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ASHTA-PRAKÄRI PUJÄ
not possess any material items do not perform any types of Dravya pujä. They engage only in spiritual reflection or Bhäva Pujä. However the Dravya pujä is meant for laypeople. Commonly, laypeople spend most of their time in fulfillment of social obligations, personal enjoyment, accumulation of wealth and power, and gaining better social status. Pujäs and other religious rituals help laypeople to move from their routine social life to a spiritual life. In the initial stage of spiritual development, a person needs religious symbols such as a Tirthankar idol to pray and offer pujä materials. Hence minimum violence to one-sensed living being is accepted for the laypeople for their spiritual progress. However, one should use proper wisdom to limit the quantity and usage of flowers, water, fire (Deepak, Dhoop), fruits, and sweets in pujä rituals and also in daily life to minimize the violence to one-sensed living beings. Ashta Prakäri Pujä (Eightfold Worship) “Ashta" means “eight” and “Prakäri" means "types". Thus the Ashta-prakäri Puja is done by offering eight different types of substances during worship. The material offered and used in the puja is a symbolic representation to acquire virtues to improve our spiritually. One should reflect on such aspects while performing the Pujä rituals. There are many different types of Pujäs performed for various religious and social ceremonies. However this pujä is performed daily and is also included as a part of all other Pujä. अष्ट प्रकारी पूजा विधि - Ashta Prakari Puja Ritual
1. जल पूजा - Worship with water HATÁRI-PAGT-ERİYEYRI-Hd-HTETETT:........ ........1. Namorhat-siddhä-caryopädhyaya-sarva-sädhubhyah. 1.
JAIN PUJA BOOK
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