Gems Of Jaina Wisdom

SR No.: 022375
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dashrath Jain, P C Jain
Publisher: Jain Granthagar
Publication Year: 2012
Total Pages: 180
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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कलशः तथा) मीन तथा कलश, (कच्छपः च उत्पलं) कछुआ और लाल कमल, (शंखः नागराजः च केसरी) शंख, सर्प और सिंह ये क्रमशः चौबीस तीर्थंकरों के चिन्ह हैं।
Bullock, elephant, horse, monkey, ruddygoose, ostrich, lotus, swastik, moon, crocodile, the celestial tree, rhinoceros, the buffalo, swine, porcupine, thunderbold, deer, hegoat, fish, pitcher, tortoise, lily, (blue lotus), conch shell, snake and lion are respectively the enblem of twenty four Tirthaņkaras named shri Risabhnāth, shri Ajitnāth, shri Sambhavnāth, shri Abhinandannāth, shri Sumatināth, shri Padmaprabh, shri Suparswanāth, shri Chandraprabha, shri Pushpādant, shri Shitalnāth, shri Shraiyansanāth, shri Bansupoojya, shri Vimalnāth, shri Anantnāth, shri Dharmanath, shri Shantinath, shri Kunthunath, ShriArahnath, shri Mallinath, shri Munisubratnath, shri Namināth, shri Nemināth, shri Parswanāth, and shri Mahāvira swami.
शान्ति कुनथवर कौरव्या यादवौ नेमिसुव्रतौ। उग्रनाथौ पार्श्ववीरौ शेषा इक्ष्वाकुवंशजाः।। 5 ।।
(शान्ति-कुन्थु-अर-कौरव्या) शान्तिनाथ, कुंथुनाथ और अरनाथ ये तीन तीर्थंकर कुरुवंश में उत्पन्न हुए हैं, (नेमि सुव्रतौ) नेमिनाथ
और मुनिसुव्रत ये दो तीर्थंकर (यादवौ) यदुवंश में उत्पन्न हुए हैं, (पाह्मवीरौ उग्रनाथौ) पार्श्वनाथजी उग्र वंश में तथा भगवान महावीर नाथवंश में पैदा हुए हैं। (शैषा इक्ष्वाकु वंशजाः) तथा शेष सत्रह इक्ष्वाकु वंश में पैदा हुए हैं।
Tirthaņkaras Shāņti, Kunthu, Arahnāth took birth in pedigree clan Kuru, (kuru vansa), Tirthankaras Nemi and Munisubratnāth took birth in pedigree clan Yadu (Yaduvansa), Tirthaņkaras shri Pāraswanāth and shri Mahāvir Swāmi respectively took birth in pedigree clan Ugra (ugra.vansa) and pedigree clan Nath (Nath vansa). The rest of the Tirthaņkaras took birth in pedigree clan Iksawaaku vansa.
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