Jainism Ki Khoobsurti: Wo Deen Jo Keeray Par Bhi Paon Nahi Rakhta

Ahmedabad ya Mumbai ki kisi subah, aap ne shayad wo manzar dekha ho: safed libaas mein aik sadhu, munh par kapri bandhi hui, haath mein naram jhaaru jis se wo baithne se pehle zameen saaf karta hai. Bahar wala hans deta hai — keeron ke liye itna takalluf? Magar us jhaaru ke peechhe insaniyat ki sab se radical akhlaqi fikr khari hai: agar zindagi muqaddas hai, to kahan tak? Jain jawab deta hai: aakhri saans tak — har saans tak.

Mahavira: Jeetne Wala

Jainism khud ko kisi bani se shuru nahi karta; wo chaubees tirthankaron ("ghaat banane wale" — jo paar utarne ka raasta banate hain) ki qadeem qatar ka dawa rakhta hai, jin mein aakhri, Mahavira, Buddha ka ham-asr tha — chhati sadi qabl-e-Maseeh ka Bihar. Shehzada tha; tees baras ki umar mein sab chhor diya; barah saal ke sakht tap ke baad kevala jnana — mukammal ilm — paya, aur phir tees saal wo taleem di jis ka naam us ke laqab se hai: Jina — jeetne wala. Kis ko jeeta? Kisi mulk ko nahi. Apne aap ko. Jainism ka poora tasawwur is aik lafz mein hai: asal fatah andar ki hai, aur duniya ka sab se mushkil dushman apni khwahish hai.