Meditation and Jainism

Author(s): Pratapkumar J Toliiya, Parul P Toliya
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharti International Foundation Bangalore

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ROOPASTHA DHYANA:
Roopastha Dhyana is defined by the phrases like “Roopastham Pratimaroopasya Dhyanam” and “Roopastham Sankalpitatmaswaroopam" pointing to the meditation of the Divine Powers Possessing Arihantas' image or form or the highly resolved, purified and enlightened Self. By meditating upon the Image form of Arihanta and one's own purified Self, this Dhyana is attained.
ROOPATITA DHYANA :
Acharya Hemachandra has described this Supreme Dhyana as under:
"Amoortasya Chidanandroopasya Paramatmanah; Niranjanasya Siddhasya Dhyanam Syat Roopavarjitam".
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This indicates that the Roopatita or formless meditation consists of the vision and realization of Siddha, Niranjan, Chidanand Paramatma or that of of one's own self achieving that state or emerging from it:
"Sachchidanandi Siddha Swaroopi,
Avinashi Main Atmaswaroop".
(I am that immortal form of self, which is as pure and as realized one as Sat, Chit, Ananda -possessing Siddha Bhagawan).
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