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What is Ashta Prakari puja?
This puja reminds that one should live his life with honesty, truthfulness, love, and compassion towards all living beings. This way one will be able to cross life’s ocean and attain liberation (Moksha). This is known as Samyak Darshana, Samyak Gyan, and Samyak Charitrya in the Jain religion.
What are the 6 duties of all Jains?
Six essential duties
- Ahara-dāna- donation of food.
- Ausadha-dāna- donation of medicine.
- Jnana-dāna- donation of knowledge.
- Abhaya-dāna- saving the life of a living being or giving of protection to someone under threat.
What is the main prayer of Jainism called?
the Namaskara Sutra
The daily prayer One of the most important Jain prayers is the Namaskara Sutra which praises the five great beings of Jainism: I bow down to those who have reached omniscience in the flesh and teach the road to everlasting life in the liberated state.
How many times do Jains pray?
The samayika ritual is practiced at least three times a day by mendicants, while a layperson includes it with other ritual practices such as Puja in a Jain temple and doing charity work.
Below is the meaning of Namokar Mantra line by line, wherein the devotee first bows to the five supreme souls or Pañca-Parameṣṭhi: Arihant— Those who have destroyed the four inimical karmas….
| Namokar Mantra | |
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| Ṇamōkāra mantra / Navkar Mantra | |
| Information | |
| Religion | Jainism |
| Language | Prakrit |
What does Digambara mean in Jainism?
Digambara (/ dɪˈɡʌmbərə /; “sky-clad”) is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being Śvētāmbara (white-clad). The Sanskrit word Digambara means “sky-clad”, referring to their traditional monastic practice of neither possessing nor wearing any clothes.
Why are the Satkhandagama and Kasayapahuda important to the Digambara tradition?
The Satkhandagama and Kasayapahuda have major significance in the Digambara tradition. There have been several Digambara monastic lineages that all trace their descent to Lord Mahavira.
Why do Digamabara statues of tirthankara have half-closed eyes?
Digamabara statues of tirthankara belonging to Gupta period has half-closed eyes. In 17th-century, adhyatma movement in Agra led to rise of terapanthi and bisapanthi sub-sects based on the differences over acceptance of authority of bhattarakas.
What is the oldest text in the Digambara tradition?
The Digambara literature can be traced only to the first millennium, with its oldest surviving sacred text being the mid-second century Ṣaṭkhaṅḍāgama “Scripture in Six Parts” of Dharasena (the Moodabidri manuscripts). One of the most important scholar-monks of the Digambara tradition was Kundakunda .