Answer

Jain Dharma mā 108 number koi ekaj Tirthankar māṭe reserved nathi. “108 Parshwanath” pan bole chhe ane “108 Adinath” pan hoi shake chhe.

Far farak āvī rīte samajvo:

• 108 Parshwanath no prayog khās karīne Shri Parshwanath Bhagwan nā prasiddh nāmo, svarūpo, tirtho athvā stuti-paramparā sāthe jodayelo chhe.
• 108 Adinath pan bhakti-paramparā mā sambhav chhe, pan loko mā “108 Parshwanath” vadhu prasiddh chhe.

Explanation

Jain paramparā mā 108 ek pavitra sankhyā chhe. Te Bhagwan nā guṇo, stavan, nāmāvalī, mālā, jap ane pūjā-paddhati mā vaprāy chhe.

Shri Parshwanath Bhagwan Jain sampradāy mā atyant lokpriya ane bhakti-bhāv thi pūjāy chhe. Temnā anek prasiddh tirtho ane svarūpo chhe, jem ke Shankheshwar Parshwanath, Nakoda Parshwanath, Godiji Parshwanath vagere. Ā karane “108 Parshwanath” ni paramparā loko mā khūb prasiddh thai.

Shri Adinath Bhagwan to pratham Tirthankar chhe, ane temnu mahatva apār chhe. Tethi āvu samajvu nahi ke 108 Adinath nathi athvā Adinath Bhagwan mā 108 no sambandh nathi. “108” sankhyā Tirthankar-vishesh nathi, pan bhakti ane guṇ-smaraṇ ni pavitra sankhyā chhe.

Spiritual Understanding

“108 Parshwanath” hoy ke “108 Adinath”, mūḷ bhāv Bhagwan nā guṇo nu smaraṇ karvano chhe.

Jain Dharma mā pūjā no uddeshya Bhagwan ne prasann karvano nathi, pan:

• temnā vitarāg guṇo ne yād karvo,
• ātmā ne shuddh banāvvo,
• rāg-dvesh ghaṭāḍvā,
• moksha-mārg taraf pragati karvī.

Takeaway

108 Parshwanath vadhu prasiddh chhe, eṭle loko ene vadhu bole chhe; pan 108 sankhyā keval Parshwanath Bhagwan māṭe nathi. Adinath Bhagwan sahit badhā Tirthankaro nā guṇo anant chhe, ane temnu smaraṇ Jain bhakti nu mukhya sādhana chhe.