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અ ફેબ્રુઆરી ૨૦૧૫ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન • ગાંધી જીવનનો અંતિમ અધ્યાય વિશેષાંક ૯ પૃષ્ઠ ૯૯ અંતિમ
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LESSON - 4 : TIRTHANKARAS ENLIGHTEN YOURSELF BY SELF STUDY OF JAINOLOGY
DR. KAMINI GOGRI
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In the following article we will study about the cause they are the authors of the meaning 3 fourth topic, Tirthankars, Agama and other Jain Lit- emobodied in Anga works composed by their direct erature.
disciples. Tirthankars
From this it can be derived that the title Tirthankara * Tirthankars are those special virtuous souls who is peculiar to Jainism.
have attained ultimate eternal hapipness by libera- Scholars like Buhler and Jacobi are of the opintion for themselves and have also shown the path of ion that the meaning Tirthankara - prophet or founder
liberation for others. Jains believe in eternal cycles of the religion - is a derivation from the Brahmanical 5 of time with rise and decline. Utsarpini is a 'rising' use of the word Tirtha in the sense of doctrine'.
era in which human morale and natural conditions Emblems improve over time. At the end of Utsarpini, begins The emblems (symbols) associated with the Avasarpini, a 'declining' era of the same length, in Tirthankaras are drawn mostly from animal and which human morale and virtues deteriorate. During vagetation life. Swastika, srivasta and nandyvarta,
the middle of every rising and declining era there which traditionally have auspicious qualities, also w are infinite souls who attain liberation but out of them posses great antiquity. Thunderbolt is the only ob
only twenty-four souls become Tirthankaras. Theyject which is an astra used in warfare. These symare the humans like us who rise to highest spiritual bols suggest sublimation of the qualities possessed level. While accumulating different karmas in past by chosen animals and vegetable forms. lives, they also accumulate and get a special karma 1. Bhagavan Rishabha Dev- Bull 3 called Tirthakar Nam Karma in the last 3rd of their 2. Bhagavan Ajitnath
Elephant life by performing one or more of the 20 special aus- 3. Bhagavan Sambhavanath Horse terities. Tirthakar Nam Karma matures in the final 4. Bhagavan Abhinandan Monkey
life and leads the person to become a Tirthankara. 5. Bhagavan Sumatinath Curlew or ¥ After attaining omniscience, Tirthankara reorganizes
Red Ghoose bird Jain religion to suit the changing times and become
(Kronch) a role-model and leader for those seeking spiritual 6. Bhagavan Padmaprabha Lotus guidance. 'Savve Jiv Karu Shashan Rasi.' Since 7. Bhagavan Suparshvanath Swastika
there are infinite Kala Chakras there are infinite 8. Bhagavan Chandraprabha Moon & Chauvisies. In present time Adinath is from 3rd Ara 9. Bhagavan Pushpadanta Crocodile
and remaining 23 tirthankaras are from 4th Ara. 10. Bhagavan Sitalanath Kalpavriksha Definitions -
11. Bhagavan Sreyansanath Rhinoceros Tirthankaras literally means builders of ford, which
(Ghenda) leads across the samsara i.e. the sea of suffering. 12. Bhagavan Vasupujya Female Buffalo up The Tirthankara is the personage who shows the path 13. Bhagavan Vimalanath
to liberation (moksha). It also means the spiritual 14. Bhagavan Anantanath Baj leader who established four Tirthas- sadhu (monk), 15. Bhagavan Dharmanath Vajra sadhvi (nun), sravaka (layperson-male) and sravika 16. Bhagavan Santinath Deer
(layperson-female). Tirtha also means Pravachana 17. Bhagavan Kunthunath Goat *5 (sermon). Hence, Pravachankara is called Tirthankara. 18. Bhagavan Aranath
By the term "Tirtha' is also meant the group of 19. Bhagavan Mallinath Kalasa twelve Anga. Thus, Tirthankaras are so called be- 20. Bhagavan Munisuvrata Tortoise
પણ ગાંધીજીવનનો અંતિમ અધ્યાય વિશેષાંક ખ ગાંધી જીવનનો અંતિમ અધ્યાય વિશેષક ગાંધી જીવનનો અંતિમ અધ્યાયવિશેષાંક 5 ગાંધી જીવનનો અંતિમ અધ્યાય વિશેષાંક 4 ગાંધી જીવનનો અંતિમ અધ્યાય વિશેષક 4 ગાંધી 4
Pig
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Fish
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| SR No. | 526079 |
| Book Title | Prabuddha Jivan 2015 02 Gandhi Jivanno Antim Adhyay Visheshank |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dhanvant Shah |
| Publisher | Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh |
| Publication Year | 2015 |
| Total Pages | 104 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India |
| File Size | 5 MB |