My Views ~ 1 at SMP

My Views on DISCUSSION 1 which was Nowadays many people feel that more temples should not be made & funds of that should be diverted to other good cause. WHAT YOU ALL THINK?? -Samir Doshi

First & foremost of all, I am a layman in Jainism & telling you my thoughts without reference to any books or technical knowledge. I do appreciate thoughts of all that we should be spending for Jivdaya, Resurrection & preservation of old temples, education, sadharmik seva etc but I dont understand why some people think that WE SHOULD STOP MAKING TEMPLES & DIVERT THAT FUNDS... why dont they think that WE SHOULD MAKE MORE TEMPLES & SHALL DO ALL ABOVE WITH MORE FUNDS. Believe me though we are a minority population, we are best in living standards & earners. Our religion teaches us to live simple, but we nowadays have entered into pomp show & spend unnecessarily in all things but when it comes to do good works then why we think of not making temples & using that fund only there?? Infact we should think that we shall spare some more money out for good deeds in addition to making temple. I am just narrating 2 examples which touched my life & thoughts & that have really happened in our Jain History:

EX1: Nrupsinh, son of King Kumarpal, was at his death bed in a very tender age with tears in his eyes. Acharya Hemchandrasurisverji Maharaj asked him why is he having tears when he is so brave & doing his Antim Aaradhna?? He replied that Guruvar my wishes didnt get fulfilled. My dad did lots of jivdaya, resurrection & made many temples all his life but all what he made is of stones. He said that I get pain that Our ultimate God & in temples of stone?? I had wished to make TEMPLES OF GOLD as I grow up & now that wish shall remain unfulfilled :(

Just think the thought process which we should have. King Kumarpal has done all Jivdaya, resurrection, chari palit sangh's temple's etc but then too his son wants to make TEMPLES of GOLD in addition to doing lot more good works than what my dad did.

THEN WHY CANT WE THINK OF HAVING MORE TEMPLES WITH GOOD WORKS TOO AND QUANTUM OF GOOD WORK WHAT SOME OF OUR PREDECESSORS DID IS SHOWN IN EX2 NOW

EX2: Vastupal & Tejpal had made 12 Chari Palit Sangh's in addition to all good works which i shall just try to mention but they never thought that they made many temples or resurrected many temples. Acharya Narchandrasurisverji had attained Kaldharm in that period but before that Acharyashri had told them that their time of death is near soon & do as much as good work as possible & so with thought of touching Palitana Kalyanak Bhumi they started their 13th CHARI PALIT SANGH but in between their health started detrimenting.

They didnt even knew what good works they did in their life & so they called their accountant to tell them about it so that they can do some more good work. In those period what they spent in good works is narrated below & is MORE THAN LACS X CRORES IF ITS NET PRESENT VALUE IS TAKEN OUT. Accountant said as follows:

- Spent 18,96,00,000 on Satrunjay Mahatirth, Palitana

- Spent 18,83,00,000 on Girnar Tirth

- Spent 12,53,00,000 on Abu Tirth

- Made 13013 New Temples

- Resurrected 23000 Temples

- Made 984 Posadhshala's

- Made 500 Vyakhyan Pitth's of Elephant teeths

- Made 500 Samavasrans carved of elephant teeth & costly things

- Spent 18,00,00,000 in Khambhat, Bharuch & Devpuri for help

- Spent 18,00,00,000 GOLD COINS in making SHASHTRA BOOKS from Gold Ink

- Spent in 21 occasions when Acharya Padvi was being given

- Every year 4 Swami Vatsalya's

- Unaccounted dravya in Gurupuja daily, 3 times Jin Puja & prabhavna in Pratikraman's.

As since King was follower of Lord Shiv, also had to spend in making following to get several sanctions for Jainism:

- Spent in making 2000 Shiv Temples

- Spent in making 700 Shiv Tapasvi Matth's

Also did following for entire HUMAN KIND:

- 700 Annsatra's

- 44 Big Dam's

- 84 Pasanbaddh Mahasarovar's

- 900 Wells & lacs of Water drinking units (Pani ni Parab)

- Daily Supatradan to 1500 Sadhu Sadhvi's

- Daily daan to more than thousand beggars & people in need

- Spent in making 64 Mosque's to maintain communal harmony

&

13 CHARI PALIT SANGH's to SATRUNJAY. Total spent 300,14,18,800.00 in those days & THEY FOUND THIS VERY VERY LESS.

SO MY OPINION IS ALWAYS TO HAVE TEMPLES & NEVER OPPOSE IT SIDE BY SIDE DOING JIVDAYA, RESURRECTION ETC AS THAT ALL IS ALSO THE NEED OF TIME BUT NEVER A "NO" TO BRING A NEW TEMPLE.

Thanks to all for their views & loved reading them all. You all can surely discuss my answer to & I shall be glad to reply all. Jinaagya Viruddh kai pan lakhya hoy & if anyone feel hurt than "Michchhami Dukkadam" 

-Samir Doshi