Tap ( tapas ) ane sadhna na prabhav Jain Dharma ma bahu mahatva na che. Aapde tene saral rite samjhiye:

• Tap ane sadhna su che:

- Tap: shariir, man, ane ichchha par ni niyamit niyantran, bhookha-pipal, upvas, vrat, ane vividh tapas kriyaonu samyojan. - Sadhna: manasik aur aacharan na vishayon (vairagya, vivek, samyak conduct) ni lagataar prathna, dhyan, ane shrav na vruttiyo.

• Tap na prabhav (Tap ane sadhna na phal):

- Karm no phad ghatvu: Tap ane sadhna thi aatma par thaayela karm particles (karm) porteche, anubhav no bhari bojh halto jaay che. Jeva j tame sadhana vadharo, karm no asar ochho thaay che. - Vivek ane vairagya vadhe: Indriyo par ni niyantran thi man ane jevashri no samvedanashakti vadhe, ane duniya na bandhan mathi door raho. - Atma shuddhi ane shanti: Antar no swabhav sudharta jaye che; manvichar, dwesha, lobh vagere ni nindaa ochhi thati jaye. - Ekniti (aschary) au kevala gnan ni or: Jain dharma ma sadhaknu tapas ke sadhan purusharth keval gnan ane moksha ni or vadhare sahayak bane che; vyakti ni antar-śakti jivanta thaay che. - Daya ane samvedana: Tap sathe karuna, samvedana, ane anya jivanprati samman vadhe che; anya prani no dukh ochha thay che. - Shanti ane dhairy: Klesh na samay ma bhi dhairya bani rehvanu sangath che, ane parmatma ni chintan maja rehvani sakti vadhe che.

• Digambar vs. Shwetambar ma farak:

- Sadhana na lakshya ane marga na tatva pota-potri rite samanya rite jova male che: dono traditiono tapas ne atma shuddhi mate maante che; parantu vishesh kriya, upvas, attire (monk-nyas) ane bhav-nirvachnav ma thodi farako jova male che. Arthaat, mool tatva (karm oghadvu, vairagya ane atma-jnan) same che; kriya ane vyavaharo ma thodi prathaya alag-alag che.

• Sadhana kaisa upyogi che:

- Je loko jivna ni chain aave che, te man- indriya ni niyantran sikhva mate tapas kare che. - Moksha na marg ma, sadhana ane tapas atma ni nirvishayta ne majboot kare che.

• Ant ma ek saral sujhav:

- Tap ane sadhna je rite pan apne praticed dradhata aape che, tena thi dhairya, vivek, ane shuddhi vadhe che; ane atma par thaayela karman no bojh ochho thaay che, je aage jaine moksha ni ore le jase.

Aapne jain dharma ma tapas ni asli bhavna ane shuddh arth samajva mate, jo tame vistar ma joi shochho to JainKnowledge par thi sambandhit shlok ane vyakhya joine padhvani salaah apu.