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to nigurA hotA nahI.n hai. jis prakAr nAstik to usakA nAm hai jo parameshvarako mAnatA
hI nahI.n aur jo parameshvarako to mAne, parantu is kShetrame.n parameshvarakA lakShaN na dekhakar kisIko
parameshvar na mAne to nAstik to hotA nahI.n hai; usI prakAr yah jAnanA.
phi ra vah kahatA hai — jain-shAstro.nme.n vartamAname.n kevalIkA to abhAv kahA hai, munikA
to abhAv nahI.n kahA hai?
uttaraH — aisA to kahA nahI.n hai ki in desho.nme.n sadbhAv rahegA; parantu bharatakShetrame.n kahate
hai.n, so bharatakShetra to bahut ba.DA hai, kahI.n sadbhAv hogA; isaliye abhAv nahI.n kahA hai. yadi
tum rahate ho usI kShetrame.n sadbhAv mAnoge, to jahA.N aise bhI guru nahI.n mile.nge vahA.N jAoge tab
kisako guru mAnoge? jis prakAr — ha.nso.nkA sadbhAv vartamAn me.n kahA hai, parantu ha.ns dikhAI
nahI.n dete to aur pakShiyo.nko to ha.ns mAnA nahI.n jAtA; usI prakAr vartamAname.n muniyo.n kA sadbhAv
kahA hai, parantu muni dikhAI nahI.n dete to auro.nko to muni mAnA nahI.n jA sakatA.
phi ra vah kahatA hai — ek akSharake dAtAko guru mAnate hai.n; to jo shAstra sikhalAye.n
va sunAye.n unhe.n guru kaise na mAne.n?
uttaraH — guru nAm ba.DekA hai. so jis prakArakI maha.ntatA jisake sambhav ho, use
us prakAr gurusa.nj~nA sambhav hai. jaise — kul apekShA mAtA-pitAko gurusa.nj~nA hai; usI prakAr
vidyAe pa.DhAnevAleko vidyA-apekShA gurusa.nj~nA hai. yahA.N to dharmakA adhikAr hai, isaliye jisake
dharma-apekShA maha.ntatA sambhavit ho use guru jAnanA. parantu dharma nAm chAritrakA hai, ‘‘chAritta.n
khalu dhammo’’1aisA shAstrame.n kahA hai, isaliye chAritrake dhArakako hI gurusa.nj~nA hai. tathA jis
prakAr bhUtAdikA nAm bhI dev hai; tathApi yahA.N devake shraddhAname.n arahantadevakA hI grahaN hai,
usI prakAr auro.nkA bhI nAm guru hai tathApi yahA.N shraddhAname.n nirgranthakA hI grahaN hai. jainadharmame.n
arhantadev, nirgranthaguru aisA prasiddha vachan hai.
yahA.N prashna hai ki nirgranthake sivA anyako guru nahI.n mAnate; so kyA kAraN hai?
uttaraH — nirgranthake sivA anya jIv sarvaprakArase maha.ntatA dhAraN nahI.n karate. jaise —
lobhI shAstra vyAkhyAn kare vahA.N vah ise shAstra sunAnese maha.nt huA aur yah use dhan-
vastrAdi denese maha.nt huA. yadyapi bAhyame.n shAstra sunAnevAlA maha.nt rahatA hai, tathApi antara.ngame.n
lobhI hotA hai; isaliye sarvathA maha.ntatA nahI.n huI.
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