Short answer: Jain dharm me mahilaon ka abhishek karna bilkul uchit aur anya logon ki tarah swabhavik roop se sambhav hai. Abhishek ka uddeshya bhakti, samarpan aur Tirthankara ya Murtis ki pavitrata ki sthaapana hota hai, na ki purush/mahila par bhinnata dikhane ka.

Kyun hota hai:

• Samarpan bhakti: Abhishek mana jaata hai ki dev ki puja aur pavitra jal se shobha badhaai jaye, jisse man aur bhav pavitra ho sake. Isme mahila aur purush dono shamil ho sakte hain.
• Samaajik aur dharmic swatantrata: Jain dharm me striyon ki bhumika pratishthit hai. Yatharth dharmik kriyaon me kisi bhi vyakti ki bhinnata ke bina bhakti ki jaati hai.
• Digambar vs Shwetambar meantar: Do mukhya tradition me ritual ki reet-rivaaj thodi alag ho sakti hain, lekin dono me mahilaon ki upasthiti aur seva ki ijazat aam tor par hoti hai. Kuch sthalon par vishesh niyam ya samay seema (jaise kuch utsav ya pavitra din) ke mutabik alag anushthan hote hain, par mool arth aur shraddha ki bhavna ek hi hai.

Yeh yaad rakhein:

• Abhishek ke arth me shuddh bhakti, shraddha, tapasya aur anugraha ki bhavna mukhya hoti hai; gender isme kisi tarah se rukawat nahi banata.
• Agar aap kisi khaas samaj ya mandir ki vidhi ke baare me jaankari chahte hain, to us mandir ki parampara (Digambar ya Shwetambar) ke anusaar vishesh vidhi ho sakti hai.

Agar aap chahen to main is vishay par Digambar aur Shwetambar ki pramukh ritiyon ka saral arth (arth) aur alag alag stotra ya abhishek ki prakriya ka saaf ullekh de sakta hoon.