$JES 102 Jainism I Basic of Jainism Level 1 Book

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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MY TEMPLE
My temple is called "Deräsar" or "Mandir". It is a beautiful and peaceful place to pray. It helps me think about myself.
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Lesson 3- My Temple
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Jains go to Deräsar to pray to Tirthankar Bhagawän. Jains also go to an "Upäshray" to pray and pay respect to Sädhus and Sädhvis and to study religion. Upäshray is a place where Sädhus and Sädhvis stay.
Before we go to temple, we bathe, wear clean clothes, and take things for pujä with us.
The first part of Deräsar we see is the Shikhar. When we see the Shikhar, we say "Namo Jinänam." This means that we are bowing down to the Jinas or Tirthankaras. The Shikhar is topped with a Red and White colored flag,
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