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to nigurA hotA nahIn hai. jis prakAr nAstik to usakA nAm hai jo parameshvarako mAnatA
hI nahIn aur jo parameshvarako to mAne, parantu is kShetramen parameshvarakA lakShaN na dekhakar kisIko
parameshvar na mAne to nAstik to hotA nahIn hai; usI prakAr yah jAnanA.
phi ra vah kahatA hai — jain-shAstrommen vartamAnamen kevalIkA to abhAv kahA hai, munikA
to abhAv nahIn kahA hai?
uttara — aisA to kahA nahIn hai ki in deshommen sadbhAv rahegA; parantu bharatakShetramen kahate
hain, so bharatakShetra to bahut baDA hai, kahIn sadbhAv hogA; isaliye abhAv nahIn kahA hai. yadi
tum rahate ho usI kShetramen sadbhAv mAnoge, to jahAn aise bhI guru nahIn milenge vahAn jAoge tab
kisako guru mAnoge? jis prakAr — hansonkA sadbhAv vartamAn men kahA hai, parantu hans dikhAI
nahIn dete to aur pakShiyonko to hans mAnA nahIn jAtA; usI prakAr vartamAnamen muniyon kA sadbhAv
kahA hai, parantu muni dikhAI nahIn dete to auronko to muni mAnA nahIn jA sakatA.
phi ra vah kahatA hai — ek akSharake dAtAko guru mAnate hain; to jo shAstra sikhalAyen
va sunAyen unhen guru kaise na mAnen?
uttara — guru nAm baDekA hai. so jis prakArakI mahantatA jisake sambhav ho, use
us prakAr gurusangnA sambhav hai. jaise — kul apekShA mAtA-pitAko gurusangnA hai; usI prakAr
vidyAe paDhAnevAleko vidyA-apekShA gurusangnA hai. yahAn to dharmakA adhikAr hai, isaliye jisake
dharma-apekShA mahantatA sambhavit ho use guru jAnanA. parantu dharma nAm chAritrakA hai, ‘‘chArittan
khalu dhammo’’1aisA shAstramen kahA hai, isaliye chAritrake dhArakako hI gurusangnA hai. tathA jis
prakAr bhUtAdikA nAm bhI dev hai; tathApi yahAn devake shraddhAnamen arahantadevakA hI grahaN hai,
usI prakAr auronkA bhI nAm guru hai tathApi yahAn shraddhAnamen nirgranthakA hI grahaN hai. jainadharmamen
arhantadev, nirgranthaguru aisA prasiddha vachan hai.
yahAn prashna hai ki nirgranthake sivA anyako guru nahIn mAnate; so kyA kAraN hai?
uttara — nirgranthake sivA anya jIv sarvaprakArase mahantatA dhAraN nahIn karate. jaise —
lobhI shAstra vyAkhyAn kare vahAn vah ise shAstra sunAnese mahant huA aur yah use dhan-
vastrAdi denese mahant huA. yadyapi bAhyamen shAstra sunAnevAlA mahant rahatA hai, tathApi antarangamen
lobhI hotA hai; isaliye sarvathA mahantatA nahIn huI.
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