Sachitra Tirthankar Charitra

SR No.: 002582
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 1995
Total Pages: 292
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari, History, & Story
File Size: 13 MB

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ऋषभ
अजित
सम्भव
) अभिनन्दन (
1)
सुमति ।
पद्मप्रभ
'नाथ' शब्द : एक चिन्तन तीर्थंकरों के नाम के साथ 'नाथ' विशेषण (उपपद) की ऐतिहासिकता पर विचार करने से प्रतीत होता है कि जैनों के प्राचीनतम आगम भगवती सूत्र एवं आवश्यक सूत्र में तीर्थंकरों के लिए 'लोगनाहेणं' 'लोक के नाथ' शब्द का प्रयोग हुआ है। विक्रम की चौथी शताब्दी के आस-पास हुए यतिवृषभाचार्य ने भी 'नाथ' उपपद का प्रयोग किया है-संतिणाहो (ति. प. ४/५४१) अणंतणाह (ति. प. ५/५९९) आदि। यह मानना एक भ्रान्ति है कि नेमिनाथ 'पारसनाथ' शब्द नाथ संप्रदाय के प्रभाव को सूचित करते हैं, अपितु सत्य तो यह है कि जैनों के 'नाथ' शब्द को नाथ सम्प्रदाय के मूल प्रवर्तक मत्स्येन्द्रनाथ (ईस्वी की ८वीं शताब्दी) ने नेमिनाथ पारसनाथ की अत्यधिक लोकप्रियता के कारण स्वीकार किया है।
सिंह
गज
APPENDIX 5
THE SYMBOL OF TIRTHANKAR: A STUDY
वृषभ
लक्ष्मी
पुष्पमाला
There are twenty four Tirthankars. Every Tirthankar has a specific representative symbol that is known as "Lanchan".
Generelly all the idols of Tirthankars are similar except for Parshvanath which has a serpent hood over the head. Some idols of Rishabhdev show locks or a bun of hair on the head. Suparshvanath idols too have a serpent hood sometimes but there is a marked difference from that over Parshvanath. The hood over Suparshvanath has five serpent heads whereas that over Parshvanath has seven, nine, eleven or one thousand serpent heads. Besides these there is hardly any difference between the idols of different Tirthankars. It is with the help of the symbols carved at the base of these idols that the specific Tirthankar is recognised. Where the symbol is absent the idol cannot be attributed to a specific Tirthankar. Sometimes an idol without symbol is taken to be of a future Tirthankar. In the field of Jain iconography the symbol of a Tirthankar occupies an important place because it is the only means of recognising the specific Tirthankar. Any idol without a symbol, Shrivatsa and eight attributes is of a Siddha (liberated soul) in general.
The points worth considering in this regard are--what is the purpose behind these signs or symbols ? When the tradition of carving them on idols began and what is the classical view on this matter?
Some of the themes could be traced back to the earlier incarnations of the Tirthankars. For example during one of its incarnation the being that became Mahavir was a lion. (Mahavir's sign is a lion). In earlier incarnation Bhagavan Parshvanath was
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