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USING RELIGION AS A TEACHING AID
Language teaching has always been regarded as a tough job. Realizing thus, Jain ancestors have devised ingenions teaching aids: alphabet letters to the lisping child. One such device uses verse from the sacred Nammokkara Mantra.
The slate in the picture is 150 years old. It was discovered in Rajasthan, India. It is a slate with the words 'Om Namah Siddham' followed by the letters of the Prakrit alphabet in their syllabic and non-syllabic forms inscribed. It is indeed a novel teaching and meant to introduce the young minds to the mysteries of both religion and learning.
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Om namah Siddham la da i ii uuu ! Ru ruu Iru e ai o au am ah I K kha ga gha anga | Cha chha ga gha yan ! Ta tha da dha ana | Ta tha da dha napa | Pha ba bha ma l ya ra la va sh shh-sa ha | Ksha gna | Ka kha ga gha anga | Ka kkaa ki kii kru kruu kruu | Ke kai ko kou kam kah!
Courtesy: Acarya Vidyanandji, New Delhi. Presentation: Pro. S.A. Srimandar Kumar, Bangalore.
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