Prabuddha Jivan 2015 Year 63 Ank 01 to 03

SR No.: 526000
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dhanvant Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2015
Total Pages: 288
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 7 MB

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અનેકાંતવાદ, ચીવ પૃષ્ઠ ૧૩૮૦ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન · અનેકાંતવાદ, સ્યાદ્વાદ અને નયવાદ વિશેષાંક ૯ માર્ચ ૨૦૧૫ નવાદ, સ્યાદ્વાદ અને
Velamdhāra Mountains (found in the salty ocean) to similar size and constituents. regulate the sea. Pātālas are the abodes of the Kāla The two and a half continents are called the Land 5
and Mahakāla groups of divinties. This ocean is it- of Action' (karmabhoomi), where the law of retribu$ self surrounded by the Dhātaki Continent, around tion of actions operates. Human beings can attain libi which lies the ocean of Kalodadhi Samudra and the eration only there. Jain cosmology describes thirty
Puskarāvar Continent. These two and a half conti- five armaboomis, but only from fifteen can one attain 2 & nents mentioned in Jain Geography are 4.5 milllion liberation. These are: Bharata, Airāvata, and
Yojanas in diameter. There are more continents and Mahāvideha in Jambudvipa; two Bharats, two oceans surrounding one another, represented in Airāvatas and two Mahāvidehas each in the Puskara Jaina cosmology as concentric circle, the last one continent and Dhātaki continet.
being an ocean of immense size called Figure 3.3, Map showing the relative position of Ý Svayambhuramana.
Jambu Dwipa and Nandisvara Dwipa. In this latter The eighth concentric ring is the Continent of regions are found the four groups of fifty-two eternal Nandisvaradvipa, where fifty-two Jina temple are Jain temples. situated as shown in figure 3.3. Heavenly beings go There are 'lands of pleasure' (Bhogabhumi) whose there to worship Jinas at the time of Kalyānakas of inhabitants are born as Couples' and whose needs Jinas, auspicious events in the lives of Jinas, and and desired are satisfied by wish-fulfilling trees' Atthai Mahotsava - an eight-day celebration of ritu- (Kalpavruksas). They are fifty-six in numbers and are als and pujas. In the Nandhyāvarta diagram, an known as Anataradvipas. In additions to elaborate Swastika design formed from rice grains Karmabhoomis Tirthankaras may be born in these by most Jains during temple worship, reflects ven- Antaradvipas.
eration of those holy places. Rare accopmlished in the land of action', people have to learn and 5 humans may travel as far as Nandisvardvipa. Oc- earn a living thorough activities such as government, 5
casionally humans can be found beyond the two and defense, agriculture, education, business, arts and
half continents, if they are taken there by heavenly handicrafts. Living beings in the Land of Action' are w beings, but no human being can experience birth or differentiated from those in the 'Land of Pleasures' w death beyond these continents.
by the fact that they are capable of attaining libera- 2 Figure 3.2 Sectional diagram of the Middle World, tion. Hence, birth in the land of action is considered 5 according to Jaina geography, showing the two-and superior. Jaina scriptures mention that human beings 5 a half continents inhabited by humans.
living in (Mahā) Videha region is conductive to spiri- * The Jambu continent is the region we inhabitat. tual advancement. In its centre is Mount Meru, 100,000 yojanas high Twenty Tirthankars live and preach in (Mahā) (1000 yojanas below the earth and 99,000 yojanas Videha at any time. Some other continents also have above the earth). Its base diameter is 100,000 Tirthankaras. Jains venerate the Tirthankaras of the yojanas, which reduces to 1000 yojanas at its peak. (Mahā) Videha region. Many temples have images The surface is divided into four terraces at different of Simandhar Swāmi, the senior Tirthankara of (Mahā) hieghts, each terrace having a lush and environmen- Videha. During the morning Penitential Retreat, eutally pleasing forest, parks full of flowers, trees, for- logies to venerate-Simandhar Swāmi are recited. ests, palaces and temples and are named after the The (Maha) Videha region is dub-divided into thirtyforest of Prosperous trees' (Bhadrāsal Vana); two smaller regions or empires (Vijayas) and consists
Pleasing (Nandan Vana); Flowery (Somanas Vana) of the same elements as our earth. Jain cosmologi* and Pink Flowery (Pädnuka Vana). There is a cal texts describe Jambudvipa in detail. The descrip
pinacle on the fourth terrace with Jina temples at its tion given and the artistically presented diagrams are four corners, and there are four crescent-shaped fascinating. rocks on which newborn Tirthankaras are bathed. Jaina texts are bound in precise detail about this
The Jambu Continent has many rivers. It has six cosmology and geography. Modern Science is skepmountain ranges of different colours crossing the tical about it. Whether one accepts or does nor acJambu Continent from east to west. They divide it cepts, the traditional cosmology has no bearing upon
into seven regions or countries. The seven regions the contribution of Jainism to spiritual matters. Zare: Bharata, Airavata, Hemavat, Hairanyavata, Hari
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