Atmadharma magazine - Ank 360
(Year 30 - Vir Nirvana Samvat 2499, A.D. 1973)
(English transliteration).

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: 38 : Atmadharma : Aso ra499 :
lankAmAn jainadharma:– lagabhag be hajAr varSha pahelAnn rAjA ashokanA samay pahelAnn
paN lankAmAn jainadharma phelAyelo hato. te sambandhI ullekh bauddhasAhityamAn paN chhe.
A bAbat
‘चोराहा’ nAmanA hindI sAptAhikapatramAn lakhe chhe ke– “यर्हां
bauddhasAhityake gauravako baDhAnevAlI ek bAt ko bhI batAnA anuchit na
hogA, jisane jainadharmake ek aise gauravamay sAkShyakI aur sanket kiyA hai
jisakA pattA svayam jainasamAjako bhI nahIn hai; ashok ke putra aur putrI, mahendra
aur sanghamitra jab lankAmen dharmaprachArArtha gaye to vahAn unhonne apanese pUrva
sthApit nirgranth (jain) sanghako dekhA.” (dilhIthI prApta)
AphrikAnA samAchAr: nAIrobIthI mumukShu bhAI o lakhe chhe ke gurudevanA
pratApe ahIn nAIrobI mumukShumanDaLanA bhAI–baheno bhAvapUrvak dashalakShaNaparva
AnandathI ujavI rahyA chhIe. dararoj traNaso–chAraso jeTalA ruchivAn jIvo
honshathI lAbh lye chhe. ghaNA jIvo dharmanA svarUpano vichAr karatA thayA chhe. sAt
hajAranI ahInnI nAtamAn ghaNAn vichArak jIvo chhe. dharmanun sAchun svarUp shun chhe teno
darek jIve svatantrapaNe vichAr karavo joIe. janma–maraNathI rahit thavun chhe to
nirgranth puruShonA vItarAgamArge javun paDashe, bIjI rIte mokShamArga nahIn Ave. tyAn
(sonagaDhamAn) to dharmakAL varte chhe; gurudevanA pratApe AphrikA inglAD ne
amerikA jevA deshomAn paN A vAtane sAmbhaLanArA jignAsuo chhe, kemake darek
jIvane sukh joIe chhe ne sukhano upAy shodhe chhe. paryuShaNamAn khUb ja utsAh
hato; kuTumb parivAr sahit sau pahonchI jatA hatA, nAnA bALakomAn paN sAro
utsAh jAgyo chhe. savAramAn jinadevanI samUhapUjA, pachhI vAnchan, bapore vAnchan,
tathA sAnje pratikramaN–Arati–vAnchan–bhakti thatAn hatA. –Am Akho divas
honshapUrvak kAryakramamAn sau bhAg letA hatA. –kharekhar jIvanamAn A ja karavA jevun
chhe; A sivAy badhuy A jIv mATe nakAmun chhe. bhavabhramaNano ant ane
mokShasukhanI prApti mATe A ja kAye chhUTako chhe, ane temAn ja Anand chhe.
nAIrobInI jem mombAsAmAn paN paryuShaNaparva AnandathI ujavAyA hatA.
[AphrikAmAn vasatA ApaNA sAdharmIono dhArmikautsAh dekhIne Anand
thAy chhe. daravarShe hajAro pustako tyAn jAy chhe. tyAn vasatA
bIjA jainabhAIo paN utsAhathI gnAnano lAbh lye evI bhAvanA sAthe
dhanyavAd! –san.
]