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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( सुपार्श्व
The Ideal of Humility
The first words the Tirthankar utters when he starts his discourse are "Salutations to the ford of religion." After this he begins his discourse in easily understandable words of the common man's language, Ardha-Magadhi, with the specific purpose that every one present may understand and absorb the words and their meaning. As the status of Tirthankar is gained because of the establishment of Tirth (ford of religion), salutation's are first of all offered to the Tirth. The cause of becoming revered is reverential even for the revered one. The religious ford or Tirth is revered in the whole cosmos whereas the Tirthankar is revered only in the inhabited region; the Tirthankar recognises this fact with due reverence. Another reason is that when such a lofty and endowed person as a Tirthankar displays such humility he sets an example for others to follow.
चन्द्रप्रभ
मल्लि
सुविधि
The Volume of the Speech
With the advancement of technology the capacity and scope of transmission of sound with the help of amplifiers, telephones, radios and satellites has increased manifold. However, the Tirthankar's speech is naturally endowed with unique attributes. As such in the Samavasaran the voice of the Tirthankar reaches the eardrums or hearing organs of all five sensed beings. Everyone in the audience thus removes his doubts and ambiguities.
The Tirthankar gives his discourse only in one language, but the assembly has the congregation of gods, humans and animals. How do they all understand this monolingual discourse? It is something like the single colour water turning into a variety of colours depending on the soil it falls on; black, white, red or grey etc. One of the unique attributes of the Tirthankar's speech is this capacity to automatically get translated into the language of the listener. In this age of advanced technology it is nothing to be astonished about. In the United Nations Organisation there are representatives from almost all nations of the world. There is a multiplicity of languages, but the technology has made it possible that any speech in any language is immediately translated into the language of the listener.
मुनिसुव्रत
शीतल
There are twelve types of congregations in the Samavasaran. If the preaching of the Tirthankar does not inspire any of the listeners to take a vow of any one of the four Samayiks (a specific spiritual practice), Sarvavirati (total renunciation), Deshvirati (partial renunciation), Samyaktva (right conduct), and Shruti-Samayik (listening to the scriptures), all this effort of construction of the Samavasaran and collecting such a large crowd would go waste. But it is not so. Once the Samavasaran is created, the Tirthankar does give his discourse. For once at least, his preachings make lasting impression on the psyche of the listener even if he does not accept any of the prescribed vows. The pure particles of Tirthankars speech are fast acting. As such, more often than not his speech does not go in vain. Men take at least one of the four types of vows mentioned above. The animals accept one out of three leaving aside the Sarvavirati. The gods as a rule accept the Samyaktva Samayik.
परिशिष्ट १४
( २२९ )
नमि
Bruter
अरिष्टनेमि
वासुपूज्य
B
पार्श्व
Appendix 14
महावीर
Savil
कुम्भ
पद्म
सरोवर
समुद्र
विमानभवन
रत्न राशि
निर्धूम अग्नि