Jainism Abroad

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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DHYANA" (The Absolutely pure meditation of the Self, experiencing the aloofness and oneness of the soul), Nirgrantha Mahaveera is lost in this Divine Self-realization -
"I AM ONLY THE PURE, ABSOLUTE, SOLITARY, DETACHED SOUL DETACHED FROM ALL ASSOCIATIONS, EVEN FROM BODY, MIND AND SENSE ORGANS AND THIS ABSOLUTE FORM OF MINE IS ITSELF THE FORM OF GOD -'APPA SO PARAMAPPA'.........!"
And on the attainment of this DHYANA, there grows a unique and pleasant cheerfulness on his face! There is gold like glitter on his body, fragrance in his breathe, peace in the atmosphere and Divine music in the sky............and amidst all of this still remaining in meditation and destroying all of his KARMAS completely he attains the, fifth knowledge the Supreme knowledge and faith, called 'KEVALA JNANA' (Omniscience) the unsurpassed, unobstructed, unlimited complete and full knowledge and KEVALA DARSHANA, the boundless integrated, absolute vision:
The Supreme, Divine and Vision:
"BHATE ATAM-BHAVANA JEEV LAHE KEVALA JNAN RE"
"One attains the KEVALA JNANA while meditating upon the pure and original SELF...!
Nirgrantha Mahaveera has now cut off all the prejudices and attachments and has become ATMAGYA, SARVAJNA, SARVADARSHI, ARIHANTA TIRTHANKARA, BHAGAWANA, THE VENERABLE, VICTOR, OMNISCIENT, ALLKNOWING ALL OBSERVING Personality.
To celebrate, this auspicious occasion of "KEVALA KALYANAKA", there flew the VIMANAS (planes) of the Gods, there came rushing the groups of the human beings, there got erected the Divine Assembly Sitting of the "SAMOSARANA", there walked "ASHTA-PRATIHARIS" (The eight serving persons) and there sounded the wonderful sounds of Divine tunes !
The first Sermon of the Bhagawan was given before the Celestial Gods - but it remained a failure, i.e., no listener adopted to follow his Three fold path of JNANA, DARSHANA, CHARITRA as it was naturally impossible for the Celestial Gods to follow them.
The Second Sermon, delivered at the God-erected Divine Assembly Hall - SAMOSARANA - at Pavapuri proved
*THE KALPASOOTRA.
*"THE KALPA SUTRA": 118: English translation by Sri K.C. Lalwani: "JAIN JOURNAL" April 1973, p.p. 192
highly successful wherein Arihanta Bhagawan Mahaveera, endowed with his 34 "ATISHAYAS" (the distinguished super powers or attributes) delivered soul-awakening and unequalled Sermon in that sweet, musical speech and in allconvincing-language Ardhamagadhi (the LOKABHASHA) before the assembly of Gods, human beings and even the animals who all could not only understood it but could also accept it by forgetting their birth enmity!
THAT SUPREMELY DIVINE SERMON IN THE 'SAMOSARANA'...........
Listen......... Listen that soul-stirring, heart-capturing sweet, divine, musical, awakening voice and words:
"What is JIVA (Soul)? What is AJIVA (non-soul)? What is the LOKA (universe)? What is A-LOKA? What is the PUNYA-PAPA? What is ASRAVA (Influx of the Karmas) - SAMVARA (prevention of the Karmas)? What is the BANDHA (bondage), NIRJARA (destroyal of Karmas), and MOKSHA (salvation)? What is the NARAKA? What is DEVA (God)? What are the pleasures of the DEVA LOKA (abode of the Gods, Heaven)? How one attains the DEVA LOKA? What is TIRYANCHA -Gati (The state of animal life)? What is the MANUSHAYA-BHAVA (Human Life)? What is its greatness and how is it achieved? "Let whatsoever great to be the DEVA (God), let whatsoever grand be his SWARGA (Heaven), but no