Moolnayak Shanthinath Bhagwan ke piche jo choti murtiyan hoti hai gambare ke andar woh kiski hai
Aksar Moolnayak Shantinath Bhagwan ke pīchhe jo chōṭī murtiyān hotī hain, ve “Chaubīsī” hotī hain—arthāt sab 24 Tīrthankaron ki chhavi/mūrtiyān. Isse ek hi darshan mein sampūrṇ chaturvimshati Tīrthankaron ka smaran ho jata hai. Is parikar ko “Chaubīsī parikar” ya “Chaturvimshati” bhi kaha jata hai.
Dhyan rahe:
- Digambar aur Shvetambar dono paramparāon mein pīchhe Chaubīsī rakhne ki pratha milti hai.
- Kuchh mandiron mein iske sthan par ya iske sath shasan dev–deviyān (Yaksha–Yakshinī), Panch‑Parameshthi ki pratima, ya anya parikar devon ki chhoti chhaviyaan bhi ho sakti hain. Yeh mandir ki paramparā par nirbhar karta hai.
Mool arth yahi hai ki Moolnayak ke sath sab Tīrthankaron ka smaran aur vandan ho.