$JES 203 First Step of Jainism Level 2 Book

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

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BASICS OF JAINISM
Samavasaran
Samavasaran (assembly Hall) is a place from where Tirthankars preach religious sermons to the people. The Samavasaran is a three-layered circular structure with a sacred Ashok tree at its center. It is created for a Tirthankar's sermon soon after he attains Keval-jnän. The Samavasaran is either circular or square. There are three enclosures. The lowest one is made of silver, the middle one is made of gold, and the uppermost is made of precious stones like diamonds. The lower most enclosure serves as a parking ground for the conveyances of heavenly beings and human beings, the middle one is meant for animals, and the third and the uppermost for heavenly beings and human beings. The sermon is delivered to hundreds of animals and a vast throng of heavenly gods, ascetics and lay people. During the sermon a Tirthankar always presided facing East but the Devas (heavenly gods) created three replicas of him facing other three directions, so that the assembly of heavenly beings, humans and animals
Samavasaran for a Tirthankar
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Glossary
All sermons of
a Tirthankar after Keval-jnän are given in a Samavasaran
Keval-jnän Samavasaran
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