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(7) Pandit Dalsukh Malvania
He is one of the most scholarly authorities on Jainism, existing in the today's world. He has also supported Jain theism through number of his essays and articles. In 'Jain Dharma Cintan' he discusses the path of worship (Bhakti mārga) in Jainism. Here he gives the original principles of Jain Sādhanā, as well as those of Bhakti Mārga. He gives number of examples to show that like the Vaisnavas, Jains have also given due importance to devotion. 163 “He says that some have even prayed for devotion all throughout the incarnations for the liberation."164 In Jainism the real Bhakti, as he says, is the practice of whatever that is said by the Tirthaņkaras, 165 According to Pandit Datsukh Malvania, the significance of Jain devotion lies in its insistence for right conduct (Samyak caritra). 166
But then, whatever the significant cause be, even to Pandit Malvania, Jainism bears, in theory as well as in practice, the full environment of theism. 7.6 The Authors on Jain Philosophy and Religion
If not very many, there are quite a few authors who have contributed to Jain philosophy and Religion. Amongst these, as I. remember, Sri J.L. Jaini, Prof. P.S. Jaini, Dr. H.S. Bhattacharya, Dr. Dayānand Bhärgava, Dr. J.P. Jain, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Dr. S. N. Dasgupta etc. Are the main ones. Of course the list I have given, does
163. "तव पादौ मम हृदये मम हृदये तव पद्वद्वये लीनम् ।
तिष्ठतु जिनेन्द्र तावद्यावनिर्वाणसंप्राप्तिः ॥" "जिनवाणीसंग्रह पृ० १०८, २६३ ॥ "त्रिभुवनगुरो जिनेश्वर परमापदैककारण कुंत्व । मयि किकत्र कस्गा यथा तथा जायते मुक्तिः ॥ "तत्वं कारुणिक : स्वामी त्वमेय शरणं जिनेश:'" ॥ जिनवाणीसंग्रह, पृ० १०९ ॥ "जगदेकशरण भगवन् नौमि श्रीपद्मनंदितगुणौध । किं बहुनाबहु कुररु करुणामत्र जने शरणमान्ने ॥" ॥ जिनवाणोसंग्रह, पृ० ९० ॥ " जन्म जरा मिथ्यामत मूल जन्ममरण लागे तँह फूल । सो कबहुँ बिन भक्ति कुठार, कटे नहीं दुःख फल दातार ॥" जिनवाणीसंग्रह, पृ० २६२॥ "यह संसार अपार महासागर जिनस्वामी । तातें तारे बड़ी भक्तिनौका जगनामी ॥ ॥ जिनवाणीसंग्रह, पृ० ९१ ॥
"तुम भक्तिवका जे चहे, ते भये भवोदधिं पार ही । ॥ जिनवाणीसंग्रह, पृ० ६४ । 164. Pt. Malvania, D., : 'Jain-Dharma-Chintan', (1965), p. 129 165. Ibid., p. 131 166. Ibid., p. 129
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