can we met titrthankars after our death or while alive?
Answer
Yes, but only in a Jain sense and only under certain conditions.- While alive: You can physically meet a living Tirthankar only if you are born in the same time and place as that Tirthankar.
- After death: Your soul would need a future birth in a place and time where a Tirthankar is living. Then meeting is possible in that new birth.
- After a Tirthankar attains nirvana: They become a Siddha, and then they cannot be met physically.
Explanation
In Jain Dharma, a Tirthankar is a fully enlightened being who shows the path to liberation.In our present age and region, we do not have a living Tirthankar on Earth to meet physically. Mahavir Swami was the last Tirthankar in this time cycle in Bharata Kshetra.
So, in practical terms:
- You cannot meet a Tirthankar right now in physical form.
- You may have darshan, devotion, and remembrance through images, scriptures, and prayers.
- In some future birth, if conditions are right, the soul can meet a living Tirthankar.
Spiritual Understanding
In Jainism, the main goal is not just meeting a Tirthankar physically, but following their teachings:- right faith
- right knowledge
- right conduct
- non-violence
- self-control
- purification of the soul
A true connection with a Tirthankar is also through shraddha, bhakti, and practice.