John Shaqi

Jainism Se Mushkil Sawalat: Jab Roza Maut Par Khatam Ho

Sallekhana — wo roza jo maut par khatam hota hai: roohani bahaduri ya mazhab ki muhr ke saath khudkushi? Kya mukammal ahimsa mumkin hai jab saans lena bhi kisi jeev ki maut hai? Aur jo falsafa kehta hai ke har sach adhoora hai — kya wo apne bare mein bhi yehi kehta hai? Jain riwayat se sawalat, us ki apni aajizi ke saath.

ByJohn Shaqi· July 2, 2026· 10 min read

Jainism se sawal poochne ka haq hum ne pichle mazmoon mein kamaya — us ki tareef poore dil se kar ke. Aur Jainism ke paas sawal sunne ka apna auzaar bhi hai: anekantavada khud kehta hai ke har nazar adhoori hai. To aaiye wo pehlu dekhein jo tareef ke mazmoon mein nahi aate. Yeh sawal Jain riwayat ke andar bhi sadiyon se pooche ja rahe hain — hum sirf unhein Roman Urdu mein dohra rahe hain.

1. Sallekhana: Roza Jo Maut Par Khatam Hota Hai

Jain riwayat mein aik amal hai jise wo apni rooh ka taj samajhti hai aur bahar wale jise dekh kar thithak jate hain: sallekhana — jab jism apna kaam poora kar chuke (lambi bimari, intiha ki burhapa), to khana aur phir paani tadreejan chhor kar, poore hosh mein, maut ko istiqbal karna. Har saal Hindustan mein sainkron Jain — aksar sadhu, kuch grihast — yeh raasta lete hain. 2015 mein Rajasthan High Court ne ise khudkushi qarar de kar mamnoo kiya; Supreme Court ne hukm rok diya; behas abhi adalat mein hai — aur hamare mazmoon mein bhi.

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