Devi devta ke sharir ka aakar
Jain dharm me devtaon (devi-devta) ke hone ko maana jata hai, par unke sharir ki nishchit roop-sanchit vigrah (jaise ki Hindu dharm ke devtaon ke chitr) ki detail Jain shastraon me aam taur par milti nahi hai. Kuch mukhya baatein:
- Devta (devas) aatma hoti hain aur karma ke chakkar me janmi-bhar ki zindagi bitati hain. Unke shareer ki nishchit aakar par Jain granthon me vistrit varnan nahi milta.
- Jab hum Jain meditation ya path ki baat karte hain, to adhikatar dhyān virtuous gunaon, tapasya, ahimā, shanti, dharma par kendrit hota hai, sharir ke vishesh aakar par nahi.
- Digambar aur Śvetāmbara traditions me devtaon ki vyakhya ya unki pratimaon ki jagah par focus alag ho sakta hai, lekin dono me mukhy uddeshya karmon se upar uthkar ke anubhava (keval jñāna, kevalā-purush) ki or hai, na ki devta ke sharir ki vistrit chitrakala.
Agar aap chahen to main is vishay ko Jain sutron/ stotraon ke sandarbh me sahi arth ke saath aur spasht roop se samjha sakta hoon. Agar aap chahen, keh kar batayein ki aap Digambar ya Śvetāmbara parampara ke sandarbh me jaankari chahte hain ya sirf samanya Jain drishtikon.