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    Why does sadhu bhagwant do not perform dharpam puja or charmar puja

    5 months ago 79

    Sādhujis do not do dhūpam pūjā, chāmar (cāmar / charmara) pūjā, or any other “seva‑pūjā” for a few main reasons:

    1. Different role: monk vs. layperson

    - In Jain dharma, seva‑pūjā, dhūp, dīp, chāmar, ārti, āṅgī, etc. are the duties of householders (shravak–shravikā). - Sādhus–sādhvīs are themselves the ones to whom respect is offered, along with Jina mūrti and scriptures. They guide, teach, and live very high discipline; they don’t stand in line doing material worship like laypeople.

    1. Focus only on inner sādhanā, not outer ritual

    - A sadhu’s goal is moksha through right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct. - Their main practices are: samyak darshan, swadhyāy (scriptural study), dhyān (meditation), pratikraman, tapas, gupti–samiti etc. - External upchār like waving incense, lamp, or chāmar are for bhakti‑bhāva of laypeople, not part of a muni’s vow‑path.

    1. Vows of complete non‑possession (aparigraha)

    - For sādhus, even small objects are possessions. Dhūp, deep, chāmar, bell, plate, cloth, etc. are all “upkaran” (things). - Using, keeping, or arranging such items creates subtle attachment and goes against their mahāvrat of aparigraha. - So they avoid all such upkaran‑based rituals and stay with the bare minimum allowed by their ācārya.

    1. Non‑violence and simplicity

    - Dhūp, deep, flowers, etc. almost always involve some form of hiṁsā (fire, plants, tiny beings, etc.). - Laypeople still use them in limited, careful way to build bhakti and discipline. - But a sadhu has chosen a much stricter level of ahiṁsā, so they avoid these optional items completely and keep worship at the level of man, vachan, kāya control.

    1. Both Digambar and Śvetāmbar

    - Both traditions agree: sādhus do not do mūrti‑pūjā, ārti, dhūp, chāmar, etc., which are for shravaks. - Details of daily routine differ, but nowhere is a muni told to perform dhūpam or chāmar‑pūjā.

    In short: Sadhu Bhagwant does not perform dhūpam‑pūjā, chāmar‑pūjā, or any seva‑pūjā because their entire life is meant for inner purification and total renunciation. External material worship with incense, lamps, or chāmar is kept only for lay followers, while monks follow a higher, more renounced path.

    You can read a simple explanation on this topic here

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