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BENEDICTION
NAMO ARIHANTĀNAM Obeisance to the Arihantas the (Venerable) Slayers of
(Spiritual) foes.
ŅAMO SIDDHĀNAM Obeisance to Siddhas, the ultimate accomplished.
ŅAMO ÁYARIYANAM Obeisance to Acāryas, the (venerable) masters heading the
religious orders.
ŅAMO UVAJJHĀYĀŅAM Obeisance to Upādhyāyas, the (venerable) teacher
preceptors. NAMO LOE SAVVASĀHŪNAM Obeisance to all the Sadhus, the (venerable) ordained
ascetics. ESO PAÑCA NAMUKKĀRO
Such five-way obeisance - SAVVA PĀVAPPANĀSANO Is the destroyer of all sins (and) - MANGALĀNAM CA SAVVESIM
Of all the auspiciousnesses –
PADHAMAM HAVAI MANGALAM It is the very first (and the foremost) auspiciousness.
Also ‘NAMO ARHANTĀNAM' meaning "obeisance to the venerable spiritual leaders.
