Jain dharma me samarpan (arghya) ke roop me kai tarah ki purnata hoti hai, par “Aath Dravya” ya maha arghya ke bare me sahi jaankari Digambar aur Shwetambar dono paramparaon me thodi alag ho sakti hai. Saadharan roop se:

• Maha Arghya (vishesh aarghya) me dravyaon ke alawa pushp, phal, etc. ki bhi pooja me upasthiti hoti hai.
• “Aath Dravya” ko maha arghya me prayog karna ek lok-priya vidhi hai, lekin yeh hamesha anivarya nahi hota; bahut se sampradayon me pûja ki pavitraata aur bhavna pe zyada zor diya jata hai, na ki keval dravyaon ki sankhya ya prakar par.
• Digambar aur Shwetambar paramparao me kuch shabdon aur kriyaon ki vyakhya ya anushthan alag ho sakte hain. Isliye yeh jaanna uchit hoga ki aap kis sampradaya ki puja kar rahe hain.

Agar aap chahein, main aapke sampradaya ke hisaab se sahi prachalit vyakhya (arth) aur shruti-sutra ke sandarbh ke roop me spasht taur par batane ki koshish kar sakta/ sakti hoon. Bataye ki aap Digambar ho ya Shwetambar, aur kis sthaniya samaj/guru ki salah aap follow karte hain.