“Sadhu ke upkaran” se arth hai – Jain sadhu (muni / aryika) ke paas jo kuchh saamaan hota hai, jo unki sadhana, ahimsa aur sanyam ko sahayata deta hai.

Alag–alag panthon (Digambar, Shvetambar) me in upkaranon ke naam aur sankhya thodi badal sakti hai, lekin mool uddeshya ek hi hai –

• jeevon ki suraksha (ahimsa),
• pavitrata aur saiyam ka palan,
• dhyan–swadhyay me sahayata.

Shvetāmbara sādhu ke kuchh pramukh upkaran

1. Muhpattī (मुखपट्टी)

- Muniraj ke mukh par bandhne wala chhota safed kapda. - Taaki bolte–saans lete time sukshma jeev na maren (ahimsa ki raksha).

1. Rajoharaṇ (रजोहरण / पिच्छी)

- Morpankh ya reshedaar jhāṛū jaisa. - Jahan baithna / chalna ho, pehle dhire se jhaad dete hain, taaki chhote jeev na kuchal jayein.

1. Kamandal (कमण्डलु)

- Chhota lota / jal–patra. - Paav dho’ne, shauch ke baad shuddhi ke liye, aur ahimsa–pūrvaak jal ka upyog.

1. Oggho / Pātra adi

- Bhiksha (gochari) grahan karne ke liye vishesh bartan. - Isse anek jeevon ki hani kam se kam ho, aur ahar pavitra rahe.

1. Granth / Pustakein

- Swadhyay, pravachan, adhyayan ke liye Jain āgamon ke granth.

Iske alawa bhi kuchh aur upkaran ho sakte hain, jaise baithne ke liye āsan, adi – jo maryādā anusar rakhte hain.

Digambar sādhu ke kuchh pramukh upkaran

Digambar paramparā me sadhu bahut alpa upkaran rakhte hain, unka jīvan atyant aparigrah–moolak hota hai. Udāharan ke roop me:

1. Picchī (पिच्छी)

- Ball ki tarah bandha hua morpankh ka jhāṛū. - Zameen saaf karne, chhote jeev hataane ke liye, taaki koi jeev na mare.

1. Kamandal / Pātra

- Jal aur avashyak pavitr kriyāon ke liye.

1. Shāstra–pustak adi

- Adhyayan aur dharm–updesh ke liye.

Kuchh Digambar muniraj sirf atyant avashyak upkaran hi rakhte hain, baaki sab tyāg dete hain – ye unki aparigrah aur uttar–uttar saiyam ka chinh hai.

Saar

• “Sadhu ke upkaran” ka mool tatparya saamaan se jyāda, uske dwara hone wali sadhana se hai.
• Ye upkaran ahimsa ko bachane, indriyon ko niyantrit rakhne, aur dharm–sadhana ko sthir banane ke liye hote hain.
• Digambar aur Shvetambar dono paramparaon me sankhya aur roop thode alag, par uddeshya ek – moksha ki or agrasar rehna.