रात्रि भोजन का त्याग एवं जलगालन ३.१ अन्धेरे में जीवों की अधिक उत्पत्ति होने के कारण रात्रि में भोजन करना या कराना घोर िंहसा है। यह कहना कि बिजली की तेज रोशनी से दिन के समान प्रकाश कर लेने पर रात्रि भोजन में क्या हर्ज है, उचित नहीं। विज्ञान ने यह सिद्ध कर दिया है...
श्रुतज्ञान एवं श्रुतावतरण इतिहास २.१ मति, श्रुत, अवधि, मन:पर्यय और केवलज्ञान के भेद से ज्ञान पाँच प्रकार का कहा गया है। ‘‘मतिश्रुतावधिमन: पर्ययकेवलानिज्ञानम्’’ इति तत्त्वार्थसूत्रं। इन पाँच प्रकार के ज्ञानों में मतिज्ञान, अवधिज्ञान, मन:पर्ययज्ञान, और केवलज्ञान,—ये चार ज्ञान स्वार्थ हैं। अर्थात् इन चार ज्ञानों के द्वारा पदार्थ जाने जाते हैं, अनुभव में आते हैं, परन्तु...
सप्तभंगी ३.१ सप्तभंगी का अर्थ- अनेकांतवाद अथवा स्याद्वाद का विस्तृत रूप सप्तभंगी में दृष्टिगोचर होता है। अनेकांत सिद्धांत के आधार पर यह स्पष्ट हो चुका है कि प्रत्येक पदार्थ परस्पर विरोधी अनेक धर्म युगलों का िंपड है। वे वस्तु में एक साथ रह तो सकते हैं परन्तु उन्हें युगपत् व्यक्त नहीं किया जा सकता है।...
Holy Abu It was holy Abu, first visited in December 1968, and the sight of the giant statue of Bahubali at Shravanabelagola early in 1969 that awakened in me the desire to return some day in order to see and learn more about a religious force capable of inspiring the human mind to envisage such...
Grand Tour of five Sacred Jaina Sites This chapter is both a logical sequence of the previous one as well as an itinerary for travellers with limited time at their disposal, be they overseas Jainas on business or simply tourists. Those who follow the suggested tour will be amazed at what there is to be...
Osian The Mahavira temple of Osian (also Osia or Osyan), located on the western edge of the town and a long way from the Hindu temple-hill, has found entry into about all the mayor books on Indian art and architecture. The same cannot be said, regrettably. of other, equally splendid Jaina temples. The easy access...
Jaisalmer Jaisalmer, the desert city. is about three and a quarter centuries older than Bikaner. Even more ancient is Lodurva, seventeen kilometres north-west of Jaisalmer. Once a royal city. Lodurva was overrun by Muslim forces and totally destroyed in 1152. The present temple, dedicated to Parshvanatha, is of a later date. About halfway to Lodurva,...
Bikaner The desert city of Bikaner was founded, with the valuable help of Jaina families, in 1488, at a time when in north India Indo-Islamic art had firmly established itself. The best known and best preserved four Jaina temples situated at the eastern outskirts of the city are important examples of this period. It is...
Ladnun A few day's sojourn in the Rajasthani town of Ladnun (pro- nounced Labrong), situated half- way between Jaipur and Bikaner (or Ajmer and Bikaner) and also accessible from Jodhpur by direct bus, can be recommended with- out reservation. It offers, apart from some noteworthy temples and the Terapanth Vishva Bharati Instintion founded by Acharya...