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    Digambar pratima ki aangi kyu nahi hoti hai or shwetamber ki kyu hoti hai

    one year ago 55

    Jain dharm ke Digambar aur Shwetambar sampradayon mein pratimaon (idolon) ki aangi (vastra ya abhushan jaise alankar) ke sambandh mein mukhya antar hai:

    Digambar Sampraday: Digambar shabd ka arth hai "dig" (dishayein) aur "ambar" (vastra) – arthaat, jo kewal dishayon ko vastra maante hain. Digambar parampara mein, bhagwan ke murtirup mein bhi sarvatha nagnata ko pavitrata aur tyag ka pratik mana gaya hai. Isliye, Digambar pratimaon mein koi vastra (aangi) ya abhushan nahi hota. Yeh unke param tyag aur asangrah vrati hone ka sanket hai. Digambar dharm ke anusar, moksha prapt karne ke liye sampurna vastra-tyag anivarya hai, isliye pratimaon mein bhi nagnata ka palan hota hai.

    Shwetambar Sampraday: Shwetambar shabd ka arth hai "shwet" (safed) aur "ambar" (vastra) – jo safed vastra dharan karte hain. Shwetambar sampraday mein, bhagwan ki pratimaon ko vastra (aangi) aur kabhi-kabhi abhushan bhi pehnaya jata hai. Unka mana hai ki mahavrat dharan karne par bhi vastra dharan ki anumati hai, aur pratimaon ko sajana, shringar karna bhakti ka ek roop hai. Unke anusar, bhagwan bhi vastra dharan kar sakte hain, isliye pratimaon ki aangi hoti hai.

    Saaransh:

    • Digambar: Pratima nagn (bina aangi) hoti hai – tyag aur asangrah ka pratik.
    • Shwetambar: Pratima par aangi hoti hai – bhakti aur maryada ka pratik.

    Yeh antar unke siddhant aur maryadaon se juda hua hai.

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