Category: विशेष आलेख

MEDITATION Jain Religion is, infact, the way of leading the real fruitful life. Daily routines of a house-holder and a saint have been settled in such a way here that every moment of life is utilized for the upliftment of self and all other creatures. Although Jain norms lead the person for self-elevation on the…

THE THREE LOKAS At a very middle of alokåså¹a, there exists human-like lokåkå¹a having a dimension of 343 rajjus and being contaminated with five types of fluids like Jîva, Pudgala, Dharma, Adharma and Kåla. Beginningless and endless, it was generated by itself. It is divided into three parts as mentioned below : 1. Adholoka —its…

Five Anuvratas AND Sallekhna According to Jain tradition, there are four types of destinities i.e. gatis in the world. These are Manushaya (human), Tiryanch (sub-human), Naraki (hellish-beings) and Dev (celestials). Out of these, Manushaya Gati i.e. human beings are the best because they have the power of thinking and so they can adopt different vows…

Cyclic arrangement of The Universe According to Jain literature, there are two divisions of time in the form of Evolution (UtasarpiàÍ) and Devolution (AvasarpiàÍ) epochs in the Àryan section of Bharata region of JambödvÍpa. The epoch, in which the life-span of human and sub-human beings, their body-height and prosperity etc. are gradually decreasing, is called…

धर्मतीर्थ परम्परा केवली–  जिस दिन वीर भगवान सिद्ध हुए उसी दिन गौतम गणधर केवलज्ञान को प्राप्त हुए पुनः गौतम स्वामी के सिद्ध हो जाने पर उसी दिन श्री सुधर्मास्वामी केवली हुए। सुधर्मास्वामी के मुक्त होने पर जंबूस्वामी केवली हुए। पश्चात् जंबूस्वामी के सिद्ध हो जाने पर फिर कोई अनुबद्ध केवली नहीं रहे।       …

सृष्टि का क्रम भरत क्षेत्र के आर्यखण्ड में अवसर्पिणी-उत्सर्पिणी काल के दो विभाग होते हैं। जिसमें मनुष्यों एवं तिर्यंचों की आयु, शरीर की ऊँचाई, वैभव आदि घटते रहते हैं वह अवसर्पिणी एवं जिसमें बढ़ते रहते हैं वह उत्सर्पिणी कहलाता है। अद्धापल्यों से निर्मित दस कोड़ा-कोड़ी सागर१ प्रमाण अवसर्पिणी और इतना ही उत्सर्पिणी काल भी है,…