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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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Lord Mahavira
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ority, wealih and youth. The lion which was killed by Väsudeva-the soul of Vishva-bhūte Muni, created by his resolute determination was the soal of Vishakha-nandi. From the human existence he goes to that of a Tiryancha-a brute and from there he goes to hell ( a ). On account of the Ayu Karma of Narak Gati ( 47% osa ) he was born as a hellish being, suffered the pains incidental to it and on the completion of that existence wandered a number of times in the Sansara. We shall read in detail the account of a cultivator daring our description of the twentyseventh Bhava, who was shown to Shree Gautama Swāmi by Shramaņa Bhagaväna Mahävira with a permission to go and proach him Dharma when Lord Mahāyira was wandering from place to place with Shree Gautama Ganadhara and other Sadhus after his attainment of Perfect Knowledge ($4aştiat ) during his twenty-seventh Bhava. Suffice it to remember, for the present, that the cultivator was the soul of Vishākhanandi. Just considering, how Viskāha-nandi degraded himself by dealing jokes through ignorance on Vishva-bhūti Muni, a nephew of his during Sansari state, out of pride of his authority as a prince and the pride of his youth, we should always be on our guard, that no fresh evil Karmas are acquired on such occasions. પત્ય ઇતિહાસ અને પુરાતત્વના ઊંડા અભ્યાસી શ્રીમાન
વિધુશેખર ભટ્ટાચાર્યને પત્ર. I thank you for inviting me to contribute an article to the extra-ordinary number of your journal. I am however compelled to decline this honour on account of pressure of work. Hope you will not mind anything.
I sympathise fully with the aims of your Society. May the ideals of the great Tirthankars spread all over the world! May the teachings of the countless saints of your beautiful religion become the common property of mankind through the effort of the Samity! CALCUTTA, |
yours faithfully, 10-10–36
V. Bhattacharya, આપના માસિકના વિશેષાંકમાં લેખ મેકલવાના આપના આમંત્રણ માટે આપનો આભાર માનું છું. પણ કામના દબાણના લીધે હું એનો સ્વીકાર કરી શકતો નથી. આશા છે આપ એને જતું કરશો.
આપની સમિતિના ચેયની સાથે હું પૂરેપૂરી સહાનુભૂતિ દર્શાવું છું. એ મહાન તીર્થકરોના આદર્શો સમગ્ર વિશ્વ ઉપર પ્રસરો ! (અને) આપની સમિતિના પ્રયત્ન દ્વારા, આપના સુંદર ધર્મના અગણિત સંતપુરુષોના ઉપદેશે, સમગ્ર માનવજાતિની સામાન્ય સંપત્તિ બને ! કલકત્તા, ૧૦-૧૦-૩૬.
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