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## Necessary Sutra
The second phrase is "Namo Siddhanam". Siddha means "perfect", that is, those whose practice is complete. Those great souls who are completely free from karmic defilement, who have forever escaped the cycle of birth and death, who have become immortal, imperishable, Siddha-Buddha-Mukta, and attained liberation, are addressed by the term Siddha. According to Buddhist belief, the Siddhahood of the Siddhas is not like the extinguishing of a lamp, a state of non-existence, nor is it merging into a cosmic entity, but rather a state of pure being. The happiness of the Siddhas is boundless. While emperors and other humans, as well as all gods, experience happiness, which is dependent, the Siddhas always experience a unique, infinite, uninterrupted, and indescribable spiritual happiness. To learn more about this happiness in detail, one should refer to the Aupapatik Sutra (Aagam Prakashan Samiti, Byawar, pp. 180-181).
## Third Phrase
The third phrase is "Namo Ayariyanam". The Acharya is the true protector, guide, and beacon of Indian culture. The Acharya is not an ordinary practitioner, but a special one. The Acharya is called the father of the Dharma-based Shraman-Sangha, "Acharya: Parama: Pita". He is not a Tirthankara, but he is like a Tirthankara. He himself firmly adheres to the five principles of conduct: Jnanaachar, Darshanachar, etc., and guides other practitioners. Like a lamp, he burns himself to illuminate other self-lamps. The Sadhu, Sadhvi, Shravak, and Shravika, these four types of Sangha, are led in their spiritual practice by the Acharya. Through this phrase "Namo Ayariyanam", we pay homage to countless past, present, and future Acharyas.
## Fourth Phrase
The fourth phrase pays homage to the Upadhyayas. This phrase is also very important. In the life of a practitioner, there is an essential need for wisdom and knowledge. Through the knowledge of discrimination, one can understand the distinction between the inert and the conscious, between virtue and vice, between the world and liberation, and only then can a practitioner build a noble and ideal life and reach the highest peak of practice. Therefore, the responsibility of teaching spiritual knowledge lies with the Upadhyaya.
"Up-samepe'dhyayate yasmat iti Upadhyaya". Upadhyayas unravel the inner complexities of human life with a subtle method and teach detachment from evil conduct and attachment to good conduct. Through this phrase "Namo Uvjjhayaanam", we pay homage to countless past, present, and future Upadhyayas. The Upadhyayas are worthy of our respect because they are endowed with knowledge, vision, and character, and because they are benefactors by teaching the Sutras.
## Fifth Phrase
The fifth phrase pays homage to the Sadhus. The seeker of Nirvana, that is, the one who possesses the jewels of right knowledge, right vision, and right conduct, and who uses them to attain liberation, or the one who holds all beings with equanimity, and who aspires for liberation...