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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra kA mukhapatra zrRta sAgara AzIrvAda : rASTrasaMta jainAcArya zrIpadmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. aMka : 4 dvitIya ASADha vi. saM. 2052, julAI 1996 pradhAna saMpAdaka : manoja jaina saMpAdaka : DaoN. bAlAjI gaNorakara prAcIna bhAratIya lekhana paramparA HOM.sapane lalita kumAra bhAratIya sabhyatA ke pAMca hajAra varSoM ke antarAla meM vipula mAtrA meM sAhitya racA gayA. Arambhika kAla meM racanA ko kaMThastha karane kI paramparA thI jisakA prArambha vedoM tathA AgamoM se huA. veda tathA Agama bhArata ke prAcIna graMtha haiM. vedoM kI zikSA meM zabdoM ke sahI uccAraNa para bahuta adhika bala diyA jAtA thA. yahI kAraNa hai ki vaidika jJAna ke lie guru yA AcAryoM kA sAnidhya Avazyaka thA. gurukula meM AcArya vedoM ke pATha uccArita karate aura ziSya unheM doharAte. isI krama se unheM bhI dhIredhIre saMpUrNa pATha kaMThastha ho jAtA. isa prakAra jJAna guru-ziSya kI isa paramparA se pIr3hI dara pIr3hI calatA rahA. isI paramparA ko hama zruta paramparA ke nAma se jAnate haiM. prAcInakAla meM saiMkar3oM varSoM taka yaha paramparA calatI rahI. isakA pracalana vedoM taka hI sImita nahIM thA. 1 anya dharmoM ne bhI isI zruta paramparA kA anukaraNa kiyA. bhArata ke sabhI dharmoM 20vI sadI ke mahAna jainAcArya kI eka viziSTa zAsana prabhAvanA meM isa zruta paramparA ko apanAye rakhane kA eka anya dhArmika kAraNa bhI thA. sabhI | dharmoM ke pavitra graMtha Izvara kI vANI svarUpa mAne jAte haiM. unakA eka hI artha haiM. yuga prabhAvaka rASTrasanta, pUjya AcArya zrImat padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. kA unakI vivecanA usI pariprekSa meM hI honI cAhie. isake lie zruta paramparA hI sArthaka nepAla sthita kAThamAMDau (kamala pokharI) meM nUtana maMdira kI pratiSThA hetu bhArata se | thI. vihAra kara padhAranA jaina itihAsa meM eka naye adhyAya kA prAraMbha mAnA jAegA. yUM gurU kevala supAtra ko hI jJAna detA thA. isalie lekhana kI AvazyakatA bhI to nepAla deza eka tapobhUmi ke rUpa meM yugoM-yugoM se prasiddha hai. Arya bhadrabAhu svAmI nahIM thI. kyoMki yadi jJAna lipibaddha huA hotA to loga svapATha kara viparita artha jaise caudaha pUrvI yuga pradhAna AcArya ne yahA~ Akara 'mahAprANa' nAmaka dhyAna siddha ghaTana bhI kara sakate the. isIlie prAcIna kAla meM jJAna ko vikRta yA apavitra hone kara apanI sAdhanA meM cAra cA~da lagAye the. ke bhaya se bacAne ke lie isa zruta paramparA dvArA hI usakA maulika rUpa meM surakSita ThIka isI aitihAsika ghaTanA ke bAda antarAla meM Aja taka koI mahAna zAsana | rakhA gayA. prabhAvaka jainAcArya kA vicaraNa isa dharatI para saMbhavataH nahIM ho pAyA thA. jo yaha paramparA taba taka calatI rahI jaba taka ki prAcIna kAla ke AcAryoM ko AcAryazrI ne lagabhaga 50 dinoM kI yAtrA daurAna AsAna kara dikhAyA.ApakI yAtrA | isa paramparA meM nihita kamI aura jJAna kI asurakSA kA ehasAsa na huA. jaba aisA sirpha yAtrA na rahakara eka jabaradasta zAsana prabhAvanA banakara isa zatAbdI kI mahAna | lagA ki ziSyoM kI smaraNa zakti kama ho rahI hai taba lekhana paramparA prAraMbha huI. upalabdhi mAnI jAyagI. yaha yAtrA jaina paraMparAgata itihAsa ke suvarNa pRSThoM para jur3a | . | maurya kAla meM magadha meM eka lambe kAla kA sukhA par3A thA. jisameM hajAroM loga gaI hai. ApakI sAnnidhyatA meM jaina dharma ke pracAra-prasAra kA jo Thosa kArya huA hai | mare aura kitane hI magadha chor3akara bhAga gaye. isa lambe kAla ke durbhikSa ne jIvana vaha apane Apa meM advitIya hai. apane pUrvAcAryoM dvArA chor3I huI ahiMsA mUlaka chavi | asta-vyasta kara diyA thA. aisI sthiti meM dharma-dhyAna va paThana-pAThana kA to prazna hI nahIM uThatA. isI kAla ko tarotAjA karake una mahAna jainAcAryoM kI yAdeM ujAgara kI hai. meM aneka jaina AcArya dakSiNa kI ora cale gae the. jinakA ullekha sAhitya meM milatA Aja se lagabhaga do sAla pahale jaba AcAryazrI alavara (rAja.) meM aMjanazalAkA pratiSThotsava para virAjamAna the. usa samaya nepAla (kAThamAMDau) ke zrI saMgha ke agraNiyoM lekina isa prAkRtika vipadA ke kAraNa na jAne kitanA jJAna lupta ho gayA aura kA Agamana huA. unhoMne AcAryazrI ko kAThamAMDau meM nUtana jinAlaya kI pratiSThA | | na jAne kitanA jJAna smRti doSa ke kAraNa kSatigrasta ho gayA. isa prakAra bace-khuce karAne hetu padhArane kI vinatI kI. taba AcAryazrIne kucha soca kara bhAvi meM zAsana jJAna kI surakSA ke lie use lipibaddha karanA Avazyaka ho gayA, jisake phalasvarUpa ko hone vAle lAbha ko jAnakara unako svIkRti pradAna kara anugRhita kiyA. usa graMtha lekhana kI paramparA prArambha huI. graMtha lekhana se yahA~ hamArA tAtparya yaha hai ki samaya upasthita jana samudAya ke harSa kA pArAvAra nahI rahA thA.karatala dhvani se AnaMda | jJAna ko lipibaddha karanA aura mala yA Adarza prati se unakI pratikatiyAM taiyAra vyakta kiyA thA. AcAryazrI kA usa sAla kA cAturmAsa dillI cA~danI cauka meM bhavya | karAnA. vAstava meM racanAyeM likha kara hI taiyAra kI jAtI thI jaisA ki Adhunika rUpa se saMpanna huA thA jo dillIvAsiyoM ke hRdaya meM Aja bhI gUMjArita hai. dillI ke yazasvI cAturmAsa ke bAda ApakI nizrA meM zrI hastinApura tIrtha kA parantu unakI pratikRti yA nakaleM taiyAra nahIM karavAI jAtI thI. zrutaparamparA 'cha'rI pAlita saMgha nikAlA gayA. tatpazcAt Apa haridvAra meM nUtana jinAlaya kI / meM pratyeka racanA ko kaMThastha kara liyA jAtA thA. lekina lekhana paramparA meM eka prati [zeSa pRSTha 3 para For Private and Personal Use Only
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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zruta sAgara, dvitIya ASADha 2052 kI ora se AcAryazrI kA abhivAdana kiyA aura bar3I zraddhA ke sAtha AzIrvAda grahaNa pratiSThA hetu padhAre. ApakI pAvana nizrA meM zrI cintAmaNi pArzvanAthajI kI prANa | kiye. isa avasara para pradhAnamaMtrIzrI kA svAgata nepAla jena pariSada ke adhyakSa zrImAna pratiSThA bar3e hI dhUma-dhAma se sampanna huI thI. hajAroM zraddhAluoM ne dUra-dUra se Akara | camacandajI corar3iyA ne kiyA nayA thI zubha karaNajI chAjer3a ne dhanyavAda jJApita kiye, apane ko dhanabhAgI mAnA thA. haridvAra meM yaha pahalA jina maMdira sthApita huA hai aura dina pratidina pragatipatha para agrasara hai. yAda rahe yahA~ para anya dharmAvalaMbI dhuraMdhara AcArya Adi vividha santoM mahantoM dvArA AcAryazrI kA abhUtapUrva abhinandana yamaniSTAsanyapaNa samAroha manAyA gayA thA. anantara AcAryazrI AgarA-zaurIpura-kAnapura-vArANasI Adi mahAnagaroM meM dharmopadeza dvArA zAsana prabhAvanA karate hue 20 tIrthaMkaroM kI pavitratama nirvANa sthalI zrI sametazikharajI padhAre. tIrtha sparzanA kara bhAva vibhora bane. zikharajI se vihAra kara kalakattA mahAnagara meM (bhavAnIpura) cAturmAsa karane padhAre. AcAryazrI ke cAturmAsa karAne kI kalakattA ke agragaNya jaina zreSThiyoM kI vigata 10 sAla kI bhAvanA san 1995 meM phalavatI huI thI. AcAryazrI kA yaha cAturmAsa kalakattA ke pichale 50 sAla ke itihAsa meM advitIya banA rahA. pravacana ke mAdhyama se hajAroM jaina-jainetara bhavyoM ne apane jIvana bAga ko cetanA ke urvIkaraNa se navapallavita kiyA. jisa bhavyatA-utsAha-umaMga pUrNa vAtAvaraNa meM AcAryazrI kA cAturmAsa paripUrNa huA vaha to kalakattA ke jaina samAja meM cira smaraNIya rahegA. hAvar3A mallI phATaka ke pratiSThA para ApakI preraNA se sAdhArmika baMdhuoM ke liye samRddha di.19 maI ko AcAryazrI ke darzana hetu nepAla nareza mahArAjAzrI vIrendra vikrama sthAyI phaMDa eka hI udbodhana se ho gayA thA. zAhadeva tathA mahArAnIzrI aizvarya rAjalakSmI devI zAha padhAre. rAja dampatti pUjya kalakattA kA yazasvI cAturmAsa paripUrNa kara padayAtrA saMgha, aMjanazalAkA, AcAryazrI ke darzana kara dhanya bane. zilpa sthApatya yukta nUtana jina maMdira meM rAja pratiSThA Adi anekavidha dharmAnuSThAna karate hue AcAryazrI pATaliputra se hokara | dampatti ne darzana vaMdana kiye. svayaM AcArya bhagavaMta ne maMdira kI jAnakArI upalabdha nepAla kI ora prasthAna kiye. nepAla kI dharatI ko apane pavitra caraNoM se pAvana karAI. maMdira ke bhaMDAra meM mahArAnI ne apane kara kamaloM se cA~dI ke sikke DAlakara karate hue parvatIya kaThina mArgoM se vihAra kara bhayAnaka jaMgala-parvatoM kI hAramAlA | apanI zraddhA-bhakti vyakta kI. mahArAjA ko jaina dharma ke viSaya meM nepAla aura bhArata ko pAra kara nepAla kI rAjadhAnI kAThamAMDau nagara padhAre. nepAla meM Apa jaise mahAna | kI aitihAsika paraMparAoM kI jAnakArI dete hue AcAryazrI ne kahA ki sadiyoM pahale jainAcArya kA sadiyoM bAda padArpaNa hone jA rahA thA. ataH Apake svAgata hetu sthAnika nepAla meM jaina dharma kA khUba pracAra prasAra huA thA. hamAre mahAna jainAcAryoM ne nepAla janasamudAya va bhAratavAsiyoM ne milakara bhavya julUsa dvArA kAThamAMDau meM dhuma macAkara | kI bhUmi para vicaraNa kara sAdhanA aura siddhi prApta kara pUre vizva ko nayI cetanA jo svAgata kiyA vaha varNana se pare ho gayA thA. aura mArga darzana diyA thA. ___ kAThamAMDau ke saMbhrAMta kSetra - kamala pokharI meM zvetAmbara-digambara donoM paraMparAoM ke liye AcAryazrI ke zubhAziSa se nUtana jina maMdira taiyAra huA. jisase upara ke prAsAda meM zve. jina mUrtiyoM kI pratiSThA pUjya AcAryazrI kI zubha nizrA meM sampanna huI. yaha maMdira nepAla ke paraMparAgata zilpa evaM sthApatya yukta banA hai. saMbhavataH 2 karor3a kI lAgata se yaha paripUrNa huA hai. pratiSThA meM AcAryazrI kI nizrA ke prabhAva se devadravyAdi kI upaja huI vaha videza kI dharatI para sImA cihna rUpa mAnI jA rahI ___AcAryazrI ne apane vyaktitva-kRtitva-saumyatA evaM vidvattA se bhagavAna zrI mahAvIradeva ke ahiMsA pradhAna siddhAntoM ko kAThamAMDau meM jana-jana taka pahu~cAyA. phalasvarUpa vahA~ ke sthAnika sAmAcAra patra-patrikAoM aura TI.vI. Adi mAdhyamA ne citroM sahita aneka bAra mukta kaMTha se prazaMsA kI hai. AcAryazrI ke pravacanoM kA jAduI asara yaha huA hai ki vahAM para zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka ke sirpha 2/4 ghara the u| jagaha Aja 250 se upara ho gaye haiM. kaI logoM ne vyasana mukta hokara jIvana ko ujjvala banAyA hai. hajAroM logoM ne lAbha uThAkara sarAhanA kI hai. AcAryazrI ne videza kI dharatI para jaina zAsana kI ajor3a prabhAvanA kara apane ko hI nahIM apanI guru paraMparA, ratna kukSI, janma sthalI aura saMskRti ko gauravAnvita kara zAsana kI zAna mahArAjA na jana dharma ke viSaya makaI jijJAsA bhara prazna kiya. AcAmatrAna bar3hAyI hai. apanI dArzanika chaTA se marmagrAhI uttara dekara unheM saMtuSTa kiyA aura kahA ki nepAla pratiSThotsava ke anantara AcAryazrI ke san 94 ke dillI cAturmAsa meM diye | ke prazAsana evaM janatA se jo AtmIyatA aura sneha milA hai vaha hamezA ke liye gaye pravacanoM kA saMkalana, guruvANI, graMtha kA vimocana kiyA gayA. isa prasaMga para yAda rahegA. AcAryazrI ne yaha bhI kahA ki nepAla jaise eka mAtra hindu rASTra ke vikAsa nepAla ke pradhAnamaMtrI zrI zera bahAdura deuvAjI mukhya atithi bane the. unhoMne hI graMtharatna ke liye maiM apanI zubhakAmanA karatA hU~. kA vimocana kiyA thA aura apane udbodhana meM eka mahAna jainAcArya kA bhArata varSa | isa daurAna kAThamADau meM vizva hindu mahAsaMgha kA adhivezana Ayojita huA. se nepAla padhAra kara nUtana jaina maMdira kI pratiSThA karAI etadartha nepAla deza kI janatA | jisameM AcAryazrI ko khAsa taura para AmaMtrita kiyA gayA. isa adhivezana meM bauddha zeiSa pRSTha 8 para For Private and Personal Use Only
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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra zruta sAgara, dvitIya ASADha 2052 saMpAdakIya www.kobatirth.org zrImAna zruta upAsaka! 'zrutasAgara' patrikA apane vikAsa patha para niraMtara agrasara hotI jA rahI hai, zrutajJAna ke pracAra-prasAra meM yathAzakti yogadAna karanA isa patrikA kA mukhya uddeza hai. sAtha hI sAtha 'AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira' kI jaina saMgha va samAjopayogI pravRttiyoM kI vistRta jAnakArI karAnA tathA samyagjJAna mUlaka kAryoM ko uttejita karanA rahA hai. hama Apase nivedana karate hai ki isa patrikA ke mAdhyama se Apa apanI zrutabhakti ko ujAgara kara zruta paraMparA kA rakSaNa karane meM sahayoga pradAna kareM. apanI saMskRti kI rakSA aura saMvardhana dvArA samAja tathA rASTra ke gaurava ko bar3hAye. 'zrutasAgara' patrikA ke viSaya prAcya vidyAoM ke vistRta phalaka ko sparza karate hai. jainAgama Adi sAhitya paricaya, itihAsa, zilpa sthApatya, maharSiyoM ke vRttAnta, zAsana ke prabhAvaka samAcAra, granthAvalokana aura anya bhI pUraka mAhitI ko prakAzita kara jaina jainetara sabhI vidvAnoM ke prAcya vidyA saMzodhana ke liye kucha na kucha upayukta mAhitI prastuta karane kA prayAsa rahegA. hamArA dhyeya hai ki isa patrikA ke mAdhyama se samyagjJAna-darzana-cAritra poSaka pravRttiyoM ko sahAyatA pahu~cAye aura bhAratIya zruta paraMparA ke vikAsa meM apanI zaktiyoM ko lagAkara Arya deza kI mahAna dharohara 'zruta saMskRti kA saMrakSaNa kareM. isa bhagIratha kArya ko gatizIla karane ke liye Apa jaise zruta rakSakoM ke sahayoga kI apekSA hamezA rahegI. yaha kahane kI jarUrata nahIM ki 'patrikA va saMsthA (zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra) ke kArya Arya saMskRti va una prAcIna vidyAoM ko puSTa karatA hai jinheM hamAre pUrvajoM ne apane prANa dekara surakSita rakhI hai. pUjya AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. kI satpreraNA se tathA samAja ke udAra dharma premI zrAvakoM ke sahayoga se Aja taka hama apanI maMjila para niraMtara prayANa kara rahe haiM. O aba eka bAta aura bhI kahanI hai ki isa aMka sahita 'zrutasAgara' ke kula 4 (cAra) aMka prakAzita ho cuke haiM. lagabhaga 2500 kaoNpiyA~ vinAM mUlya samAja meM ( pUre bhArata varSa meM) preSita kara apane karttavya ko adA kara rahe haiM. lekina Apa bhI jAnate hai ki koI bhI aisI pravRtti vina Arthika nirbharatA ke kSaNajIvI ho jAtI hai. ataH hama cAhate hai ki ciraMjIvI rahane ke liye agale aMka se sadasyatA zuru kare. yAda rahe yaha patrikA kA uddeza vyAvasAyika nahIM apitu kama se kama dravya meM prAcya vidyA saMbaMdhita jAnakArI dvArA caturvidha saMgha va bhAratIya vidvAnoM taka lAbha pahu~cAnA hai. anta meM Apase eka apekSA hai ki yaha aMka Apake hAthoM meM hai. Apa apane sujhAvoM/ pratikriyAoM/lekha/mantaccoM ko hame bhejakara apanI zruta bhakti kA naitika kartavya avazya adA kareMge... pRSTha 1 kA zeSa ] prAcIna bhAratIya lekhana... kI aneka nakaleM banavAI jAne lagI. eka prati ke kharAba yA naSTa ho jAne para dUsarI prati likhavA lI jAtI thI. aitihAsika rUpa se bhArata meM lipi kI paramparA pAMca hajAra varSa prAcIna hai. lipi yA lekhana ke prAcInatama udAharaNa hameM bhArata kI har3appA kI saMskRti ke purAvazeSoM se milate haiM. yaha vAta aura hai ki abhI taka isa lipi yA bhASA ko samajhane meM saphalatA nahIM mila sakI hai. lekina ve eka vikasita bhASA ke prAcInatama udAharaNa haiM. isake bAda lipi ke prAcIna udAharaNa samrATa azoka ke zilAlekha jo caTTAnoM aura staMbhoM para kurede gae, Aja bhI dekhaneM ko milate haiM. ye sabhI abhilekha prAyaH prAcIna brAhmI lipi meM likhe gaye haiM. azoka ke kucha abhilekha kharoSTI lipi meM bhI pAye gaye haiM. jisakA pracalana akhaMDa bhArata ke pazcimottara bhAga meM thA. isa lipi meM lekhana dAyeM se bAMI ora tathA Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 3 brAhmI lipi bAeM se dAyIM ora likhI jAtI thI jaisA ki Aja ke bhArata kI sabhI bhASAoM meM pracalita hai. vAstava meM brAhmI lipi hI bhArata kI sabhI lipiyoM kI jananI hai. parantu kAlAntara meM isa lipi ke AkAra meM dhIre-dhIre parivartana Ane lage. jisake kAraNa unameM bheda utpanna ho gaye. vartamAna lipiyoM meM dakSiNa aura pUrvI bhArata kI lipiyA~ zeSa bhArata kI lipiyoM se dekhane meM bhinna avazya lagatI haiM parantu ina sabakA janma brAhmI lipi se hI huA hai. ina lipiyoM ke kSetrIya vikAsa kI prakriyA bhI apane Apa meM eka romAMcaka kathA hai. prAcIna kAla meM lekhana ke lie prAyaH tAr3apatra, bhojapatra, vastra jaise mAdhyamoM kA prayoga kiyA jAtA thA. tAr3a ke vRkSa prAyaH baMgAla, ur3IsA aura dakSiNa bhArata meM pAye jAte haiM. ataH una kSetroM meM tAr3apatra hI lekhana kA pramukha mAdhyama bana gayA thA. ina kSetroM meM Aja bhI zubha kArya jaise janma kuNDalI ityAdi ke liye tAr3apatra kA hI upayoga kiyA jAtA hai. uttara bhArata ke pahAr3I aura maidAnI kSetra meM vastra aura bhoja patra kA upayoga lekhana ke lie kiyA jAtA thA. tAr3a vRkSa bAhulya kSetroM meM likhane ke lie lohe kI zalAkA se akSaroM ko kureda kara likhA jAtA thA. jaisA ki zilAlekhoM kI prAcIna paramparA thI aura yaha tAr3a patra para sambhava bhI thA. ataH zilAlekha kI paramparA kA anukaraNa tAr3a patra para likhane ke lie hone lagA. isake antargata tAr3a patra para likhane ke liye nokadAra suai jaisI lekhanI ( zalAkA) kA prayoga kiyA jAtA thA aura akSaroM ko spaSTa karane ke lie tAr3a patra kI likhAvaTa meM kAlikha bhara dI jAtI thI. yaha paramparA Aja bhI cala rahI hai isake nahIM rahane ke kAraNa kalama aura syAhI se mAdhyama kI sataha para likhane kI paramparA viparita vastra yA bhojapatra zilAlekha kI paramparA kA anukaraNa karane kI yogyatA prArambha huI. prAcIna brAhmI lipi ke akSaroM ko tAr3a patra para likhanA to sambhava thA parantu isase tAr3a patra ko bahuta kSati pahuMcatI thI kyoMki brAhmI lipi ke akSara prAyaH khar3I aura Ar3I rekhAoM meM mizraNa se hI bane the. jisake kAraNa tAr3apatra ke reze lekhanI dvArA kaTa jAte the aura patra bahuta dina taka Tika nahIM pAtA thA. isa prakAra tAr3apatra bAhulya kSetroM kI lipi ne maror3a lenA prArambha kara diyA jisase tAr3a patra para likhane meM suvidhA to huI, sAtha hI sAtha tAr3apatra kI kSati bhI kama hone lagI. yahI kAraNa hai ki tAr3apatra bAhulya kSetroM kI lipiyA~ maror3adAra bana gaI aura prAcIna brAhmI se yA usase utpanna uttara bhAratIya lipiyoM se bhinna ho gaI. isake viparIta uttara bhAratIya lipiyoM ke AkAra prAcIna brAhmI ke jyAdA samIpa bane rahe. ho lekhana paramparA ke prArambha ho jAne se hI zruta paramparA kA samUcA jJAna surakSita sakA jo Aja bhArata ke anaginata jJAna bhaMDAroM meM par3A hai. prAcIna kAla meM jaba kisI graMtha kI racanA kI jAtI thI to usakI eka Adarza prati svayaM AcArya yA koI ziSya taiyAra karatA thA. usake bAda usa Adarza prati ke AdhAra para aneka pratikRtiyA~ taiyAra kI jAtI thI. jinheM vibhinna sthAnoM para vitarita kara diyA jAtA thA. isake bAda jaba graMtha kI dazA kharAba hone lagatI to usakI dUsarI prati taiyAra karavA dI jAtI. isa prakAra yaha zrRMkhalA calatI rahI aura jJAna kI ye pothiyA~ eka pIr3hI se dUsarI pIr3hI ko prApta hotI rahI. Aja hamAre pAsa saikar3oM varSa prAcIna graMthoM kI Adarza prati to nahIM hai parantu unakI pratikRtiyA~ avazya upalabdha hai. rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata yA kAlidAsa ke graMtha isI prakAra hamArI pIDhI ko prApta hue jinakI prAcInatA para koI saMzaya nahIM kiyA jAnA cAhie. mUla graMtha kI pratikRtiyA~ aura phira pratikRtiyoM kI pratikRtiyA~ taiyAra karane kI isa lambI paramparA meM kucha kaThinAiyA~ bhI AI. jaba eka pratikRti meM anajAne meM bhUla ho jAtI yA pATha chUTa jAtA to vahI bhUla anya pratikRtiyoM meM bhI praveza kara jAtI. vizeSa kara usa paristhiti meM jaba vaha pratikRti kisI jAnakAra vyakti dvArA zuddha nahIM kI gaI ho. isI prakAra akSara ke galata paDhane aura likhane, gaira samajhI va aneka anya kAraNoM se mUla pATha meM vikRtiyA~ utpanna ho jAtI thI. uttara madhya kAla meM isa prakAra kI bhUleM kucha jyAdA hI huI. kyoMki uttara madhya kAla meM java graMthoM ke prati dhArmika va sAmAjika cetanA jAgRta huI taba graMthoM kI pratikRtiyAM taiyAra karane vAloM kA eka varga hI taiyAra ho gayA thA jinheM 'lipikAra' yA sthAnIya bhASA [zeSa pRSTha 7 para For Private and Personal Use Only
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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra zruta sAgara, dvitIya ASADha 2052 ( gatAMka se Age ) jaina sAhitya 3 www.kobatirth.org dvAdazAMgI jaina dharma ke sabase prAcIna graMtha dvAdazAMgI ke nAma se jAne jAte haiM. inheM gaNipiTaka bhI kahate haiM. bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pramukha ziSya gautamasvAmI Adi gaNadharoM ne milakara dvAdazAMgI kI racanA kI. inameM se prathama gyAraha aMga Aja upalabdha haiM. lekina bArahavA~ aMga jo dRSTivAda ke nAma se jAnA jAtA thA, vaha lagabhaga 1500 varSoM se lupta hai. gyAraha aMgoM ke sandarbha meM kAlAMtara meM anya Agama race gayeM jinameM se 99 aMga, 12 upAMga, 4 mUlasUtra 6 chedasUtra, 10 prakIrNaka aura do cUlikA sUtra. ye sammilita rUpa se 45 Agama ke nAma se prasiddha haiM. jaina paraMparA ke mUla meM AtmA va aparigraha kara sarvotkRSTa sthAna hai. AgamoM meM batAyA gayA hai ki sAdhaka ke jIvana meM jaba koI doSa raha jAtA hai tabhI use svarNarUpa saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karanA par3atA hai. dUsare zabdoM meM svarNa saMyama kA nahIM apitu saMyamagata doSa kA pariNAma hai. svarga prApti ko bhava-bhramaNa kA nAma dekara batAyA hai ki jaina paraMparA meM svarga kA koI mUlya nahIM hai. aMga aMga vAraha haiM, jinake nAma isa prakAra haiM:- 1. AcArAMga (AyArAMga), 2. sUtrakRtAMga (sUyagaDAMga), 3. sthAnAMga (ThANAMga), 4. samavAyAMga (samavAya), 5. vyAkhyAprajJapti (vivAhapaNNatti ), 6. jJAtAdharmakathA (nAyAdhammakahA), 7. upAsakadazA (uvAsagadazA), 8. aMtakRddazA (aMtagaDadazA), 9. anuttaropapAtika dazA (anuttarovavAiya dazA), 10. praznavyAkaraNa (paNNavAgaraNa), 11. vipAkasUtra (vivAgasUpa) aura 12 dRSTivAda (vihIbAda). inameM kA (vivAgasUya) aura 12. dRSTivAda (diTThIvAda) . inameM aMtima dRSTivAda kA ullekha pahale hI kiyA jA cukA hai. [dRSTivAda aMga zrutajJAna kA samudra mAnA jAtA thA. anya Agamastha ullekhoM se jJAta hotA hai ki isa saMsAra meM aisA koI padArtha, aisI koI vidyA, aisA koI jJAna-vijJAna nahIM hogA jisakI carcA dRSTivAda meM na ho. yahA~ taka kahA jAtA hai ki saMsAravartI sabhI dharma-darzana kI jar3a dRSTivAda meM milatI hai. isake caudaha prabheda haiM jinheM pUrva kahate haiM. pUrvI ke nAma isa prakAra haiM- utpAda, agrAyaNa, vIryapravAda, astinAsti, jJAnapravAda, satyapravAda, AtmapravAda, samayapravAda, pratyAkhyAnapravAda, vidyAnupravAda, avandhyakalyANavandhya, prANAyu-kriyAvizAla va bindusAra. ] ina gyAraha aMgoM kA zvetAmbara paraMparA meM sarvocca sthAna hai. aMgoM ke krama meM pahalA nAma AcArAMga kA hai. yaha upayukta hI hai, kyoMki mokSamArga prarUpaNa meM saba se pahale AcAra kI vyavasthA anivArya hotI hai. AcArAMga kI racanA ke viSaya meM do bhinna bhinna ullekha milate haiM. eka mata ke anusAra pahale pUrvoM kI racanA huI aura vAda meM AcArAMga Adi bane. dUsare mata ke anusAra pahale AcArAMga banA aura vAda meM anya. cUrNikAroM va vRttikAroM ne ina do paraspara virodhI ullekhoM kI saMgati baiThAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai. phira bhI yaha mAnanA vizeSa upayukta hai ki sarva prathama AcArAMga kI racanA huI hogI. pUrva zabda ke artha ko lekara yaha kalpanA kI jAtI hai ki pUrvo kI racanA pahale huI. kintu yaha nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki pUrva meM AcArAMga Adi zAstra samAviSTa hI haiM. ataH pUrvo meM bhI AcAra kI vyavasthA na kI gaI ho aisA kisa prakAra kahA jA sakatA hai? AcArAMga ko prathama sthAna dene kA hetu hai usakA viSaya isake atirikta jahA~ jahA~ aMgoM ke nAma Ae haiM, vahA~-vahA~ mUla tathA vRtti meM sabase pahale AcArAMga kA nAma likhA gayA hai. sAtha hI yaha bhI ullekhanIya hai ki kisIne AcArAMga kA nAma pahale likhane meM koI visaMvAda upasthita nahIM kiyA hai. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir AcArAMga ke bAda sUtrakRtAMga Adi jo nAma haiM, unake krama kI yojanA kisane | vanAI? isakA ullekha nahIM milatA lekina yaha avazya mahattvapUrNa hai ki jainoM ke cetAmbara evaM digaMbara donoM paraMparAoM meM inakA krama eka jaisA hI hai. ina maulika graMthoM ke adhyayana se yaha niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki AtmA se paramAtmA kaise bana sakate haiM. jIva se zivapada kaise prApta hotA hai, yahI eka mukhya uddezya tattva jJAna ke kendra meM phalita hotA hai. anya jJAnavijJAna kI bAteM ityAdi pracura mAtrA meM uddhRta hai, para vaha saba gauNa rUpa se digdarzita hai. aMgoM kI viSayavastu - - aMga graMthoM meM adhyAtma evaM sAdhanA ke sAtha svarga narakAdi, paraloka, sUryacandrAdi jambUdvIpAdi lavaNasamudrAdi vividha prakAra ke garbha va janma, paramANu kaMpana va paramANu kI sAMzatA tathA ina viSayoM se sambandhita anya aneka viSayoM kI carcA ThIka-ThIka pramANa meM kI gaI hai. inameM kahIM bhI yaha nahIM kahA gayA hai ki amuka viSaya kA spaSTIkaraNa nahIM ho sakatA. muktAtmA evaM nirvANa ke viSaya meM vistRta evaM prAmANika carcA inameM huI hai. sAtha hI tatkAlIna samAja, rAjanIti, vidyAbhyAsa, rAjavaibhava, sAmAjika AcAra, yuddha, vAda-vivAda, alaMkArazAlA, kSaurazAlA, jaina muniyoM kI AcArapraNAlI, anya mata ke tapasviyoM evaM parivrAjakoM kI AcArapaddhati, dIkSA, daNDa vyavasthA, vyApAra, jaina-ajaina upAsakoM kI jIvanacaryA, mana va pUrI karane kI rIti, dAsa prathA, indra, rudra, skaMda, nAga, bhUta, yakSa, ziva, vaizravaNa, hariNegamecI Adi deva, vividha kalAoM, sabdhiyA~, vikurvaNAzakti, nagara, udyAna, samavasaraNa, devAsurasaMgrAma, vanaspati Adi paMcendriya taka ke vividha jIva, AhAra, zvAsocchvAsa, AyuSya, adhyavasAya Adi para paryApta prakAza DAlA gayA hai. unakA jaina paraMparA ke mUla meM AtmA va aparigraha kA sarvotkRSTa sthAna hai. AgamoM meM batAyA gayA hai ki sAdhaka ke jIvana meM jaba koI doSa raha jAtA hai tabhI use svargarUpa saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karanA par3atA hai. dUsare zabdoM meM svarga saMyama kA nahIM apitu saMyamagata doSa kA pariNAma hai. svarga prApti ko bhava-bhramaNa kA nAma dekara batAyA hai ki jaina paraMparA meM svarga kA koI mUlya nahIM hai. aMga sUtra meM jitanI bhI kathAeM AtI haiM unameM sabhI meM sAdhakoM ke nirvANa ko hI prathama sthAna diyA gayA hai. ina maulika graMthoM ke adhyayana se yaha niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki AtmA se paramAtmA kaise bana sakate haiM, jIva se zivapada kaise prApta hotA hai, yahI eka mukhya uddezya tattva jJAna ke kendra meM phalita hotA hai. anya jJAna-vijJAna kI bAteM ityAdi pracura mAtrA meM uddhRta hai, para vaha sava gauNa rUpa se digdarzita hai. [kamazA (AgAmI aMkoM meM 99 aMgoM sahita 45 AgamoM kA kramaza: paricaya karAyA jAegA) For Private and Personal Use Only
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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra zruta sAgara, dvitIya ASADha 2052 www.kobatirth.org subhASita carijjadhammaM jinadeliyaM vidU / [21-12 uttarAdhyAyana sUtra ] buddhimAna manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha jina dvArA upadiSTa dharma kA AcaraNa kare. dhammassa vio mUlaM / [9-2-2 dazavaikAlika sUtra ] dharma kA mUla vinaya hai. appaNaTThA paraThAvA, kohA vA jai vA bhyaa| hiMsagaM na musaM bUyA, novi annaM vayAvae / / [6-11 dazakAlika sUtra ] nirdvanya apane svArtha ke liye yA dUsaroM ke lie koca se, yA bhava se kisI prasaMga para dUsaroM ko pIr3A pahu~cAne vAlA satya yA asatya vacana na to svayaM bole na dUsaroM se bulavAye. 1 na lavejna puTTho sAvajjaM na niraTThe na mammayaM / appaNaTThA paraTThA vA ubhayassa tareNa vA / / [1-25 uttarAdhyayana sUtra ] kisI ke pUchane para bhI apane svArtha ke lie athavA dUsaroM ke lie pApa yukta nirarthaka vacana na bole aura marmabhedaka vacana bhI nahIM bolanA cAhie. bAlaM sammai sAsaMto, galiyassaM va vaahe| [1-37 uttarAdhyayana sUtra ] jaise duSTa ghor3e ko calAte hue usakA vAhaka khinna hotA hai, vaise hI durbuddhiavinIta ziSya ko zikSA detA huA guru khinnatA kA anubhava karatA hai. aNumA pi mehAvI, mAyAmo vivajjae / [ 5-2-49 dazavAlika sUca] AtmArthI sAdhaka aNumAtra bhI mAyA mRSA kA sevana na kare. aNamikkataM ca varSa saMpehAe, kharga jAgAhi paMDie / [1-2-1 AcArAMga sUtra ] sUtra he paMDita sAdhaka! jIvana ke jo kSaNa bIta gaye so bIta gaye. avazeSa jIvana ko hI lakSya meM rakhate hue prApta avasara kA tU sadupayoga kara. mulAo baMdhapyabhavo dumalsa, saMghAta pacchA samuventi sAhA / sAhappasAhA viruhanti sAhA, tao si puSpaM ca phalaM raso y|| [9-2-1 dazavaikAlika sUtra ] | vRkSa ke mUla se skandha utpanna hotA hai, skandha ke pazcAt zAkhAe~, aura zAkhAoM meM se prazAkhAe~ nikalatI haiM. isake pazcAt phUla, phala aura rasa utpanna hotA hai. evaM dhammassa viNao, mUlaM paramo se mokkho jeNa kiliM, sayaM, sigdhaM, nissesaM cAbhigacchaI / / [ 9-2-2 dazavekAlika sUtra ] isI prakAra dharma rupI vRkSa kA mUla vinaya hai, aura usakA antima phala mokSa hai. vinaya se manuSya ko kIrti, prazaMsA aura zrutajJAna Adi samasta iSTa tatvoM kI prApti hotI hai, Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir graMthAvalokana 'guruvANI' vaha jIvana mUlyoM ko Alokita karanevAlA uttama saMskAra poSaka eka paThanIya graMtha hai. jIvana meM sadAcAra-naitikatA mArgAnusAritA zrAvaka tathA sAdhu dharma kA pAlana kaise kara sakate hai, ina satkarmoM se jIvana meM kyA lAbha hotA hai yaha saba khUba rocaka zailI meM pravacanakAra AcAryazrI padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ne pravacanoM ke mAdhyama se samajhAyA hai. ruvANI grantha .. zrI 053 jIvana ko sukha-samRddhimaya banAnA ho, saMsAra kI upAdhiyoM se trasta hue ho aura zAnti kI cAhanA rakhate ho to isa graMtha kA adhyayana nitAnta Avazyaka pratIta hogA. sAmAnya jIvana se lekara AdhyAtmikatA ke ucca zikhara para ArUDha hone taka kI asara jIvana meM samarasatA paidA karake rahegI aisA kaha sakate hai. kramabaddha paddhati isa prAvacanika graMtha meM milatI hai. sugrAhya aura sarala zabdoM kI jAduI isa 'guruvANI' graMtha kA vimocana samAroha abhI-abhI 19 maI ko nepAla kI rAjadhAnI kAThamANDau meM sampanna huA hai. nepAla ke pradhAna mantrI zeravahAdura zrImAn deuvAjI ke karakamaloM se vimocana honA bhI isa pratyaratna kI mahimA hai. nepAla ke mahArAjA zrI vIra vikrama vIrendra siMha zAhadeva ko bhI yaha graMtha jaba ve pUjya AcAryazrI [zeSa pRSTha 8 para For Private and Personal Use Only udgAra jaina darzana yathArtha meM jIvana kA darzana hai. ise anubhUti meM lAne hetu jo sAhitya kA adbhuta aura apUrva prayAsa kiyA gayA hai usase vartamAna hI nahIM bhAvI pIr3hiyAM bhI lAbhAnvita hogI aura isakA upakAra mAnegI. sundaralAla paTavA, bhUtapUrva mukhya maMtrI, madhya pradeza This is the best provided and most impressive institution for the practice and scholarl study of Jain religion that I have seen. The trustees and employees are to be congratulated on the impeccable presentation and upkeep of the buildings. Every thing is in place for the furtherance of Jain scholarship. Dr. Will Johnson, University of Wales, U.K. cs pAThakoM se namra nivedana 80 yaha aMka Apako kaisA lagA, hameM avazya likheM. Apake sujhAvoM kI hameM pratIkSA hai. Apa apanI aprakAzita racanA/lekha suvAcya akSaroM meM likhakara / TaMkita kara hameM bheja sakate haiM. apanI racanA/ lekhoM ke sAtha ucita mUlya kA TikaTa lagA liphAphA avazya bhejeM anyathA hama asvIkRti kI dazA meM racanA vApasa nahIM bheja sakeMge. zrutasAgara, AcAryazrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA, gAMdhInagara 382009.
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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zruta sAgara, dvitIya ASADha 2052 || itihAsa ke jharokhe se || (( vRttAnta sAgara) samrAT samprati cAturmAsa vi.saM. 2052 Azita zAha .pU. gacchAdhipati AcArya zrI subodhasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. samrATa saMprati kA janma I.sa.pUrva 257 meM huA thA. saMprati kA jIvana jitanA evaM AcArya zrI manoharakIrtisAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. Adi ThANA preraka hai! utanA hI unakA pUrvabhava romAMcakArI hai. jisase vaha samrATa azoka ke pautra javAharanagara, jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka saMgha, goregAMva (pa.), mumbaI. ke rUpa meM jainadharmI samrATa ke nAma se prasiddha huA. .pU. AcArya zrI kalyANasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ____ saMprati pUrvabhava meM kauzAMbI nagara meM dumaka nAmakA bhikhArI thA. yaha usa samaya | | evaM muni zrI zivasAgarajI ma.sA. Adi ThANA kI bAta hai jaba isa pAvana dharA para yugapradhAna Arya suhasti mahArAja vicaraNa kara jaina. zve. mU. saMgha vijayanagara, nAraNapurA, ahamadAbAda rahe the. usa samaya bAraha sAla se duSkAla cala rahA thA. zrImaMtoM ko bhI eka samaya .pU. rASTrasaMta AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. bhojana karanA par3atA thA para sAdhu bhagavaMtoM ko gocarI bhaktibhAva pUrvaka milatI thI. upAdhyAya zrI dharaNeMdrasAgarajI ma.sA. eka samaya Arya suhasti mahArAja ke ziSya zrImaMta zrAvaka ke ghara se modaka pracura panyAsa zrI vardhamAnasAgarajI ma.sA. gocarI lekara nikala rahe the taba dvAra para khar3A dumaka bhikhArI modaka pracura gocarI panyAsa zrI amRtasAgarajI ma.sA. dekhakara muni se mAMgane lagA. muni ne kahA ki yaha bhojana maiM tumheM nahIM de sakatA. gaNivarya zrI vinayasAgarajI ma.sA. agara tuma aisA bhojana cAhate ho to tumheM dIkSA lekara sAdhu bananA hogA. drumaka gaNivarya zrI devendrasAgarajI ma.sA. Adi ThANA 12 ne socakara muni se kahA ki ina dinoM jaba khAne ke sAse par3a rahe haiM aura laDDupradhAna zrI nemInAthajI mahArAja jaina maMdira miSThAna yukta bhojana milatA ho to maiM dIkSA lene ke lie taiyAra hU~. muni use Arya ajImagaMja, mUrzidAbAda - (pa. baMgAla) suhasti ke pAsa le gaye. unhoMne apane jJAnabala se jaina zAsana kI mahAna prabhAvanA .pU. AcArya zrI bhadrabAhusAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. kA nimitta dekhakara drumaka ko dIkSA dI aura unakA nAma raMkamuni rakhA gayA. dIkSA ___ muni zrI prasannakIrtisAgarajI ma.sA. ke dina upavAsa karake dusare dina pAraNe meM miSTAnna pradhAna AhAra lene se unheM atisAra | muni zrI jayakIrtisAgarajI ma.sA. kA roga ho gayA. inake roga kA yogya ilAja hone lagA. zrImaMta gharAne ke bar3e bar3e vItarAga sosAyaTI, pAlaDI, ahamadAbAda zrAvaka unakI sevA kara rahe the. raMkamuni kI vedanA asahya ho rahI thI. zrAvakoM kI .muni zrI nirmalasAgarajI ma.sA. evaM bhakti dekhakara ve socane lage ki jaba maiM bhikhArI thA to yahI loga mujhe dhakkA dekara muni zrI padmodayasAgarajI ma.sA. jaina zve. mU. pU. saMgha gola, jilA : jAlaura, rAjasthAna. nikAla dete the aura Aja yahI loga khar3e pA~va merI sevA kara raheM haiM. mujhe vaMdana kara | *muni zrI vimalasAgarajI ma.sA. Adi ThANA 2 raheM hai. aho! jaina dharma kI kaisI mahattA hai. isI zubha bhAva ke sAtha unakA kAladharma thobha kI vADI, udayapura (rAja.) ho gayA. zubha bhAva ke phalasvarUpa unakA janma magadha ke samrATa azoka ke aMdhaputra , adhaputra sUrya kiraNoM kA praveza ke yahA~ putra ke rUpa meM huA. unakA nAma saMprati rakhA gayA. * prativarSa kI bhAMti isa varSa bhI kobA sthita zrI mahAvIrAlaya meM bhagavAna mahAvIra - jaba ve 6 mAha ke the to dhAvamAtA kI bAta sunakara unake pitA kuNAla ne saMgIta | svAmI ke tilaka ko 22 maI 1996 ke dina dupahara 2.07 baje sUrya ne apanI kalA se samrATa azoka ko prasanna karake varadAna ke rUpa meM apane putra ke lie | razmiyoM se prakAzita kiyA. isa a razmiyoM se prakAzita kiyA. isa avasara para pa. pU. bahuzruta muni zrI jambUvijayajI 'kAkiNI' mAMgA. 'kAkiNI' kA gUDha artha rAjyabhikSA hotA haiM. jisase saMprati 10 | ma.sA. Adi ThANA, rASTrasaMta AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke ziSyamAha kI umara meM hI magadha kA yuvarAja evaM avanti kA zAsaka ghoSita kara diyA | | praziSyAdi munigaNa evaM samAja ke aneka gaNamAnya nAgarika evaM saikar3oM kI saMkhyA meM zraddhAlu upasthita the. jaba ve 14 sAla ke hue to samrATa azoka ne unheM magadha bulAkara yuvarAja pada | munirAja zrI jambUvijayajI ma.sA. zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA meM arpaNa kiyA aura avanti ke zAsaka ke rUpa meM rAjatilaka kiyA. paMjAba kI sImA | pichale dinoM padhAre. Apane zruta saMzodhana hetu upayukta hastaprata, tAr3apatra tathA anya para bAra-bAra ho rahe yavana AkramaNa ko unhoMne apanI vIratA evaM kuneha se dUra kiyA | sAmagrI kA avalokana kara pUraka mAhitI prApta kI. Apane yahAM cala rahI vividha aura magadha kI sImA grIsa taka phailA dI thI. bAda meM AMdhra ko bhI jItakara apane | zruta saMvardhana pravRttiyoM kI prazaMsA kI. rAjya meM milA diyA thA. * nitya prati darzanArtha Ane vAle yAtriyoM ke atirikta vigata apraila, maI evaM jUna eka bAra mAtA zrI zaradabAlA se dharma pratibodha sunakara aura apane janma se pahale | mAsa meM 8,065 darzakoM ne AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAna maMdira kA avalokana jainAcArya dvArA kahI gaI bhaviSya vANI sunakara samaya Ane para dharma kArya karane kA kiyA. darzakoM kI saMkhyA meM yaha abhivRddhi ullekhanIya hai. Alocya avadhi meM 433 vacana diyA. graMthoM kA paThanArtha upayoga huA. navIna pustakoM kI saMprApti Arya suhasti mahArAja 16-17 sAla ke bAda jaba vihAraM karate-karate ujjaina padhAreM to jaina saMgha ne unake svAgatArtha bhavya varaghor3A nikAlA, bhagavAna ke ratha ke . AcArya zrI kailAsasAgaramUri jJAna maMdira meM vigata tIna mAha meM 411 graMthoM ko saMprApta kiyA gayA jinameM se 236 graMtha bheMTa svarUpa mileM haiM tathA 175 graMthoM ko pIche Arya suhasti mahArAja apane ziSya samudAya ke sAtha cala rahe the. varaghor3A itanA kraya kiyA gayA hai. graMthoM ke sUcIkaraNa evaM vistRta sUcanAoM ke kampyUTarIkaraNa hetu bhavya thA ki sabhI nagarajana jaina dharma kI bhavyatA dekhakara apane Apako kRtakRtya paMDitoM dvArA hI sIdhe kampyUTara para sUcanAoM kI praviSTI prArambha kI gaI hai. abhI mAna rahe the. samrAT saMprati bhI apane rAjagar3ha ke jharokhe se apane parivAra sahita taka yaha kArya pahale kADoM para taiyAra karane ke bAda praviSTa kiyA jAtA thA. naI paddhati varaghor3e kA AnaMda uThA rahe the. bhagavAna ke ratha ke pIche cala rahe Arya suhasti mahArAja | meM kArya kI zuddhatA ke sAtha hI samaya kI bhI bacata hogI. para dRSTi paDate hI ve unheM apalaka najaroM se dekhane lage aura AtmamaMthana karane lage. | kampyUTara kendra kI pragati : [zeSa pRSTha 7 para pichale dinoM kampyUTara kendra meM multi media kit prasthApita kiyA gayA hai. thA. 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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org zruta sAgara, dvitIya ASADha 2052 pRSTha 6 kA zeSa ] samrAT samprati..... AtmamaMthana ne jaba uccatA prApta kara lI to ve behoza ho gaye. aneka zItopacAra ke bAda jaba ve hoza meM Ae taba unheM jAtismaraNa jJAna ho cukA thA aura apane pUrvabhava ko jAna gaye the. unhoMne varaghor3A rokane kI AjJA dI aura turaMta ve rAjamahala se nikalakara Arya suhasti mahArAja ke pAsa Ae aura vaMdana karake kahA ki Apa mujhe jAnate haiM? eka rAjan ke mukha se aisI bAta kA guDha artha jAnakara Arya suhasti mahArAjane apane jJAna bala se jAna liyA aura kahA ki maiM Apako jAna gayA hU~ parantu ApakA pUrvabhava romAMcakArI aura jaina zAsanake lie gauravaprada hone se maiM ise saMgha ke samakSa kahanA cAhatA hU~. to Apa mere sAtha upAzraya padhAreM. varaghor3A saMpanna ho jAne para Arya suhasti mahArAja ne upAzraya meM mAMgalika Adi kArya pUrNa karake saMprati kA pUrvabhava jo drumaka bhikhArI ke rUpa meM thA, vaha sArA vRttAMta kahA. pUrvabhava sunakara ayanti kI prajA kI jaina dharma ke lie zraddhA aura majabUta huI . saMprati ne apanA rAjya jaba Arya suhasti mahArAja ko samarpita kiyA to unhoMne rAjA ko dharma bodha diyA aura rAjya lakSmI kA upayoga dharmakArya meM karane ko kahA. avanti kI bhadrA zeThANI ne apanI ikatIsa putravadhuoM ke sAtha Arya suhasti mahArAja ke pAsa dIkSA lI to saMprati mahArAjane isa prasaMga se prabhAvita ho kara Arya hastimahArAja kI nizrA meM aThThAI mahotsava karavAyA. jisameM aneka jaina saMghoM ko evaM aneka rAjAoM ko AmaMtrita kiyA. aThThAI mahotsava saMpanna hone para bhavya rathayAtrA nikAlI gaI. isI rathayAtrA meM saMprati ne mahAna abhigraha liyA thA ki 'nitya subaha mere dvArA jaba taka eka naye jinamaMdira kA khAtamuhUrta nahIM hotA taba taka maiM daMtadhAvana nahIM karUMgA'. samrAT ke isa abhigraha se prerita hokara AjJAvartI aneka rAjAoM ne apane rAjya meM jaina dharma ko rAjyadharma banAyA evaM jinamaMdiroM kA nirmANa bhI karavAyA. saMprati mahArAja ne yaha abhigraha vIra nirvANa 289 meM liyA thA aura ve vIra nirvANa 323 taka jIvita raheM. antarAla ke 34 sAloM meM unhoMne savA karor3a kalAtmaka pASANa kI pratimAoM evaM picyANave hajAra dhAtu pratimAoM ko savA lAkha naye jinamaMdiroM meM pratiSThita karavAyA tathA chattIsa hajAra prAcIna jaina tIrthoM evaM maMdiroM kA jIrNodhAra bhI karavAyA. apane pUrvabhava ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue sAta sau dAnazAlAe~ khola rakhI thI. pratimAeM banavAne hetu jayapura evaM makarANA meM aneka kArakhAneM khola rakheM theM. saMprati mahArAja dvArA pratiSThita kisI bhI pratimA ke upara lekha na hone kI yaha vajaha batAI jAtI hai ki saiddhAntika rUpa se aisA mAnA jAtA hai ki dharmakArya meM kIrti kI apekSA dharma ke phala ko bAdha karatI haiM. paraMtu saMpratine nizAnI rUpa hara pratimA ke kohanI ke pIche do samacorasa Teke rakhavAyeM the jisase Aja bhI patA cala jAtA hai ki yaha pratimA saMprati dvArA nirmApita hai athavA unake samaya kI haiM. Aja choTe-bar3e zaharoM meM evaM gAMvoM meM aisI kaI pratimAeM dRSTigata hotI haiM. mahArAjA saMprati I.pUrva 235 meM magadha ke samrAT bane the, parantu yaha dekhane ke lie Arya suhasti mahArAja vidyamAna nahIM the kyoMki unakA kAladharma I.pUrva 230 meM ho gayA thA. unake bAda unake ziSya yugapradhAna zrI guNasuMdarasUri mahArAja samrAT saMprati ke dharmakAryoM kA netRtva karate the evaM ucita samaya para mArgadarzana bhI dete the. samrAT saMprati ne apane bAhuvala se nepAla, tibbeTa evaM khoTAna pradeza bhI jIta lie the. vahA~ para apane jaina upadezakoM ko prathama bhejakara vahA~ kI prajA kA kalyANa kiyA thA aura unheM jainadharmI banAkara jainadharma kA pracAra karavAyA thA. bAda meM sAdhu bhagavaMtoM kA vihAra karavAyA thA. isa taraha samrAT saMpratine cAroM ora jaina dharma kI patAkA laharAtI rakhI thI. vIra nirvANa 323 meM isa mahAna rAjA kA svAsthya acAnaka kharAva ho gayA aura dina pratidina unakA svAsthya giratA gayA. apanA aMta samaya najadIka dekhakara unhone apane cAcA dazaratha ko magadha kA samrAT pada diyA aura kucha samaya meM hI unakA dehAMta ho gayA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir pRSTha 8 kA zeSa ] ahaM kA aMdhakAra... saMta ne vidvAn ko kapa aura rakAbI dI aura kaoNphI banAkara lAyA. kaoNphI ko vaha kapa meM DAlatA gayA. kapa bhara gayA.... rakAbI bhI bhara gaI, phira bhI vaha kaoNphI aura... pAyajAmeM para bhI kaoNphI gira gayI. isa para vidvAn ne saMta se kahA ki - "yaha DAlatA hI rahA. yahA~ taka ki kaoNphI ubhara kara nIce girane lagI. vidvAn ke zarTa Apa kyA kara rahe haiM? mere kapar3e saba kharAba ho gae." se kahA - "ApakI bAta maiM samajha nahIM pAyA, Apa hI kucha batAie." saMta ne vidvAn se kahA - "yaha Apake savAla kA javAba hai." taba usane saMta saMta ne kahA - "bhare hue kapa meM kaoNphI DAlane se kucha phAyadA nahIM. jaise bhare kapa meM kaoNphI DAlane se ubhara gayI aura kapar3e kharAba ho gaye, vaise hI jahA~ taka dila aura dimAga kA kapa khAlI nahIM hogA, taba taka merA kahanA ubhAra jaisA hogA. Apa khAlI hokara Ae~ to hI maiM Apako kucha samajhA sakU~gA." jaba jagata ke jJAna se zUnya banatA hai, tabhI vaha svayaM kA paricaya prApta kara sakatA hai. jaba paramAtmA kI zaraNa meM jAoge, jaba paramAtmA ko samarpita ho jAoge; taba hI ApakA jIvana, satya ke prakAza se ujjvala banegA. 7 satya aura sadAcAra se yukta jIvana prasthApita karane ke lie sAhasa apekSita hai, kyoMki sAhasa ke binA sAdhanA nahIM hogI. jahA~ sAdhanA nahIM, vahA~ siddhi bhI nahIM hogI. Apako jAnakArI kitanI hai, isa se koI matalaba nahIM. Apa kyA jAnate haiM, isakA bhI nahIM balki Apa kyA karate haiM, usakA adhika mahattva hai. Apa ke jIvana meM (Practical) kitanA hai, vahI dekhA jAtA hai. janma se mRtyu kI utpatti hotI hai. hamArA sArA jIvana mRtyu se ghirA huA rahatA hai. usameM asat vastu kA grahaNa mRtyu kI paraMparA lAtA hai jabaki satya amaratA pradAna karatA hai. Aja taka hamArA janAjA nikalA para satya pAkara hama mRtyu kA janAjA nikalavAyeMge. yadi mRtyu ko mAranA hai to dharmazAstra ati Avazyaka hai. dharmoSadhi se hI mRtyurUpI darda kA nidAna ho sakatA hai. hama jaba-jaba yaha socate haiM ki hama yuvAna haiM, taba-taba vAstava meM hama pala-pala bur3e hote jA rahe hote haiM. hamArA yaha socanA galata hai ki 'jIvana lambA hai, ' kyoMki mRtyu pratikSaNa hamArI ora bar3hatI A rahI hai. pRSTha 3 kA zeSa ] meM 'lahiyA' ke nAma se jAnA jAtA hai. dhArmika vRtti ke pariNAma svarUpa yadi jIvana meM abhayatA praveza kare to hama bedhar3aka kaha sakeMge ki 'hama amara haiM' For Private and Personal Use Only prAcIna bhAratIya lekhana... deza meM chApAkhAne khula jAne ke bAda bhI inakI paramparA calatI rahI. citrakAroM kI taraha hI unakA yaha vyavasAya pIr3hI dara pIr3hI calatA rahA. kI pratikRtiyA~ taiyAra karate haiM. sAtha hI jaina zramaNa paramparA ke pratipAlaka sAdhugujarAta va rAjasthAna meM Aja bhI kucha lahiye jIvita haiM jo jaina Agama graMthoM sAdhvIjI bhI nitya kucha na kucha likhane kA niyama dhAraNa karate haiM aura isa paramparA ko jIvita rakhe hue haiM. yadyapi tIvra gati se kampyUTara kA vikAsa hone para Aja kampyUTara dvArA prAcIna zailI kI lipi meM graMthoM kI pratikRtiyA~ bhI taiyAra hone lagI hai. isI ke sAtha bhAratIya hasta likhita graMthoM ke lekhana kI isa prAcIna paramparA meM eka naI vidhA ne janma liyA hai. svayaM kI khoja aura vikAsa se bar3I koI AstikatA nahIM hai.
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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zruta sAgara, dvitIya ASADha 2052 | ahaM kA aMdhakAra gacchAdhipati AcAryazrI kailAsasAgarasUrIzvarajI ke AcArya zrI pAsAgarasUrIdharajI zubhAzIrvAda durvicAroM kA saMgaThana bahuta khataranAka hotA hai. yaha vyakti ko paramAtmA taka pahu~cane nahIM detA. asatya ke mAdhyama se milA huA sukha kSaNamAtra AnaMda detA hai lekina usakA bhaviSya kitanA duHkhamaya hotA hai, kyA isakA kabhI vicAra kiyA hai? AcAryazrI padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI kI preraNA se jo vyakti pariNAma ko dekhakara apanA kArya nahIM karatA usakA bhaviSya kaSTamaya ya kaSTamaya | zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA bana jAtA hai. kSaNika sukha ke lie vaha vyakti apane anaMta bhava bigAr3a letA hai. agara Apako AtmA se paricaya prApta karanA hai to Apa ko apanA AcaraNa saMcAlita saMsthAe~ AtnA ke anukUla banAnA par3egA. jIvana meM yadi satya aura sadAcAra kI pratiSThA ApakA hArdika svAgata karatI haiM. nahIM hogI to jIvana durgandhamaya bana jAegA. usakI pavitratA naSTa ho jAyegI. isalie | usakI pavitratA naSTa ho jAyagA. isalie 1.zrI mahAvIrAlaya jJAniyoM ne kahA hai ki agara Apako jIvana meM kucha pAnA hai to Apa asatya kI | | 2. AcAryazrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAna maMdira bhUmikA chor3a deM aura apane jIvana ko sadagaNoM se sugaMdhamaya banArve. ___ "maiM saba jAnatA hU~' yaha mana kA daMbha hai. mana ke isa aham ko chor3a do. paramAtmA (ka) devadigaNi kSamAzramaNa hastaprata bhANDAgAra ke dvAra para mUrkha banakara jAoge to vidvAna bana kara lauToge, jIvana meM kucha prakAza (kha) Arya sudharmA svAmI zrutAgAra lekara Aoge. (ga) samrATa samprati saMgrahAlaya eka vidvAn eka saMta ke pAsa gayA. vidvAn ke mana meM aham thA. vaha socatA (gha) Arya rakSitasUri zodha sAgara (kampyUTara kendra) thA ki maiM saba kucha jAnatA hU~. vaha saMta se kahane lagA ki maiM (M.A. B.ED.) (3) zrI mahAvIra darzana (prastAvita) hU~. maiMne (PhD.) kI hai. maiM AtmA ke bAre meM kucha jAnanA cAhatA hU~. jaba taka mana | 3. zrI jaina ArAdhanA bhavana (upAzraya) meM aham baiThA ho taba taka jAnakArI kaise prApta hogI? 4. zrI AcArya kailAsasAgarasUri smRti maMdira [zeSa pRSTha 7para | 5. mumukSu kuTIra pRSTha 2 kA zeSa] 20vI sadI ke mahAna jainAcArya.... 6. zrImatI gulAbadevI sohanalAla caudharI jaina bhojana zAlA | 7. zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, zrI vIraprabhu prAcIna jinAlaya borIja, gAMdhInagara mahAsaMgha ke adhyakSa zrI mahAbhadaMta aura vizva hindu pariSada ke zrI siMghalajI ne apane vizeSa jAnakArI hetu samparka sUtra : apane bhASaNa meM AcAryazrI kI mukta kaMTha se prasaMzA kI. anta meM AcAryazrI ne apane zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra prabhAvI vaktavya meM kahA ki ahiMsA ke mAdhyama se hama vizva meM zAnti kA pracAra kobA, gAMdhInagara - 382 009. prasAra kara sakate hai, parantu yAda raheM pahale hameM apane siddhAntoM ko AtmasAt karanA phona- (02712) 76252,76204, 76205 hogA varan vizvazAnti ke liye diye jAne vAle nAroM aura bhASaNoM kA koI mUlya | pRSTha 5 kA zeSa] graMthAvalokana... nahIM hogA. ke darzanArtha padhAre taba upahAra svarUpa arpaNa kiyA gayA hai. pUjya gaNizrI pUjyazrI nepAla se di. 23.5.96 ko vihAra kara vividha grAma, nagara, upavana | devendrasAgarajI ma. sA. ne isa graMtha kA saMkalana saMpAdana kiyA hai. unhoMne san 94 meM pada sparzanA karate hue aitihAsika nagara ajImagaMja kI puNya bhUmi meM cAturmAsa | ke AcAryazrI ke dillI (cAMdanI cauka) cAturmAsa kI avadhi meM hue pravacanoM ko hetu padhAra rahe haiM. smaraNa rahe, yaha vahI saubhAgyazAlI nagara hai jahA~ AcArya bhagavanta | saMkalita kara AkarSaka pustakAkAra meM samAja ke sAmane prastuta kiyA hai. kA janma huA thA. AjAdI ke pUrva yahA~ ke zraddhAvanta zrAvaka ratnoM se yaha nagara | yAkinI mahattarA dharma sunu AcArya zrI haribhadrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. dvArA racita pUre bhArata meM suprasiddha thA.jagata zeTha, rAya bahAdura zrI dhanapatasiMhajI dUgar3a, mahArAja dharmabindu graMtha isa 'guruvANI' kA mUla srota hai. graMthanAma : 'guruvANI', mUla pravacanakAra : AcArya zrImat padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI, zrI bahAdurasiMhajI siMdhI, zrI nirmala kumArajI navalakhA, zrI buddhasiMhajI dudhoriyA, saMkalana va saMpAdana : gaNivarya zrI devendrasAgarajI, bhASA: hindI, AvRtti : prathama, zrI puranacaMdajI nAhara Adi jaina parivAroM kI kIrti aura dharma kAryoM ko deza bhara vi. saM. 2052, mUlya : 400/-, prakAzaka : zrI aSTamaMgala phAuNDezana - kobA, meM Aja bhI yAda kiye jAte haiM." gAMdhInagara - 382 009. . zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra saMcAlita Book Post/Printed Matter AcArya zrIkailAsasAgarasUri jJAna maMdira (pUrNatayA kamyUTarIkRta zodha saMsthAna) hetu AvazyakatA hai saha nidezaka (prazAsana) : kAryaH jJAna maMdira meM saMgrahAlaya, jJAna-bhaMDAra, kampyUTara va zodha vibhAga kI pravRttiyoM kA saMyojana. yogyatA :udyamI, anubhavI, paripakva, dhArmika tathA umra 60 varSa se kama. bhAratI vidyA (vizeSa rUpa se jana vidyA) evaM sambandhita kSetroM meM rUci tathA isa kSetra meM cala rahI yojanAoM ke saMcAlana va naI yojanAoM ke kriyAnvayana kI kSamatA. apekSita vetana evaM vAyoDAya ke sAtha nimna pate para Avedana kareM. Published & Despatched by Secretary, Sri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra Koba,Gandhinagar-382009.h: 76204,76205,76252 kobA, gAMdhInagara 382 009 Printed at Dhvani Graphics, Vasana, Ahmedabad. Ph: 6634333 For Private and Personal Use Only