2023

Tattvarth Sutra Chapter 5 (Que-Ans.)

March 9, 2023jambudweepTatvaarth Sutra Q.A.

Tattvarth Sutra Chapter 5 (Que-Ans.) The Category of the Non-Living SUTRA NO. 1Ajīvakāyā dharmādharmākāśa-pudgalāh Meaning: The non-soul substances (bodies) are the medium of motion, the medium of rest, space and matter. Q.V.1.1 What is the meaning of kāya (body)?A.V.1.1 It means the body. Q.V.1.2 Which are the non living beings?A.V.1.2 Medium of motion (dharma), the...

Tattvarth Sutra Chapter 4 (Que-Ans.)

March 9, 2023jambudweepTatvaarth Sutra Q.A.

Tattvarth Sutra Chapter 4 (Que-Ans.) The Celestial Beings SUTRA NO. 1Devāścaturṇikāyāh ̣ Meaning: The celestial beings (gods) are of four orders /classes. Q.IV.1.1 Who are the celestial beings (deva)?A.IV.1.1 The living beings born due to the rise of their celestial-body-making-karma and who roam freely in several parts of the celestial world and derive pleasure from...

Quotation-1

March 9, 2023jambudweepQuotation

Mahavira proclaimed in India,the massage of salvation thar religion is a reality and not a mere convention, that salvation comes from taking refuge in the ture religion and not from observing the external ceremonies ot the community,that reglion cannot regard any barriers between man and man ad an enternal verity.wonderous to say,this teaching rapidly overtopped…

Pancham Kaal

March 9, 2023jambudweep

Pancham Kaal (Panćama Kāla) Pancham (fifth) kaal (time), hence the period of time is the one that is actually current now. It is the period of deterioration, characterized by conditions of existence that would slowly become very painful and distressing. It commenced only 2460 years ago, and has still got 18540 years to run. There...

Vardhaman Mahāvīr

March 9, 2023jambudweepLord Mahaveer, Tirthankaras

Vardhaman Mahāvīr 'Namāh śri Vardhamāna-e nirdhutakalilātmane''''Sālokānāma trilokānāma yadā-vidyā darpanāyate!'' I bow to Śri Vardhamāna Mahāvīra who has washed off the impurities of karmic filth from His Soul, andIn Whose Perception scintillate the three Worlds and the infinity of Space, as in a mirror ! Vardhaman Mahāvīr was the twenty-fourth and last tirthankara of ''avasarpini''. In...

Jainism And Christianity

March 9, 2023jambudweep

Jainism And Christianity Jainism and Christianity are two major religions. JAINISM, CHRISTIANITY & SCIENCE by BARRISTER CHAMPAT RAI JAIN Jainism claims to be a Science. It was founded by MAN; "properly qualified MEN" have been confirming and re-confirming its doctrine. Put- in a nutshell, its teaching is only this: man is not only a bundle...

Acharya Umaswami

March 9, 2023jambudweepDigamber Muni

Acharya Umaswami 'Acharya Umaswami' was the disciple of Acharya Kundkund. He was a ''Digambar Acharya'' (head of the monastic order). Shvetambers have also accepted him as Acharya Umasvati. ''Acharya Umaswami'' was the earliest Digambar saint who had committed to writing in Sanskrit. Acharyaji's famous work Tattvarthathigama Sutra (Tattvārthsūtra) contains 357 Sutras which are divided into...

Tirthankara- The Founder of Jainism

March 9, 2023jambudweepHistory Of Jainism, Tirthankaras

Tirthankara- The founder of Jainism There is a special fascination in the number four and twenty; the Hindus have twenty-four avataras (incarnations) of their favourite god, Vishnu; there were twenty-four counsellor gods of the ancient Babylonians; the Buddhists posit four and twenty previous Buddhas, that is teaching gods. The Zoroastrians also have twenty-four Ahuras who...

Aparigraha

March 9, 2023jambudweep

Aparigraha (Non-attachment) The third main principle in Jainism is aparigraha(non-attachment). According to Tattvarthasutra (compendium of Jain principles). “Infatuation is attachment to possessions”.

Samavsharan

March 9, 2023jambudweepAadinath bhagwan

Samavsharan Samavsharan or Samosharana. "Refuge to All" is a term for the divine preaching hall of the Tirthankara. The word ''samavasarana'' is derived from two words, ''sama'' meaning general and ''avasara'' meaning opportunity. A place where all have a common opportunity of acquiring the wisdom. The divine pavilion is built by heavenly beings ''devas'' after...

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