The Taran Panth sect of Digambar Jainism was founded by Taran Svami in Bundelkhand in 1506[1]. Digambar (दिगंबर (sky-clad in Sanskrit) (alternate orthographies Digambara) has many different meaning and associations throughout Indian Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म is an ancient religion of India. Geography Bundelkhand lies between the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the north and the Vindhya Range to the south Taran Svami is also referred to as Taran Taran, the one who can help the swimmers to the other side, i. e. towards nirvana. In sramanic philosophy Nirvana (निर्वाण| Nirvāṇa; निब्बान Nibbāna; Prakrit: णिव्वाण
During this time several reform movements arose in Jainism. Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म is an ancient religion of India. Lonka Shah of Gujarat founded his Dhundhia order in Sam 1508 (1451 CE). The Terapantha (Adhyatma movement) among the Digambaras arose in Sam. Terapanth (or Tera Panth the name given to two independent Jain sects Digambar Terapanth: A sect of the Digambara tradition that 1683 in Agra. The main founders of this movement were Banarasidas of Agra and Amarachanda of Sanganer near Jaipur. Banarasidas (b Jaunpur 1586-1643 was a Shrimal Jain businessman and poet of Mughal India. Agra ( pronounced) (आगरा آگرا is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Sanganer is a town situated 15 km north of Jaipur, the capital of Indian state of Rajasthan. Jaipur ( Hindi: जयपुर also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. [2]
The Digambara Terapantha movement was against the domination of the Bhattarakas. They opposed worship of various demi-gods and demi-goddesses, which was indulged in by the Bhattarakas. Some Terapanthi practices, like not using flowers in worship, gradually spread throughout North India among the Digambaras. In fact, today, Digambara Jainism in North India is Terapanthi whereas Digambara Jainism in Western (Gujarat) and Southern India (Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) is Bisapanthi.
The Taranapanthis on the other hand traditionally do not have idols in their shrines at all.
The birth name of Taran Svami is not known. He was born in Pushpavati (now Bilahari near Katni) in the Paravar Jain community. Occupations Traditionally the Paravars had sea based professions including Pearl diving, Fishing, navigating, and salt making. Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म is an ancient religion of India. His father was a government official there. His uncle lived in Sironj, where a Bhattaraka institution of Balatkara Gana was present[3]. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Sironj is a city and a Municipality in Vidisha district in the Indian state A Bhattaraka is the head of traditional Jain institution They are responsible for training of scholars maintenance of libraries managing the endowments presiding over Balatkara Gana is an ancient Jain Monastic order. It is a section of the Mula Sangh. When he was 8 years old, while accompanying his father to Sironj, he came across Bhattaraka Shrutakirti. A Bhattaraka is the head of traditional Jain institution They are responsible for training of scholars maintenance of libraries managing the endowments presiding over The Bhattaraka persuaded the boy to start attending the lectures where "Samayasara" was discussed. Later Taran Svami organized his group and meditated and preached at Semalkheri, Sukha and Rakh. His chief disciples were Ruiaraman and Kamanavati. His samadhi is at Nisaiji in Dist Guna. Samadhi ( Sanskrit: sa समाधि is a Hindu and Buddhist technical term that usually denotes higher levels of concentrated meditation or The Sanskrit word guṇa has the basic meaning of "string" or "a single thread or strand of a cord or twine" A mystical account of his life, perhaps an autobiography, is given in Chadmastha Vani.
The language in his 14 books is a unique blend of Prakrit, Sanskrit and Apabhramsha. Prakrit (also transliterated as Pracrit) ( Sanskrit: prākṛta प्राकृत (from pra-kṛti प्रकृति according to one Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Note that at this time Jains had not been using Prakrit for several centuries. Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म is an ancient religion of India. His language was perhaps influenced by his reading of the books of Acarya Kundakunda. Kundakunda (also Kundkund is a celebrated Jain Acharya, Jain scholar monk 2nd century CE composer of spiritual classics such as Samayasara,
Commentaries on six of the main texts composed by Tarana Svami were written by Brahmacari Shitala Prasad in the 1930s. Commentaries on other texts have also been done recently. Osho (Rajnish), who was born into a Taranapanthi family, has included Shunya Svabhava and Siddhi Svabhava as among the books that influenced him most [4]. "Rajneesh" Chandra Mohan Jain (रजनीश चन्द्र मोहन जैन (December 11 1931 – January 19 1990 also known as Acharya Rajneesh "Rajneesh" Chandra Mohan Jain (रजनीश चन्द्र मोहन जैन (December 11 1931 – January 19 1990 also known as Acharya Rajneesh
The number of Taranapanthis is very small. Their shrines are called Caityalaya (or sometimes Nisai/Nasia). At the altar (vimana) they have a book instead of an idol. The Taranapanthis were originally from 6 communities. These days they are gradually merging with other Jains in the area. Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म is an ancient religion of India.
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References
- ^ Smarika, Sarva Dharma Sammelan, 1974, Taran Taran Samaj, Jabalpur
- ^ http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/jainism/taran.html Taranapanthis
- ^ Nava Bharat - Bhopal
- ^ http://osho.nl/New-Osho-NL/EnglBooks/BooksIHave.htm Books I have Loved
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