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majority of them,- is to be obeyed - followed and practised by the Jain sangh (follower of Jain Religion). Numerous ããcharyas of Jain Shwetãmber Muritpujak (i.e. idol-worshipers) Sangh have uttered-clarified and ordered on various occasions from time to time that "Devdravya is that wealth, asset, money and property which is gathered from the highest bidding concerning a) the idol of Teerthankar / God / Jineshwardev, concerning their ããrati (i.e.a kind of homage towards teerthankars - performed with nonelectrical lights) (c) concerning ashtaprakāri pujā (i.e.eight fold methods for worshipping God), (d) concerning, upadhãn - mãlã (i.e. a garlanding ceremony of person having performed a particular type of penance) (el concerning 'TEERTHMALA UCCHĀMANI' and from similar other methods and means; and the dev-dravya is to be used/utilized for all the various purposes concerning idols and temples of Jinesh wardev God i.e. in repairs and renovation works of a (God's) temple, in construction of a new temple, in preparing ornaments for the Gods (idols), in management of the Jain temple, in materials for worshipping Gods, in decoration works of the Gods and in similar other works. The sum and substance is that the use of devdravya in pãthshãlã (i.e. place where religion is taught), in spending for other Jains or it's use in school-college-hospital is improper and unfair in all respects, and therefore, such use is forbidden by the Orders and dictums of the Jinsi.e. the Gods.
Rev. P.P. Shrimad Anchalgaccchhesh Acharya Merutung Sureeshwarjee Mahārāj Sãheb has beautifully narrated the benefits, religious merits and superior re-births - which are gained by the proper use of devdravya as per the scriptures as also the loss, destruction of religious merits, worse and degraded re-births which result upon the misuse and misappropriation of devdravya etc. in the present Tale of Nãbhākrāj. This Rev. author existed in the 15th century i.e.approximately 600 years ago from todate i.e.Vikram Samvat Year 2064.
Well-wisher of all the living beings, an authority on nyãy i.e.gurudev Rev. Shrimad Vijay Bhuwanbhānu soorishwarjees' learned disciple and my gurus' (i.e. preceptors') brother Rev. P.P. Shri Gunsunder Vijayjee Ganivar Mahārāj Sāheb - once - came across this booklet 'Nãbhākrāj Charitra' (Tale of Nãbhākrāj) in
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