Book Title: Samayik And Chaityavandan Vidhi Author(s): Manu Doshi Publisher: Manu DoshiPage 35
________________ Shridhar Pratishtha Mahäsen Susimä Pruthwi Laxmanä Kaushämbi Väränasi Chandrapuri Padmaprabhaswami Lotus Suparshwanath Swastik Chandraprabhaswä Moon mi Suvidhinäth Fish Shitalnäth ++ Shrivatsa Shreyansnäth Rhino Väsupujyaswami Buffalo Vimalnäth Boar Rämä Nanda Vishnu Jaya Kampilyapur Käkandi Bhaddilpur Sinhpur Champäpuri Anantnäth+++ Dharmanath * Shantinäth Kunthunath Aranäth ** Mallinäth*** Munisuvratswami Naminäth Neminäth Sinchäno Vajra Deer Goat Nandävart Kumbha Tortoise Blue lotus Conch Sugriv Dradharath Vishnu Vasupujya Krutavarma Shyämä Sinhasen Bhänu Vishwasen Soor Sudarshan Kumbha Sumitra Vijay Samudravijay Shivä Ashwasen Siddharth Suyashä Suvrata Achirä Shree Devi Prabhä Padmä Vapra Shauripuri Ayodhya Ratnapur Hastinapur Hastinäpur Hastinäpur Mithilä Rajgrih Mithilä Vämä Parshwanath Mahävirswämi Snake Lion Väränasi Vaishali + Ayodhya was known as Vinita ++ Lotus-like flower +++ Hawk * Name of a legendary impregnable metal ** Name of a legendary mountain *** Particular type of jug used for auspicious purposes At this stage, the question may arise about the utility of worshipping the idols or images of Tirthankars. It may particularly arise, because we live in the midst of the Christian society which happens to be non-idolater. It may therefore be useful to consider that aspect before going ahead with the Sutras. Let us first be clear about the concept of Tirthankars. They are the perfected souls. They have taught that ignorance of Self is the cause of unhappiness and we can gain the lasting happiness by removing that ignorance. They are also called Jina meaning the conquerors of animosity, arrogance, deception, greediness and such other instincts that defile the soul. Lord Tirthankars are totally detached. They have no desire to be worshipped nor have they any reason to be pleased by worship. Devotees, however, worship them so as to gain the inspiration for developing the attributes that the Lords have manifested. Since the Lords are unembodied intangible entities, the right way would be to worship them as such. It is, however, hard to visualize the intangible. It is our limitation. But thatPage Navigation
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