Story Of Rama In Jain Literature

SR No.: 022775
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Saraswati Pustak Bhandar
Publication Year: 1990
Total Pages: 278
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 27 MB

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Story of Rama in Jain Literature
Buddhism soon attained the position of a popular religion, and must have become a formidable rival of Jainism". 118
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Vimalasuri gives a very graphic description of the eightfold Jina-paja, Jina bhiseka, Jinavandanabhakti, Jinastuti, the restoration of ruined Jain temples 191, construction of Jain temples, and their existence in every village, town, Sangama (a place where two rivers meet), mountain peak, public square etc. 193 and the images of Jinas made of gold and bedecked with jewelsta and his exhor tation to the people to install the images of Jinas in every house certainly point to a period when some 'Sadhus' had already started residing in Caityas and people had started worshipping idols in their own houses besides those in the public temples. He strongly denoaces Godina, Stri dana, Bhami-dāna and Suvarpadina (which Munis do not accept). while praising Jina the author addresses him as Svayambhu Caturmukha, Visau (or Narayana or Ananta), Sankara (or Rudra) 11 This
118ERI. Vol. VII.
119 Canto XXXII.71-93.
120 Canto V.120-122; Canto XXVIII.46-50; CIX12-13.
121 For example,
कारे जिणहराणं समारर्ण जुण्णभग्गपडियार्ण ।
XI.3a; also VIII. 136-139.
122 For example,
जो जिणवराण भवणं, कुणइ जहाविहवसारसंजुत्तं ।
सो पावर परमसुहं सुरगण अहिदिओ मुहरं ।। XXX11.95
123 Canto LXVI.6-12, especially read:
सो नत्थि एत्थ गामो नेव पुरं संगमं गिरिवरो ।
तिय चच्चरं चउक्कं, जत्थ न भवणं जिणि दाणं ॥ —LXVI.9
124 पंचणरयणमईणे, चिणपडिमाणं सुपुण्णाई | LXVI.116
125 Canto LXXXIX,51-54, especially read:
टायेहि जिवराण घरे घरे देवपडिमाओ ।
।
अगुडपमाणावि हु, जिगपडिमा जस्स होहि घरम्भि तस् भवणाओ मारी, नासिहि लहुं न संदेहो ||
126
XIV.50-53
127 नाह तुमं बंभाणो तिलोयणो संकरो सर्व बुद्धो ।
नारायणी अणतो, तिलोयपुज्जारिहो अरुहा | XV122
।
तु सर्वभू भववं चम्मूहो, पियामहो विण्डु जिणो तियो XXXXV148.9 सो जिनवरो सयंभू, भाणु सिवो संकरो महादेवो | CIX. 12 विण्डू हिरण्णगन्मो महेसरो इसरो रुदो ||