Upādhyay “vachna” (vachan / shiksha) kiski dete हैं?

Jain dharm ke anusār:

• Dikshā ka vachna (muni banne ka sankalp, mahāvrat lena)

→ sirf Āchārya dete हैं, Upādhyay nahi.

• Upādhyay ka kaam hai:

- Agam–shāstron ka adhyayan aur adhyāpan - Anyā sādhu–sādhvī aur shārvakon ko Jinvāni (Tirthankar Bhagwan ke updesh) ka pāth, arth, aur adhyayan karānā - Shastroṅ ke vachan ko samjha‑kar sunānā (vyākhyā, tattva samjhānā)

Isliye sāransh:

• Upādhyay Tirthankar Bhagwān ki Jinvāni / Agam‑shāstron ke vachna dete (padhāte) hain.
• Dikshā‑vachna Upādhyay nahi, Āchārya dete hain.

Upādhyay ke 25 gun aur unki bhūmikā ke liye yeh lekh dekh sakte hain