Namaste. Teerthankar ke baare mein seedhe-saadhe svaroop aur prashnottar yahan hain.

1) Teerthankar kya hote hain?

• Jain dharm mein Teerthankar ve sakshat viveka-pūrṇ, keval jnān ko prapt kiye hue aadi-teerthon (great teachers) hote hain. Inhone samaj ko dharma, shasan, aur ahim ka mool adarsh diya. Ye 24 pramukh tirthankar hote hain jo keval jnān se mokṣ ki or jate hain.

2) Kitne Teerthankar hote hain?

• Jain dharm mein kul 24 Teerthankar hote hain. Ye sabhi keval jnān aur mokṣ ki prapti tak pahunchne wale adi-kranti ke adhyapak mane jaate hain.

3) Teerthankar ki mukhya bhumika kya hoti hai?

• Inka mukhya uddeshya dharma-darshan dena, punya karma ko nirmal karna, aur aisi samajik-ritu ko sthapit karna hota hai jo ahim, satya, tapasya, tyag aur karuna par aadharita ho. Ve vishv mein dharma ki aagman-pravah ko sthaapit karte hain.

4) Digambar aur Shwetambar mein Teerthankaron ki drishtikon mein kya farq hota hai?

• Dono sampraday 24 Teerthankaron ki pooja karte hain. Kabhi-kabhi anumānaon ya tippaniyon mein chhote-2 vyavharik farq milte hain (jaise ki kuch stotraon, chintan-vidhi ya kalpanaon mein). Mool dharma-saara yeh ki Teerthankar kevaḷ jnān se mokṣ ki or le jaate hain aur sabhi paap-moh ko tyag karte hain. Digambar aur Shwetambar dono hi Teerthankaron ki samman karte hain, lekin stotra-arth ya unke jeevan-kathā ke vyakhya mein kuch alag vyakhya mil sakti hai.

5) Tirthankar kis tarah ke pravachan dete hain?

• Teerthankar apne anubhav se keval jnān ( keval gyaan ) ko prapt karte hain, aanvik bhav-adharma ko prachaarit karte hain, aur sadhak ko sadhana ki disha dikhate hain. Unka agrim uddeshya apraadhi-bhaav, moha, lobh, matsarya ko parit karna aur sabhi jeevon ke liye uttam ahim ki pratha ko badhava dena hota hai.

6) Kya main Teerthankaron ki list dekhna chahte hain?

• Aksar log 24 Teerthankaron ki poori namavali dekhna chahte hain. Agar aap chahen, main aapko 24 Teerthankaron ki saanchi-likhan (naam-krama) Hindi mein sath-sath unke mukhya gunon ke saath de sakta/ sakti hoon.

7) Teerthankar ke vishay mein kisi vishesh teertha, stotra ya jivani ki jankari chahiye?

• Bataiye ki aap kis Teerthankar ya kis stotra (jaise ki Namokar Mantra ya mul-stotraon) ke baare mein adhik jaankari chahte hain. Main uske mutabik, sath ke arth (arth) aur Digambar/Shwetambar ke anusar vyakhya dekar prastut kar dungi.

Agar aap chahein, main 24 Teerthankaron ki poori namavali (1 se 24 tak) aur unke mukhya gun (arth) ek saaf-suthra roop mein likh kar de sakti hoon, ya aap kisi specific Teerthankar par gehraai se jaankari chahte hain.