Book Title: Tamilnadu Dharm aur Jain Sanskar Author(s): Sumermalmuni Publisher: Z_Kesarimalji_Surana_Abhinandan_Granth_012044.pdf Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/211111/1 JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLYPage #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ +++ tamilanADu meM jaina dharma aura jaina saMskAra muni zrI sumeramala 'sumana' yugapradhAna AcAryazrI tulasI ke ziSya yugapradhAna AcAryazrI tulasI kA Adeza pAkara hama saba bambaI se dakSiNa bhArata ke tamilanADu prAnta meM madrAsa pAsa ke lie gye| lagabhaga eka varSa taka isa bhUmi para paryaTana kiyaa| aneka aitihAsika sthaloM kA avalokana karane kA maukA milaa| isase bahuta kucha jAnA, dekhA aura smjhaa| mujhe lagA ki vahA~ para jaina dharma kI jar3eM gahuta baharI haiM, aura vahA~ para Aja bhI saMskAroM kA prabhAva hai / vaise tamilanADu meM jaina dharma kA pracAra-prasAra ati prAcIna kAla se calatA A rahA hai| yaha eka Ama mAnyatA hai ki samrATa candragupta maurya ke zAsana kAla meM jaba bAraha varSa kA bhayaMkara durbhikSa par3A. usa samaya zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu ne bAraha hajAra muni saMgha ke sAtha dakSiNa kI ora prasthAna kiyA / isa yAtrA meM rAja-pATa ko chor3akara candragupta maurya bhI sAtha hI gaye the| karnATaka prAnta ke zravaNabelagola pahu~cane para bhadrabAhu ko sahasA abhAsa huA ki aba unakA antima samaya nikaTa hai, yaha anubhava karake unhoMne muni saMgha ko yahA~ se dakSiNa meM vibhinna sthAnoM para vicaraNa karate hue dharma-prabhAvanA karane kA Adeza diyA aura ve svayaM zravaNabelagola meM hI ruka gaye / candragupta bhI inhIM ke sAtha rhaa| bhadrabAhu ne yahIM para samAdhipUrvaka nazvara zarIra ko tyAgA / bhadrabAhu ke munisaMgha ke sAtha isa prayAsa ke bAda dakSiNa meM jaina dharma kA vyApaka pracAra-prasAra huA / yadyapi samaya-samaya para aneka saMgharSa jhelane par3e kintu Aja jo sthiti hai, usakA prArambha taba se hI mAnA jAtA rahA hai / yaha aba anuzruti nahIM rahakara aitihAsika pramANoM se siddha bhI ho cukA hai| lekina eka svAbhAvika prazna uThatA hai ki mahAna thutakevalI bhadrabAhu ne bhayaMkara durbhikSa ke samaya meM dakSiNa kI ora hI prasthAna kyoM kiyA ? isake lie yaha sahaja uttara diyA jA sakatA hai ki bhadrabAhu ke sAmane usa samaya jaina dharma aura munisaMgha donoM kI rakSA kA eka bahuta bar3A uttaradAyitva thA / yaha vastusthiti bhI hai| lekina isake sAtha hI yaha dUsarA prazna uThatA hai ki dharma aura saMgha kI rakSA kA savAla tatkAlIna magadha, pATalIputra Adi meM bhayaMkara durbhikSa ke kAraNa jitanA kaThina thA, usase kama kaThina dakSiNa meM prasthAna karane para bhI nahIM thA, kyoMki dakSiNa to unake liye ekadama aparicita kSetra thA / AhAra aura municaryA ke jo kaThina vidhAna haiM, unakA pAlana karanA dakSiNa meM jyAdA kaThina thA kyoMki dakSiNa meM suni saMgha kI maryAdA Adi ko samajhane vAle nahIM the, anya dharma ke anuyAyI the / usa hAlata meM bAraha hajAra ke itane bar3e munisaMgha kA nirvAha aparicita hAlatoM meM kaise huA hogA, yaha eka vicAraNIya muddA avazya hai / isa prazna kA uttara vidvAnoM ne khoja nikAlA hai aura use aba mAnyatA bhI mila gaI hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne svayaM kaliMga pradeza meM vihAra karate hue vahA~ para jaina dharma kI kAMphI prabhAvanA kI aura kAlAntara meM kaliMga jaina dharma kA eka pramukha kendra bana gyaa| isa bAta ke pramANa hAthIguphA sthita samrATa khAravela ke zilAlekha se bhI milate haiN| yaha bhI kahA jAtA hai ki kaliMga meM jaina dharma kA praveza zizunAgavaMzI bhI pramANa milate haiM ki samrATa khAravela ke samaya meM kaliMga meM kaI jaina pradeza se milatI hai / aisI hAlata meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya meM hI rAjA nandavardhana ke samaya meM ho gayA thaa| aise mandira vidyamAna the / kaliMga kI sImA Andhra kaliMga ke rAste Andhra meM jaina dharma kA praveza ho Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamilanADu meM jaina dharma aura jaina-saMskAra 56 . .................................................................... . .... gayA thA aura Andhra se isakA praveza tamilanADu aura kramazaH dakSiNa ke anya pradezoM meM ho gayA / bhadrabAha svAmI jaba mUni saMgha ke sAtha dakSiNa meM padhAre to usa samaya jaina dharma kA uparyukta AdhAra avazya rahA hogA, tabhI unhoMne bhikSa ke saMkaTa ke samaya meM dakSiNa prasthAna kA yaha jokhimabharA kadama utthaayaa| vastusthiti kucha bhI ho, lekina yaha sahI hai ki tamilanADu meM jaina dharma kA pracAra-prasAra ati prAcInakAla se calatA A rahA hai| tamilanADu meM jaina dharma ke Aja bhI bahuta se avazeSa prApta hote haiM / kAMcI ke pAsa tirUpattikunnu meM prathama aura antima tIrthakara kramaza: RSabhadeva aura vardhamAna ke do bhavya mandira the, isI kAraNa isa sthAna kA dUsarA nAma jinakAMcI hai| yahA~ se bahuta se zilAlekha bhI mile haiN| ye zilAlekha jaina dharma aura saMskRti para acchI khAsI sAmagrI upalabdha karAte haiN| yahI nahIM, polUra nAmaka sthAna se lagabhaga dasa mIla dUra tirUmala nAmaka gA~va aura isI nAma kI eka pahAr3I hai| yahA~ para abhI bhI jaina matAvalambiyoM kA nivAsa hai| inameM se kucha gharoM meM jaina dharma ke bahuta se grantha bhI batAe jAte haiM / dakSiNa ArakATa jile kA pATalIpura gA~va kabhI jaina guruoM kA kendra thaa| sittannavAsala meM aneka jaina guphAe~, mandira va mUrtiyA~ milatI haiN| sittannavAsala kA artha hai-siddhoM yA jaina sAdhuoM kA vAsa sthAna / tamila meM 'sitta' kA artha hai siddha aura 'vAsala' kA artha hai, nivAsa sthAna / isa kSetra meM 'sittavaNakam' Aja bhI pracalita hai| isa sittavaNakam kA artha hotA hai.--'siddhoM ko nmskaar'| nAraTTAmalai nAma kI pahAr3I para bhI jaina dharma va saMskRti ke avazeSa pAye jAte haiM / AlaTTImala nAma kI pahAr3I para bhI sittannavAsala kI taraha prAkRtika guphAe~ haiM jo jaina dharma se sambandhita haiM / madurA, ajjanandi Adi sthAnoM para to jaina dharma ke avazeSa bar3I mAtrA meM pAye jAte haiM / 'aragamakuppam' gA~va arihaMtoM ke gA~va ke rUpa meM Aja bhI prasiddha hai| kaDalU meM jo vizAla khaNDahara va anya avazeSa prApta hote haiM, unake liye aisA kahA jAtA hai ki vahA~ para kabhI eka bahuta bar3A jaina vizvavidyAlaya thaa| yaha saba isaliye saMbhava ho sakA ki yahA~ para aneka diggaja jainAcArya jaina zAsana kI prabhAvanA ke lie aae| kucheka jainAcArya yahIM janmeM, jaina dharma kA pracAra-prasAra kiyA aura isI bhUmi para samAdhimaraNa se mRtyu kA varaNa kiyaa| unameM akalaMka, guNabhadra Adi mukhya rahe haiN| kucha AcAryoM kA Agamana to isa bhUmi ke lie aitihAsika mAnA jAtA hai| unake Ane se jaina dharma kA prabhAva jana-mAnasa para hI nahIM, rAjAoM para bhI par3A / kramaza: jaina dharma rAja-dharma bana gayA / sarvatra jainoM kA prabhutva aura prabhAva bar3hane lgaa| vizAla jaina mandiroM kI bhI jagaha-jagaha sthApanA hone lgii| sarvatra jaina dharma ko sammAna kI dRSTi se dekhA jAne lgaa| jaina dharma yahA~ ke jana-mAnasa meM jaba pUrNarUpeNa AtmasAt ho gayA taba jainAcAryoM, saMtoM aura vidvAnoM kI lekhanI tamila bhASA meM clii| jaina darzana aura sAhitya para anekAneka grantha likhe gye| tamila bhASA ko isase susampanna hone kA avasara milA / kannaDa bhASA bhI isase lAbhAnvita huii| 'nAlaDIyAra' aura 'ilaMgo aDigala' jaise zramaNa saMtoM kA yoga vizeSa ullekhanIya rahA / yaha nirvivAda satya hai / yahA~ kA vidvat samAja bhI bahuta gaurava ke sAtha isa bAta ko svIkAra karatA hai aura yaha bhI mAnatA hai ki yadi isa bhASA se prAcIna jaina sAhitya nikAla diyA jAya to isa bhASA meM riktatA A jaayegii| tirUkkurala nAma kA suprasiddha dhArmika grantha yahA~ bahuta sammAna aura Adara ke sAtha par3hA jAtA hai / isa grantha kA aneka bhASAoM meM anuvAda ho cukA hai / grantha ke racayitA tirUvalluvara mAne jAte haiM / kucha vidvAnoM kA abhimata hai ki yaha grantha kundakundAcArya ne likhA thaa| aisA bhI mAnA jAtA hai ki tirUvalTuvara kundakundAcArya ke ziSya the| kiMvadantI ke anusAra aisA kahA jAtA hai ki isa grantha ke vAcana kA progrAma rAjasabhA meM rakhA gayA thaa| kundakundAcArya svayaM upasthita nahIM hue| unhoMne tirUvalluvara ko bhejaa| usakA vAcana tirUvalluvara ne kiyA thaa| ata: unake nAma se prasiddha ho gyaa| yaha satya hai ki yaha jaina grantha hai| isa grantha ke Arambha meM Adi-bhagavAna ko namaskAra kiyA hai| dharma amRta hai, para amRta ke nAma se jahara kitanA ugalA gyaa| dharma vyApaka hai para vyApakatA ke nAma para saMkIrNatA kitanI baratI gayI / dharma ahiMsA hai para ahiMsA ke nAma para hiMsA kitanI huI, isakA eka jvalanta udAharaNa Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ / 60 karmayogI zrI kesarImalajI surANA abhinandana grantha : SaSTha khaNDa hai-dakSiNa meM jainoM ke prati tathAkathita dhArmikoM ke dvArA atyanta karuNAjanaka aura hiMsAjanaka kiyA gayA atyAcAra / hama kalpanA nahIM kara sakate ki eka dhArmika dUsare dhArmika ke prati itanA hiMsaka bana sakatA hai| dharma ke nAma para kyA nahIM kiyA jA sakatA ? yahA~ kI ghaTanAoM se spaSTa ho jAtA hai| mana nahIM cAhatA hai ki aisI ghaTanAoM kA vistAra se ullekha kiyA jAya / kisI ghaTanA ko lekara saikar3oM jaina saMtoM ko, lAkhoM jainI bhAiyoM ko mauta ke ghATa utArA gyaa| kolhU meM pIlA gayA / kar3AhoM meM talA gyaa| hiMsA carama sImA para phuNcii| usa hiMsA ke tUphAna meM anekoM mare / anekoM zaiva-dharmI bane aura anekoM ne chadmaveSa dhAraNa kiyA aura aneka bhavya jaina mandira ziva mandira meM pariNata ho ge| Aja dakSiNa ke jainoM kI saMkhyA bahuta kama aura sAmAnya sthiti meM hai| prAyaH khetIkara loga hai / Aja ve nAInAra se pukAre jAte haiM / jaina dharma ke saMskAroM meM Aja bhI ve sudRr3ha haiM / apanI saMskRti ko surakSita rakhane ke lie ve loga apanI saMtAnoM ke nAma tIrthakara aura prAcIna AcAryoM ke nAma para rakhate haiM / rAtribhojana ve loga nahIM krte| sunane ko yahA~ taka milatA hai ki mAtAe~ apane bacce ko rAtri meM stanapAna bhI nahIM kraatiiN| tamilanADu meM jaina saMskRti kA prabhAva Aja bhI janamAnasa para chAyA huA hai| isakA patA bahuta AsAnI se laga sakatA hai / yahA~ ke pahanAva ko dekhane se aisA lagatA hai ki yahA~ jaina saMtoM kI sacelaka aura acelaka donoM prakAra kI sAdhanA calatI thii| yahA~ ke sthAnIya loga vivAha dina meM karate haiM / rAtri meM vivAha karane vAle mAravAr3iyoM ko kahate haiM ki yaha cora vivAha hai| yaha jainoM ke lie cintana kA viSaya hai| jainoM kI pahacAna ke yahA~ do pramukha kAraNa mAnate haiM-rAtri-bhojana na karanA aura anachAnA pAnI na piinaa| dakSiNa kI yAtrA ke prasaMga meM AcArya zrI se rAjagopAlAcArya ne kahA thA-'yahA~ ke janamAnasa meM jaina dharma ke saMskAra haiM / yahA~ loga phUla ko nahIM bIghate / yaha jainoM kI ahiMsA kA hI prabhAva hai| maiM nirAmiSa-bhojI huuN| yaha jaina dharma kI hI dena hai; nahIM to mAMsAhArI hotA' /