Idea Behind Vision Jinshasan

"Survival of the fittest," a concept formulated by Darwin, describes how creatures best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and spread their species. This isn't just about creatures but about every ideology that prevails in society. Only those ideologies prevail that adapt to the changing environment and constantly upgrade themselves. Keeping this important factor in mind, Jinshasan also witnessed numerous changes for the sake of Aradhna, Prabhavna, and Raksha.

In the era of the 23rd Tirthankar, monks would take 4 Mahavrats in order to adopt monkhood. Later, during Lord Mahavir's era, the 4th Mahavrat was split into two - Brahmacharya and Aparigraha to highlight the importance of each individually.

For almost 900 years after the Nirvan of Prabhu Mahavir, his teachings were passed on verbally from Guru to Shishyas. With the passage of time, when memory power seemed to deteriorate, Pujya Devardhi Gani took the great initiative of preparing hand-written scriptures for the sake of their preservation. What was considered a sin at one point of time, became one of the most significant events in the history of Jinshasan if we look back now!

Likewise, the most important festival of Jains, known as Samvatsari was shifted from Pancham to Chauth and even its timing was shifted from evening to afternoon considering the feelings of Jain Shravak-Shravikas. When one Acharya took this step for the betterment of Jinshasan, the entire society accepted it, understanding his far-sightedness.

This is the need of the hour - Understanding the gaps between Shasan and Society, and coming ahead collectively in order to bridge them. If we're able to do this, the coming generations will thank us for giving them the best version of Jinshasan. And if we fail to do so, they will not forgive us for the fact that we didn't pass on to them the treasure that was gifted to us.

In every religious gathering, we see Shravak-Shravikas discussing the shortcomings of Jinshasan. "Sadhviji Bhagwants are not safe," "Pathshalas have lost their charm," "Youngsters are drifting away from religion," and so on. We think, 'What has society given to us?' but why don't we think, 'What have we done for society?' After all, sangh aur samaaj humse hi toh banta hai.

For this, Jainik has come up with an extremely thought-provoking and important initiative - VISION JINSHASAN A platform of the Jains, for the Jains, by the Jains.