Haan, iss sandarbh me ek prasiddh “Antarikṣa Parshwanath” murti (Parshwanath Bhagwan ki antariksh ya vayu-darshan wali murti) ke baare me kai kahaniyan aur vishwas maujood hain. Jain-dharma me is murti ko bahut purana mana jata hai, lekin uski sahi tareekh aur aayu vishay me do dharm-sansthayein (Digambar aur Shwetambar) alag tareeke se batati hain.

• Mool kahani aur vishwaas: Shirpur, Maharashtra me sthit Antarikṣa Parshwanath mandir ki murti ko ganv ke log aur kai Jain granthon me atyant prachin bataya jata hai. Aksar kaha jata hai ki murti amuman ashirvad-prardhan ki drishti se “bahut purani” hai; aisa bhi kaha jata hai ki murti ko devlok se sthapit kiya gaya tha aur 1142 Vikram samvat (lagbhag 1085-1086 CE ke aas-paas) me punah sthapna ya shuruaat ki gayi thi. Yeh sab dharmik visvas par adharit hai, itihasik likhat ya shastriya pramanon ki tarah har jagah ek jaise nahi hota.

• Shwetambar–Digambar fark: Murti ki satya-pariksha, stavan-purak puja paddhati, aur murti ki mool-sthapana ki tareekh dono sampradayon me bhinn ho sakti hai. Kuch jagah amanat ke roop me murti ki “antariksh” sthiti aur uski udaan ki kala ko maanyata milti hai; dusre sthalo par murti ki purani aayu ya uske vishwanath-naam ki kahaniyan alag roop me milti hain. Isliye, kis murti ki “purani” ya “old” hone ki baat, Digambar ya Shwetambar ke anusar alag arth leti hai.

• Jo vishesh roop se aapke liye ho sakta hai: Shirpur ki Antarikṣa Parshwanath murti ke sandarbh me kai sthalon par kaha jata hai ki murti lagbhag 11,80,000 saal purani hai (yeh dharmik-maanayata ko dikhata hai, lekin itihasik praman ke roop me sabit nahi hota). 1142 Vikram samvat me murti ki punah sthapna ya devotion ki kahani bhi lok-kathao me milti hai. Isliye, is murti ki “purani” ya “old” hone ki baat dharmik vishvas par nirbhar hai, aur itihasik sabooton ke roop me alag-alag vyakhya milti hai.

Aap agar chahen to is vishay par JainKnowledge ki in me se kisi page par adhik details dekh sakte hain:

• Antarikṣa Parshwanath ki kahani aur vishesh stotra ki jankari.

Dhyan rahe:

• Is vishay me jo bhi “oldest” ya “sabse purani” ki baat hoti hai, wo adhikatar dharmik vishvason par aadharit hoti hai. Shastraik ya arthon me digambar/shwetambar ke beech antar ho sakta hai, isliye sahi arth dono paramparaon ke sandarbh me dekhna chahiye.
• Agar aapke paas koi vishesh murti/temple ya inscription ki photo ya detail ho, to uski chhan-bin karke hi aage ki purani tareekh par vichar karna behtar hoga.