Jain Sadhu.....Re: My reply to Mr. Santhanam Gopalakrishnan who asked following questions on rtiindia.org site....about Jain temple and nude sadhus...Alok
Religious institutions in Resedential Areas
Mr. Santhanam Gopalakrishnan asked following
questions on rtiindia.org site
My question is:
I have nothing against any religion but in our locality which is a pure residential locality. We have a huge Digambar Jain institution being built up. The visitors to this place create a lot of problem for local residents, this is still tolerable, we have nude jain sadhus visiting frequently and this becomes a very uncomfortable situation for ladies and children around.
My question is:
1. Is such an institution legal to build in residential locality
2. Is public nudity in the name of religion legal and allowed.
3. What legal options do residents have to stop such activities
Alok Tholiya replies:
Ans 1. U will only find hind temples, and mosques illegally built every where, be it footpath or slums etc.. Mahalaxmi temple Mumbai blocked the road of thousands living in the area legitimately. Only Jains, Christians and parsies don't build illegal temples. However u
can write under RTI to local municipal office and if same is illegal then get it demolished as though I am a digambar jain but would not tolerate any illegal activities. By the way Ganpati, Garba, Namaj, political meetings etc. are held on main roads,footpaths, bridges, railways .They block traffic, cause delay, accidents and also increase pollution. What have u done about the.Or these dont bother Um?
Ans. 2: Come and have a walk with me on highway in Mumbai ( just near my house) in the morning and u will find hundreds of young and old ladies and gents and children doing their morning call in open and naked. What is a solution that. Thousands take their daughters and wife etc in the morning to school or offices thru the road where men are sitting hanging their bells with dabba in open.Same u can see around railway lines every morning.
In posh locality like linking road ( I am not talking about official flash market )
after midnight u
can see hundreds semi nude prostitutes in front of residential buildings.Yet the area is costliest residential locality in Mumbai.
Everyone including u and me have some time of our age liked to see xxx movies. Same is story of our children and also mostly of spouses.Porn sites r most popular and same r adult movies.Our serials and Hindi films are equally bad.What have u done to save ur family from these scenes/ glimpses/ stealth seeings ?
If u read and learn why these muni maharaj follow the extreme way of giving up every worldly things / attachments/ then u will change the way u look at them. Today all politicians, bureaucrats, religious head, people from once a noble profession of medical and education are just after amassing but dig Jains sadhus give up all. In peak summer they walk bear foot , no vehicles, no food on table or no bank account, no family, no house, no bed, no luxuries, no comfort and not even a piece of cloth.They have
renounced everything in life. And preach simplicity, truthfulness, sacrifice, non violence, vegetarianism, ahinsa, world brotherhood etc. etc.( and from Gandhiji to Alexander ( when gave up aggression) have confessed that they derived inspiration from Jain sadhus.
Ans 3. What activities? Pl. define? Are they creating noise pollution like in Azan or prayers? Traffic jams? Causing traffic jams which we see aruond other religious places? do u find littering around any Jain temple like most other places? Do u find beggers like most other places? Are there riots which we see in many other parts? Do u find any drunkards dancing in the name of religion? Have u ever received any gang of tapories asking for chanda/ alms/ donation in the name of Puja in Jain Temple ( which we face every day from non Jains)? Are there flower stalls, prasad stalls , pandits / Mullas chasing u around ? Non of this is happening I am sure. So what is pertubing u? U cant live in
coexisatance? Learn tolerance. Listen to Osho.And if there is a genuine nuisance then just go politely and request the Trustees of temple and they will listen to u. But to many religious head u will not even dare to go and complain and if u do they will just do
opposite and u will regret complaining against them. And if I were u then I would have sold my place as place near Jain temple fetches higher price and shifted to another place where I may not see naked Sadhus but may see my own cloths being removed ( there are many areas which r ruled by mafias) , where might is right, where u will never feel secured specially during riots.
Jains believe in perfect family planning and there fore do not breed anti socials, riotious and notorious,
mafias, bootleggers. U r in safe locality.
Thanks and Regards,
Alok Tholiya (S.E.O.),
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Alokji,
ReplyDeleteA perfect reply and very well description about Dig Jain saints,religion and ethics.
Your message and reply need attn of all Jain and other religious leaders
and politicians and wider publicity.
Regards,
Vijay Singh paliwal
Alok bhai,
ReplyDeleteA very good reply. Perhaps true in India and in a place like Mumbai but no so much outside India or even places like say Kerala perhaps where you do not have so much gandigi around as you have cited??
Thanks & Best Regards,
Akhil Jain
Director
Structured Trade Finance (Corporate Finance) , MENA Region
i think alokji u have given very much correct reply . If consider the kind of noise which people out side of south indian temples create or the kind of nuisence which they create outside of their temple, then we are much discipline people . one must visit to matunga stn e to find out the truth of the manner in which south indian are observing their religion.It is like as we jains are having nature of tolerence, some people just try to presurise us and time has now come to join together and raise voice against persons who are trying to create obstruction in relation to our religion.
ReplyDeleteI must appreciate u r courage to reply in this manner
with warm regards
Ramesh Chheda
Amazing reply dad.just a few days back sir also asked me the same question though i replied too but not so well .Now i too can answer well when somebody asks this to me.
ReplyDeleteAksha Tholiya
Jai Jinendra,
ReplyDeleteWe all appreciate your effort in explaining Mr santhanam the facts about our nude sadhus and Jain mandir.
I am sure Mr santhanam would have changed his thoughts and would prefer staying in the Jain localty.
we all thank you once again and are with you.
Regards,
Nikhilesh Kala
nikhilesh kala
Dear Alokji,
ReplyDeleteI read your valued and sensible comments. What person like Gopalakrishnan lacks is to remember that Jain parampara is the oldest one, even older than the Hinduism. Instead of commenting on the nudity, he must look deep in their way of festivals and mode of worshipping. He must be taught that jainism is the roots or foundation of our great culture.
Dear Alokji,Pl post them on facebook too.
ReplyDeletewht a perfect reply sir.... pl spread this as much as possible... it sill shut of all the mouths who have wrong thoughts in their mind abt the jainism... JAI JINENDRA..
ReplyDeleteBy Luck and chance I happened to see your above letter today. But, it's up to the general public, how their mind set is working, with such subjects. It's absolutely necessary that the people should be made to know whats Jainism.
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