Jain Dharam mein kisi ki vastu bina ijazat ke lena “asteya” (chori/chorai) kehlata hai, jo ki kathor roop se mana hai.

Sankshipt arth (arth):

• Asteya: dusro ki vastu ya sadhan bina unki anumati ke lena shuddh adharm hai.
• Isse punya (karm) nahi banta, balki paap lagte hain aur man, vachan, karm par asar hota hai.
• Aparigraha aur ahimsa ke sandarbh mein, zarurat ho to hi, saaf iccha se, aur svikar ki ijazat milne par hi kuch lena uchit hai.

Dharma ki roshni se vyavahar:

• Hamesha kisi ki cheez lene se pehle ijazat lein ya approve ho, tohi lena.
• Zarurat ho to pehle puchna, phir adan-pradan kiya jaye.
• Agar galti se galat chiz chal gayi ho to sharm/maafi mangna, aur turant wapas karna ya theek karna chahiye.
• Aparigraha ke sikhe: kam rakhna, dusron ki cheezein apna na banana, bina jarurat ke cheezon ki ikattha na karna.

Digambar vs. Shwetambar mein मूल मान: dono paramparaon mein asteya ko bahut mahatva diya jata hai; dono mein nijaat (adhikar) par saaf tareeke se dhyan diya jata hai ki kisi ki cheez bina ijazat nahi leni chahiye.

Aasan sandarbh:

• Agar aap chaho, main is vishay par dharmik shabdo ki exact vakya (sutra-stotra) bhi de sakta hoon aur arth samjha sakta hoon. (main sirf Jain dharm ke arth aur vyakhya ke saath)

Zaroori yaad rakhein:

• Asteya ke alawa, dusri paramo ke saath mil-julkar rehna, sabhi jiv-pran ki ahimsa, aur aparigraha ke aankhon se dekha jaye to humesha hi sahi rehta hai.