Jainism ke anusar, "Anshan" ka arth hai—nirjal aur nirahar upvaas, yaani bina khaye-piye rehna. Anshan ek atyant kathin aur uchch sadhana ka roop hai jise saadhak moksha ki prapti ya atma-shuddhi ke liye apnate hain. Jain dharm me pramukh roop se "Sallekhana" ya "Santhara" ek vishesh prakar ka anshan maana jaata hai, jisme vyakti apni iccha se, jeevan ke antim charan me, dharmik niyam ke saath bhojan aur paani lena chhod deta hai.

Anshan me sthit rehne ka arth hai—man, vachan, aur kaya se sayam aur dhairy rakhte hue, dharmik chintan me tatpar rehna. Is avastha me vyakti ko ahimsa, satya, aparigraha, aur ananya dharmik niyamon ka palan karte hue, apni indriyon par niyantran rakhna hota hai.

Anshan ke pramukh niyam:

1. Sayyam aur dhairy rakhein – Koi bhi anshan bina man aur sharir ki taiyari ke nahi kiya jaata.
2. Dharmik chintan me tatpar rehna – Dhyan, swadhyay, aur prarthana me samaayit rehna chahiye.
3. Krodh, lobh, aur moh se door rehna – Anshan ke samay vishesh roop se apne man ko shuddh aur shaant rakhna anivarya hai.
4. Sallekhana/Santhara – Yeh vishesh anshan hai, jo jeevan ke antim charan me, guru ya acharaya ki anumati se kiya jaata hai.

Is prakriya me, vyakti ko shuddha bhavnao ke saath, dharmik niyamon ka palan karte hue, shant aur sthir man se anshan me sthit rehna avashyak hai.

Saaransh: Jain dharm me anshan me sthit rehne ka arth hai—sharir, man aur vachan se poorn sayyam aur dharmikta ke saath, ahimsa aur aparigraha ka paalan karte hue apne upvaas ya sadhana ko poorn karna.