Shantinath Bhagwan, Jain dharm ke 16th Tirthankar hain. Unka pramukh uddeshya shanti (shanti) aur aparigraha (aparigraha, arthaat anarthak sampatti ya saubhagya ki ichha se virakti) ka marg samjhana hai.

Murtiyan kahan-kahan banai gayi hain

• Shantinath ki murtiyan Digambar aur Shwetambar dono sampradon ke mandiron mein milti hain. Vishwa bhar ke pramukh tirthon par inki murtiyan sthapit hoti hain, aur Jain pilgrimage ke dauran log inhein darshan karte hain.
• Khass taur par koi ek sthan ya desh-nirnay karna asan nahi hai, kyunki Shantinath ki murtiyan anek mulkon/rajyon ke bhavya mandiron mein prachlit hain. Aam taur par aise mandiron ki yojnaen logon ko jain dharm ke anuyayi ki yatraon mein milti hain, jahan unki murtiyon ki puja aur archana hoti hai.

Apar dhan (aparigraha) ki prapti ka tarika

• Jain dharm mein aparigraha ka mool mantra hai—Anarthak sampatti, samayik bhoutik saadhan, aur aakarshak vasthon se door rehna. Iska uddeshya man, bhaav, aur kriyaon ko saakaratmak roop se shuddha banana hai.
• Shantinath Bhagwan ne apna rath aur raajko bojan ke sukh-subhavo se sanyas le kar, saari arthik ichhaon ko tyag diya. Is prakar ve nishkamata ki or badhe, aur dhyaan, tapasya, aur dharma ke jnana ki prapti par kendrit rahe.
• Is aparigraha ki sikhya me yeh bataya gaya hai ki jo vyakti sampatti par atyadhik nirbhar ho jata hai, use man ki shanti, samyak vivek, aur spiritual uttarata milna mushkil ho jata hai. Aparigraha se atma ki shuddhi, keval jnana ki prapti, aur moksha ki or margbandh hoti hai.

Aru chhoti si baat

• Digambar aur Shwetambar dono me aparigraha ki vyakhya thodi-alag ho sakti hai, par mool tatv ek hi hai: sampatti ki aakansha ko niyantrit karna aur atma ki shuddhi par kendrit rehna.
• Agar aap chahen to main aapke liye Shantinath ki kahaniyon aur unke aparigraha ki vishesh sankshep (Digambar vs. Shwetambar) ko alag-alag roop se samjha kar de sakta/ sakti hoon, ya aap kisi vishesh mandir ki murtiyon ki sthapna ki jankari chahen to uski vistrit jaankari de sakta/ sakti hoon.

Chahe aap inki murtiyon ki visesh sthal suchi chahen ya aparigraha ke pramukh shlok/arth chahiye, batayein—main us hisaab se spast aur sahi Jain dharm ke sandarbh me jawab dunga/dungi.