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the devotion for the Jin and the saluration to be offered
to the spiritual head
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maharaj the Pachchakkan vow. If you have received the vows relating to Pachchakkan and Jnan (knowledge), you must listen to his discourses only after offering him devout salutations. You should not be impolite to the Gurumaharaj. You should not calumniate him in his absence. You should not say anything irreverent to him. These are great sins.
Questions : (1) How has the Arihant Bhagwan helped us ? (2) Describe the ten Thrikas (rules) that should be borne in
mind while in the temple. Write short notes on the following:
(i) The performance of circumambulations; (ii) Pranama trika; (iii) Puja trika; (iv) The five contemplations of the states of the Lord; (v) Mudra trika; (vi) The five precautions to be borne in mind at the time of worshipping the Lord.
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