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SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION (12) The word Om is denotative of five supreme spiritual guides, because it is made of five first letters (a,a, a, u and m) of Arhat, Ašariri (Siddha) Ācārya, Upadhyāya and Muni.
(13) I bow to the Jinas: Rşabha, Ajita, Sambhava, Abhinandana, Sumati, Padmaprabha, Supārśva and Candraprabha.
(14) I bow to the Jinas: Suvidhi (Puşpadanta), Śītala. Śreyamsa, Väsupujya, Vimala, Anant, Dharma and Santi
(15) I bow to the Jinas: Kunthu, Ara, Malli, Munisuvrata, Nami, Ariștanemi, Pārsva and Vardhamana.
(16) May the Siddhas (or the Liberated Souls) who are more immaculate than the moons, brighter than the suns and more serene than the oceans, show me the path of liberation.
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(17) May the teachings of Jina which enable all souls to cross over the endless ocean of mundane existence and which afford protection to all living beings, flourish for ever.
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