chhe, tem anyanun nAm paN guru chhe, topaN ahIn gurunA shraddhAnamAn nirgranth gurunun ja grahaN
chhe. jainadharmamAn to arahantadev, nirgranthaguru evun prasiddha vachan chhe.
prashna — ‘nirgranth vinA anyane guru na mAnavA’ tenun shun kAraN?
uttara — nirgranth vinA anya jIv sarvaprakArathI mahantatA dhArato nathI. jem koI
lobhI shAstravyAkhyAn kare, tyAn te Ane shAstra sambhaLAvavAthI mahant thayo, ane A tene
dhanavastrAdi ApavAthI mahant thayo. joke bAhyathI shAstra sambhaLAvavAvALo mahant rahe chhe, topaN
antarangamAn lobhI hoy chhe tethI (dAtArane uchcha mAne, tathA dAtAr lobhIne nIcho ja mAne,
mATe) tenAmAn sarvathA (bilakul) mahantatA na thaI.
prashna — nirgranth paN AhAr to le chhe?
uttara — lobhI banI dAtAranI sushruShA karI, dInatApUrvak te AhAr letA nathI, tethI
temanI mahantatA ghaTatI nathI. je lobhI hoy te ja hInatA pAme chhe. e ja pramANe anya jIv
jANavA, mATe nirgranth ja sarvaprakArathI mahantatAyukta chhe, paN nirgranth vinA anya jIv
sarvaprakArathI guNavAn nathI, guNonI apekShAe mahantatA, tathA doShonI apekShAe hInatA bhAse
chhe, tethI tenI nishank stuti paN karI shakAy nahi.
vaLI nirgranth vinA anya jIv jevun dharmasAdhan kare chhe, tevun vA tenAthI adhik dharmasAdhan
gRuhastha paN karI shake chhe, to tyAn gurusangnA kone hoy? mATe bAhyAbhyantar parigraharahit
nirgranthamuni chhe te ja guru chhe.
prashna — A kALamAn evA guru to ahIn nathI, tethI jem arahantanI sthApanA
pratimA chhe, tem gurunI sthApanA A veShadhArIo chhe?
uttara — jem chitrAdivaDe rAjAnI sthApanA karIe, to tyAn pratipakShI nathI, paN koI
sAmAnya manuShya potAne rAjA manAve, to te rAjAno pratipakShI thAy chhe. tem pAShANAdimAn
arahantAdinI sthApanA banAve, to tyAn teno koI pratipakShI nathI, paN koI sAmAnya manuShya
potAne muni manAve, to te munijanomAn pratipakShI thayo. e pramANe ja jo sthApanA thatI hoy
to potAne arahant paN manAvo! paN temanI sthApanA hoy to bAhyamAn to e pramANe ja
hovI joIe; parantu te nirgranth ane A ghaNA parigrahano dhArak chhe, tyAn em kevI rIte bane?
prashna — A kALamAn shrAvak paN jevA sambhave tevA nathI, tethI jevA shrAvak
tevA muni?
uttara — shAstramAn shrAvakasangnA to sarva gRuhastha jainone chhe. shreNik paN asanyamI hato
chhatAn tene uttarapurANamAn shrAvakottam kahyo. bArasabhAmAn shrAvak kahyA tyAn teo badhA vratadhArI
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