Antiquity of Jainism

Author(s): Mahaveer Saran Jain
Publisher: Mahaveer Saran Jain

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The most notable example of the fusion and synthesis of not only the Jaina, Shiva, but also the Brahmanic, Vedic, Buddhist and other Indian philosophies are found in the great Himalayan centre of pilgrimage, Badrinatha or Badri Vishala. In the Badri Vishala temple the following stotra is recited in the daily worship:
यं शैवा समुपासते शिव इति ब्रम्हेति वेदांतिन्: बौध्दा बुध्द इति प्रमाणपटव:क.ति नैयायिका अर्हिनत्यथ जैनशासनरता: कर्मेति मीमांसका: सोध्यं वो विदधातु वांछितफलम त्रैलोक्यनाथो प्रभुः (हनुमन्नाटक)
Meaning: “One who is revered as Shiva by the Shaivas, as Brahma by the Vedantins, as Buddha by the Buddhists, as the Cause by the Naiyayikas, Arahan by the Jains, Karma by the Mimamsakas, such god of the three worlds may grant us our longed for fruits.” This illustrates how the Badrinatha embodies the true secular synthesis of India.
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Dr. Hiralal Jain has stated: