTra kI samasyAoM ko sulajhAne meM sahAyaka hoMge, isameM sandeha nahIM. lekina yaha kArya unake dharma ke tattva ko ThIka-ThIka samajha kara hRdayaMgama karane se ho sakatA hai. unake nAma para calI AI rUr3hiyoM ko pAlane se nahIM.' 000000 1. AkazavANI bambaI ke saujanya se. - Jain Education Interational Jain Education Intermational