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ASHTA PRAKÄRI PUJÄ / ASHTA DRAVYA PUJÄ This chart shows the eight items and their significance for various Shvetämbar and Digambar pujä.
S* D* Offering
Significance
Benefit
Alternate Offering same
1
1
Jal (Water)
Purity
Give up desires, anxieties disappointments, and sorrows Give up passion of anger
2
2
same
KnowledgeTranquility
4
Yellow Rice
Good Conduct
Give up passion of deceit
7
same
Life of a monk
Chandan (Sandalwood) Pushpa (Flower) Dhoop (Incense) Deepak (Lamp) Akshat (White Rice) Naivedya (Sweet)
6
Pure consciousness
Yellow coconut same
Stopping the cycle of birth and death Removing the darkness of ignorance from the inner self Give up passion of pride
3
Pure Soul
7
5
White coconut
Give up passion of greed
Attain supreme Soul (Digambar) Detachment to tasty food (Shvetämbar) Moksha (Salvation)
8
8
Fal (Fruits)
Dry Fruits
Attain Moksha (Salvation)
All Arghya Puja
(Ashikä) (Mixture of all eight substances)
Eternal state of absolute perception, absolute knowledge and absolute bliss
S*= Shvetämbar pujä order, D*= Digambar pujä order
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