________________
OCTOBER 2013
PRABUDDH JIVAN
UNIT IV - RELIGION TO JAINA PHILOSOPHY (A) Three Jewels and Jaina Ethics. (B) Major World Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Is
lam and Zoroastrianism. (C) Anekantavada and its Applications. JAINA RELIGION, SOCIETY AND CULTURE
UNITI - JAINA SOCIAL STRUCTURE (A) Concept of Sangha and Sramanachara. (B) Sravakachara and Pratimas. (C) Anupreksha, Yoga and Meditations.
UNIT I- RITUALS AND PRACTICES (A) Pancha Parameshthi - Navakara Mantra and other
daily recitations. (B) Worship, Fasts and Festivals.
Rishabhdatt and Devananda
(C) Sallekhana.
UNIT III - CONTRIBUTION OF
THE JAINAS TO INDIAN CULTURE (A) Jaina Literature. (B) Jaina Art and Achitecture and Places of Pilgrim
age. (C) Vegetarianism.
UNIT IV - CONTEMPORARY JAINISM (A) Gender issues and Status of Women. (B) Jaina veiw about Caste and Class. (C) Ahimsa, Environmental concerns and World Peace.
The above topics will be dealt with in series of articles.
(To be continued)
A Story From Aagam Katha
Gujarati : ACHARYA VATSALYADEEPJI . English Translation : PUSHPA PARIKH
Rishabhdatta was a welknown pius Brahmin of Then Bhagwan Mahavir addressed the public. The Brahmakuda city. Devananda was his wife. Inspite of couple i.e. Rishabhdatt and Devannanda were very being Brahmin by birth they were aware of the Jain much impressed by the speech and requested philosophy about the soul, sin, charity etc. They re- Bhagwan Mahavir to include them in his group (Sangh). spected the Jain saints also.
Both of them were accepted by Bhagwan Mahavir. They Once upon a time Bhagwan Mahavir was to visit also studied the Jain religion very heard & implemented the Bahusaal garden in the city of Brahmakunda. As in life. soon as Rishabhdatt and Devananda came to know They also followed Bhagwan Mahavir and did whatabout this visit of Bhagwan Mahavir they decided to go ever he said till the end of their lives.
*** for his Darshan.
Kenway House, 6/B, 1st Floor, V.A.Patel Marg, They started for the Darshan in a chariot. When they Mumbai - 400 004. Telephone : 23873611. saw Bhagwan Mahavir from certain distance, they got down and started walking towards Bhagwan Mahavir.
STORY TELLING When they reached there, they bowed down to his feet
અંગ્રેજી માધ્યમમાં ભણેલા આજના કિશોર અને યુવાનોને and asked for the blessings.
અંગ્રેજીમાં જૈન ધર્મની કથા કહેશું તો આ પેઢીને આ દ્વારા જૈન ધર્મના Devananda was very much impressed but she felt some different motherly feelings and her expressions
તત્ત્વ અને આચારની ખબર પડશે. જે એમના સંસ્કારને ઉજળા કરશે. & emotions were as if her son was before him.
આ માટે આ સંસ્થા શ્રી મું. જૈ. યુ. સંઘ-મુંબઈના પ્રતિનિધિઓ Looking at Devananda Gautam the deciple of |મુંબઈના ઉપાશ્રયમાં જઈ ૫ થી ૨૦ વર્ષના બાળકોને અંગ્રેજીમાં Mahavir asked Mahavir about the reason of tears in |કથા કહેવાનું અભિયાન શરૂ કરશે. the eyes of Devananda.
જૈન ધર્મના પ્રચાર માટે આ અભિયાનમાં સાથ આપવા માંગતા Bhagwan Mahavir knew the reason so answered,
| હોય એવા અંગ્રેજી જાણનાર બહેનોને અમે નિમંત્રણ પાઠવીએ છીએ. She is my mother and I am his son', Then he explained the theory of karma and the soul changing the body
સંપર્ક : ડૉ. રેણુકા પોરવાલ-૯૮૨૧૮૭૭૩૨૭ according to the theory of Karma of the Jain Philoso
ડૉ. કામિની ગોગરી-૯૮૧૯૧૬૪૫૦૫ phy.
