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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
(a) worshipping those who acquire knowledge. (b) worshipping the means of acquiring knowledge. (c) worshipping knowledge.
Venerating and worshipping Jnanis (scholars) is the first method,
Knowledge is always available to us in the form of Dharmagranthas (great books on philosophy), Gurudev (the mentor) goes wandering on his holy path to other places. But books do not go anywhere. They are the means to acquire knowledge. It is our duty to take care of them; to preserve them by properly binding them; to keep them in a safe place; to see that they are not covered with dust and to see that they are not eaten by moths and other insects. During the Chaturmas, owing to heavy rains, the atmosphere becomes humid and this humidity has its effect on books also. Hence, after the Chaturmas, when the sun shines brightly, the books should be re-written. (This applies to the ancient practice of writing on palm-leaves which stuck together in damp atmosphere) This is the second method.
The third method of worshipping Jnana is to get books published; to read them; to encourage others to read them; and to convey to others our knowledge through discussions, discourses or to write books to be read by others.
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