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________________ sampradAya aura satya sAmpradAyika dRSTi aura sasya dRSTikA kyA artha hai, ina donoM ke bIca meM kyA bheda hai aura sAmpradAyika dRSTike sthAna meM satya dRSTike zikSaNa poSaNa aura vikAsakI kitanI AvazyakatA hai, yaha saba zikSitoM ke lie jAnanA atyAvazyaka hai / zikSita hI sAmAnya lokavargake pratinidhi hone ke kAraNa mArgadarzaka bana sakate haiM / yadi ve isakA yathArtha evaM asAdhAraNa jJAna rakhate ho to azikSita aura arddhazikSita janavargako vizvakI, rASTrakI aura jAtikI ekatA kI ora apane asAdhAraNa prayatnase le A sakate haiM aura ayogya mArga se unakI cittavRttiko parAGmukha karake yogya dizAkI ora pravRtta kara sakate haiM / bekTiriyA jaise sUkSmatama jantuoM aura itara prANiyoM meM bhI abhedakI bhUmikA hai; kintu vaha Adarza nahIM hai kyoMki yaha bhUmikA jJAna athavA buddhisAdhita nahIM, ajJAnamUlaka hai / isameM bhedake jJAnakA abhAva to hai para abhedakA jJAna nahIM hai | manuSyatvakA Adarza abhedakA hai kintu vaha abheda jJAnamUlaka hai / buddhi, vicAra aura samajhapUrvaka anubhavagamya ekatA hI manuSyatvakA zuddha Adarza hai / bhedoMkI vividhatAoMkA bhAna honepara bhI usase Upara uThakara jitane aMza meM dRSTi abheda, ekatA yA samanvayako anubhavagamya kara sakegI utane aMza meM kahA jAegA ki vaha manuSyatva ke Adarza ke najadIka pahu~cI / isa AdarzameM kevala AdhyAtmikatA hI nahIM kintu zuddha evaM sukhAvaha vyAvahArikatA kA bhI sAmaMjasya hai / prANimAtrake prati AtmIpamya kI dRSTi, samagra vizva meM paraspara bhrAtRbhAva aura vizuddha rASTrIyatA, ye sabhI ukta Adarzake bhinna kakSAvAle svarUpa hai, aMga haiM / jude jude aura bhinna ahaMkAra, ajJAna aura viparIta samajhase manuSya jAtine Adarzako chor3akara
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________________ sampradAya aura satya kevala unmArgakA avalambana hI nahIM kiyA hai kintu bahuta-sI bAtoMmeM to pratIta hotA hai ki usane apane Adarzako cakanAcUra kara DAlA hai| dezabheda, jAtibheda, bhASAbheda, AcArabheda aura saMskArabheda, aise anya aneka bhedoMkI bhAvanAoMko pramANase adhika Azraya dekara usane ekatAke sAdhanakI kitanI hatyA kara DAlI hai, yaha manuSya jAtike itihAsake abhyAsiyoMse kahanekI avazyakatA nhiiN| hamameM jAne anajAne sAmpradAyika bheda burI tarahase kisa prakAra ghara kara letA hai, usase vyaktigata, sAmAjika, dhArmika aura rASTrIya dRSTise kaise kaise bure pariNAma hote haiM aura una pariNAmoMse bacaneke lie kisa dRSTikI AvazyakatA hai isakI carcA kara lenA Avazyaka jAna par3atA hai| anya paMthoM aura saMpradAyoMkA saMskAra rakhanevAle itara vyaktiyoMkA mujhe cAhe jitanA anubhava ho phira bhI vaha svapaMtha aura svAnubhavakI dRSTi se dhuMdhalA hI hogA, ataeva maiM yadyapi yahA~para jaina paMtha yA jaina saMpradAya ko lakSya karake svAnubhUta jaisA citra khIMcatA hU~ kintu pratyeka pAThaka use apanA hI citra mAna kara, usakI bhinna bhinna ghaTanAoMko apanI anubhUta ghaTanAoM ke sAtha tulanA kara ke isa citrako sAdhAraNa rUpa de to prastuta carcA ke samajhanemeM bahuta saralatA ho sakatI hai / janmake prArambhika kAlameM jaba eka bAlaka maukI godameM krIr3A karatA hai tabhIse vaha stanapAna aura bAla-jagatake avalokanake sAtha sAtha anajAne hI sAmpradAyika saMskAra saMgraha karane lagatA hai| thor3I-sI bar3I. avasthA honepara ve saMskAra " jaya jaya' "rAma" " bhagavAn " Adi sarala zabdoM meM vyakta hote hai| mA~ bApa Adi bAlakase dharma-zabdakA uccAraNa karavAte haiM / bAlaka bhI anukaraNa karatA hai| phira usakI grahaNa aura uccAraNaM zaktike bar3hate hI usa se " jainadharma" Adi zabda uccAraNa karavAye jAte haiN| thor3e hI samaya meM bAlaka apaneko amuka dharmakA kahane lagatA hai| usa samaya usake hRdaya meM dharma, paMdha yA saMpradAyakI koI spaSTa kalpanA nahIM hotI, phira bhI vaha paraMparAse prApta saMskAroMse apaneko amuka dharma athavA amuka saMpradAyakA mAnane lagatA hai| aura thor3I bar3I avasthA hone para usake mAtA-pitA, pitAmahAdi yadi jaina hoM to bAlakako yaha samajhAne kA prayatna karate haiM ki hama jaina kahalAte haiN| avasthA avalokana aura jijJAsAkI sAtha hI sAtha vRddhi hotI hai / pitA pitAmahAdi :
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________________ dharma aura samAja usake saMtoSArtha kahate jAte haiM ki cIMTI nahIM mAranI cAhie, binA chAnA huA pAnI nahIM pInA cAhie, adhika pAnI na DholanA cAhie kyoMki hama jaina kahalAte haiN| itane zikSaNase kizora-mAnasa itanA hI sIkha sakatA hai ki amuka niyamoMkA pAlana karanA hI jainadharma hai / vaha kizora apane gurujanoMke mAtha dharmasthAnoMmeM jAtA hai yA gharapara hI dharmaguruoMkA darzana karatA hai / taba ye dharmaguru kahalAte haiM, jainaguru aise hote haiM, inakI aisI veza-bhUSA hotI hai, inako isa prakAra praNAma karanA cAhie, Adi vidhiyA~ jAna letA hai / aba taka to usane kevala jainadharma jaise sAdhAraNa zabda hI grahaNa kiye the, unakA artha bhI usane AsapAsa ke vAtAvaraNase sAdhAraNa rUpase grahaNa kiyA yA, aba kucha buddhi hone ke sAtha hI usakA zikSaNa anya dizAkI ora calA jAtA hai| dharmaguru yadi sthAnakavAsI ho to use aisI zikSA milatI hai ki jo mu~hapattI bA~dhate haiM, jo amuka prakArake AcArakA pAlana karate haiM, ve hI sacce jaina guru haiN| bAlaka itane zikSaNake pazcAt Age bar3hatA hai / dharma-pustakoMko par3hate samaya par3hatA hai ki amuka pustakeM hI jainazAstra haiM aura ye hI sacce dharmazAstra haiN| isI prakAra vaha bhinna bhinna kriyAkAMDa, upAsanA aura AcAra jo usake AsapAsa pracalita hote haiM unako hI jaina kriyA, jaina upAsanA aura jaina AcAra kahane lagatA hai aura kramazaH usake hRdayameM ina saMskAroMkI puSTi hone lagatI hai ki jaina guru to jaise maiMne dekhe haiM vaise hI haiM, anya nhiiN| jaina kriyA, jaina upAsanA aura jaina AcAra jaise maiM mAnatA hU~ ve hI haiM, anya nhiiN| isa prakAra dharmI aura jainadharma Adi mahatvapUrNa zabdoMke bhAva usake manameM bahuta hI saMkIrNa rUpameM citrita ho jAte haiM aura umaskI vRddhike sAtha sAtha usake sAmane eka nayA citra khar3A hotA hai ki jainadharma hI satya hai, anya sabhI dharma asatya evaM satyase parAGmukha haiM aura jainadharma bhI usake lie usakI janmabhUmimeM pracalita sampradAyase adhika kucha nahIM hotaa| Age jaba yaha kizora taruNa hokara jijJAsAke vegameM anya prakAra ke dharmaguru, anya prakArake dharmazAstra, anya prakArake dharmasthAna aura anya prakArake kriyAkAMDa-- upAsanA Adi dekhatA hai, unake viSaya meM jAnatA hai taba usake sAmane bar3I
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________________ sampradAya aura satya ulajhana khar3I ho jAtI hai / isa prakArakI ulajhanameM usane yaha pahalA hI kadama skhA hai / usako aisA pratIta hotA hai ki mere dvArA svIkRta paMthakI apekSA ye sabhI bhinna prakArake haiN| ina sabako jainadharmakI koTimeM parigaNita kara sakate haiM yA nahIM? sAdhAraNataH aisI duvidhAkA samAdhAna ayogya rItise hotA hai| sAmpradAyika zikSaNake dvArA hRdayameM ye bhAvanAe~ balAt bharI jAtI haiM ki amuka hI maulika jaina haiM, anya nahIM / inake atirikta anya asalI jaina nahIM haiM kintu vikRta haiN| phira taruNakI jijJAsA uttarottara balavatI hotI jAtI hai / vaha pUchatA hai ki amuka hI maulika haiM aura anya nahIM, isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? prathama usane mUrti evaM mandiroMko dharma-koTimeM nahIM ginA thaa| para aba to vaha prazna karatA hai ki ina sabako aura prathamakI apekSA jJAta anya zAstroMko bhI jaina-zAstroMkI koTimeM kyoM nahIM ginA jAe ? aba to vaha dehAta yA grAmavAsI miTakara nagaravAsI bana jAtA hai aura vahA~ vaha sthAnakavAsIke uparAMta zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka-paraMparAkI sabhI vidhiyoMkA nirIkSaNa karake usako bhI jainadharma ke pradeza meM parigaNita karanA cAhatA hai aura prathama grahaNa kiye hue zabdoMke bhAvoMkA vistAra karatA hai| tatpazcAt vaha yuvaka vidyApITha yA anya sthaloMmeM prathamataH ajJAta kisI tIsare jaina paMthake viSayameM kucha sunatA hai, jAnatA hai ki vastrarahita muni hI jaina guru kahalAne ke adhikArI haiM, vastroMse pariveSTita nhiiN| sthAnakavAsI evaM zvetAmbaroMdvArA svIkRta zAstra mUla jaina zAstra nahIM, ye to banAvaTI aura pIcheke haiM, sacce jaina zAstra sabhI lusa ho gaye hai| phira bhI yadi mAnanA ho to amuka amuka AcAryodvArA nirmita zAstra hI mUla zAstroM ke samakakSa ho sakate haiM, anya nahIM / mUrti mAnanI cAhie kiMtu nagna pratimA hii| jaba vaha yuvaka isa prakAra prathama nahIM sunI huI bAtoMko sunatA hai yA par3hatA hai, taba usakI duvidhAkA pAra nahIM rhtaa| dharmase sambandha rakhanevAle jo jo zabda usake hRdaya meM ghara kiye hue the unake viruddha yaha nayA zikSaNa use vyagra kara DAlatA hai / para isa vyagratAse bhI satya mArgakI prAti nahIM hotii| aMtameM vaha prApta hue navIna zikSaNako mithyA kahakara purAtana pitA pitAmahAdise prApta paraMparAgata saMskAroMkA poSaka bana jAtA hai| athavA prathamake saMskAroMko eka ora rakhakara navIna zikSaNake anusAra ina dhArmika zabdoMke arthako polocanA karatA hai / yaha to kevala jainiyoMke mukhya tIna virodhI
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________________ dharma aura samAja phirakoMkI virodhI mAnyatAoMmeM sImAbaddha rahanevAle jainadharmasambandhI zabdoM aura saMketoM kI bAta huI / paraMtu aba vaha citra adhika vistRta hotA hai / atra vaha bAlaka, kizora, kumAra yA kAlejakA taNa miTakara vizvazAlAkA vidyArthI banatA hai| usake sAmane aneka paMthoMke aneka rUpake dharmaguru, aneka prakArake AcAra aura kriyAkAMDa, aneka prakArake dharmazAstra aura dhArmika vicAra upasthita hote haiM, isase vaha aura adhika ulajhana meM maiM par3a jAtA hai| vaha kahatA hai ki ina sabako dharma-pradezameM gina sakate haiM yA nahIM ? yadi ye dharmakI usa koTimeM sammilita nahIM ho sakate to kyA kAraNa hai? yadi gina sakate haiM to unako kuladharma arthAt prathamake jaina dharmako koTimeM ginA jAe athavA usase hIna koTi ? isa duvidhAkA samAdhAna bhI hajAroMmeMse koI eka hI kara pAtA hai / isa prakAra janma se lekara bar3I avasthAparyaMta kulaparaMparA se prApta sAmpradAyika bhAvanA ke pariNAmasvarUpa manuSyajAti bhinna bhinna paMthoMkI chAvaniyoMmeM ekatrita hokara eka dUsare ke Upara nAstikatA, dharmabhraSTatA mithyAdRSTi Adi dhArmika lar3AIkI topeM calAte haiM aura AstikatA dhArmikatA evaM samyagdRSTi Adi sarva mAnya zabdoMke kavacase apaneko surakSita banAne kA pUrA prayatna karate hai / dharma ke isa yuddha kSetrako dekhakara eka vicAraka ciMtanameM DUba jAtA hai aura apanI ulajhana ko anyake dvArA sulajhavAne kI apekSA svayaM hI usakI gaharAI meM paiThanekA prayatna karatA hai / bAda meM to vaha vividha zAstroMkA adhyayana karatA hai, ukta sabhI vivAdagrasta praznoMkA taTastha bhAva se vicAra karatA hai aura usake manameM manuSyatva ke Adarza aura dharmakA paraspara kyA sambandha hai, yaha vicAra hote hI usakA sArA bhrama dUra ho jAtA hai, ulajhana apane Apa hI sulajha jAtI hai aura isa navIna jyotike prakAzameM vaha sAMpradAyikatA aura satyakA aMtara samajha jAtA hai / taba vaha dekhatA hai ki sampradAya kisI eka vyaktikI viziSTa sAdhanAkA pratIka hai| isameM to saMpradAya ke mUla pravartakakI AtmA pradarzita hotI hai / vaha AtmA mahAn honepara bhI antataH maryAdita hI hai / usakI sAdhanA tejasvI honepara bhI anya dUsare prakAzoM ko abhibhUta yA lupta nahIM kara sakatI / yadyapi usakI sAdhanA ke pIche vidyamAna mUla pravartaka ke upayogI anubhava haiM, phira bhI ve anya sAdhakoM kI sAdhanA evaM anubhavoMko vyartha aura anupayogI siddha nahIM kara sakate / ve to kevala apanI upayogitA siddha
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________________ sampradAya aura satya karanekA hI bala rakhate haiN| aise vyApaka, niSpakSa aura samanvayagAmI cintanapravAhameMse use aisI cAbI prApta ho jAtI hai ki aba vaha saMpradAya-saMpradAya, paMtha-paMtha aura phirake-phirakeke bIcake choTe bar3e sabhI bhedoMke virodhakI granthiko ekadama sulajhA letA hai| bAdameM to vaha una svAnubhUta sabhI sAmpradAyika paristhitiyomase siddhAntoMko khoja letA hai aura use aisA anubhava hotA hai ki saMpradAyoma satya to hai kiMtu vaha maryAdita hI hai / anya sampradAya ke satyake sAtha eka sampra tamAma saMmpradAyoMka AMzika satyake sAtha bhI koI virodha nahIM / ye sabhI khaMDa satya eka mahAsatyake abhivyakta rUpa haiN| usakA mana yahI kahatA hai ki kisI mAtabhaktako apanI mAtAkI utkRSTa upAsanAke lie dUsaroMkI mAtAkI laghutAkA hiMDhorA pITanA ucita nahIM hai / svamAtAko pUjyatA dUsaroMkI mAtAko gAlI die binA bhI siddha ho sakatI hai| isI prakAra anya sampradAyoMke viSaya meM tiraskAra, kSudratA athavA doSa darzana kiye binA hI svasaMpradAyake prati pUrNa sammAna buddhipUrvaka pradarzita kiyA jA sakatA hai| aise vicAra-pravAhoMke sphurita hote hI vaha sAmpradAyika honepara bhI asAmpradAyika ho jAtA hai, paMthagAmI honepara bhI satyagAmI banatA hai, aura manuSyatvake Adarzake sAtha pUrNa rUpase sambandha rakhanevAle dharmapathake viSaya meM vicAra karatA hai| aba to vaha kurAna aura purANa donoMke sAmpradAyika anugAmiyoMke jhagar3oMko bAla-ceSTA ginatA hai aura veda, Agama, piTaka, avestA, bAibila Adi sabhI dharmagranthoM meM dikhAI denevAle virodhoMkA samAdhAna pA jAtA hai| usake sAmane vizvako ekatA, rASTrIya ekatA, sAmAjika aura dhArmika ekatAkA spaSTa Adaza upasthita hotA hai aura dUsaroMko paraspara virodhI dikhAI denevAle inhIM paMthoM meM se use abhI taka sAmpradAyika buddhise AcchAdita ekatAke poSaka tatvoM kA aitihAsika marma prApta ho jAtA hai / yadi vaha jaina ho to gItAmese bhI satya pA sakatA hai / vaidika ho to uttarAdhyayana aura dhammapadakA dharma pAna karatA hai / musalamAna ho to avestA aura Agama piTakoMmase bhI satyakI preraNA prApta karatA hai / jo dharmadRSTi eka bAra saMkucita mArga aura ulajhanoMkI saMkIrNa galiyoM meM se kaThinAIse giratI par3atI calatI thI vahI aba bandhana mukta hokara manuSya mAtrakI ekatA siddha karaneke puNya kArya meM udyata ho jAtI hai / [ mUla gujarAtI / anu0 -paM0 mahendrakumAra ]