Jain dharm ke anusar “mrityu ke baad kya hota hai” ko samajhne ke liye kuch mool baatein yaad rakhni chahiye:

1. Atma kabhi marte nahi

- Sharir marta hai, atma nahi. - Mrityu ka arth hai: purane sharir ka tyag, naya sharir grahan karne ki tayari.

1. Agla janm turant nishchit ho jata hai

- Jis kshan antimsvas chhutti hai, usi kshan atma ke karm usko agla janm (aisi gati, aisa desh-kul, aisi yoni) nirdharit kar dete hain. - Iske beech koi khaali samay (vacuum) nahi hota.

1. Chaar gatiyon me janm

Atma apne karmon ke anusaar in chaar gatiyon me se kisi ek me janm leti hai: - Manushya gati – insani janm - Devgati – dev/apsara adi roop - Tiryanch gati – pashu-pakshi, keet, paudhe adi - Narak gati – naraki, bahut kashtmay janm

Kaunsi gati milegi, yah aapke: - soch (bhav), - vrat-anuvrat, - himsa–ahimsa, - lobh, krodh, maan, maya, irshya in sab par nirbhar hai.

1. Punya–paap se sharir ka nirman

- Achchhe karm (punya) se shreshth sharir, sukhdayak paristhitiyan milti hain. - Paap se dukhdayak sharir, rogaadi, kasht, nich janm milte hain. - Karm ek prakriti-ki-sookshm padarth hain jo atma se chipak jaate hain, aur mrityu ke baad wahi karm agle janm ka “design” tay karte hain.

1. Moksh kya hai?

- Jab atma sab bandhaye gaye karmon ka kshaya karke bilkul pavitra ho jati hai, tab use dobara janm nahi lena padta. - Us avastha ko moksh / siddhavastha kehte hain. - Moksh prapt atma ke liye “mrityu ke baad kya hoga” ka prashn samapt ho jata hai, kyunki uska janm–mrityu ka chakra hi khatam ho jata hai.

1. Digambar–Shwetambar dono ki ek hi mool baat

- Dono paramparayen is baat par ekmat hain ki: - atma amar hai, - karm ke anusaar punarjanm hota hai, - chaar gatiyan hain, - ant mein lakshya moksh/siddhata hai. - Vivaran (jaise gatiyon ki sankhya, narak–swarg ke starron ki ganana) me kuch antar ho sakta hai, par mool siddhant same hain.

1. Iska vyavaharik arth aaj ke liye

- Har soch, har shabd, har kriya – sab agle janm ka beej hai. - Mrityu se darne ki jagah, apne vartaman kram ko sudharna sabse zaroori hai: - jaisi dravya–bhav se mrityu hogi, vaisa hi naya janm majbooti se bandhega. - Isliye Jain dharm me antim samay me samayik, pratikraman, navkar mantra, ichchha-maran (sanlekhna) par bahut zor diya gaya hai.

Aap chaahein to punarjanm, chaar gati, ya moksh ko aur detail me bhi alag–alag puchh sakte hain.