$JES 401 Jain Philosophy and Practice 2 Level 4 Book

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

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नमो अरिहंताणं । नमो सिद्धाणं ।
नमो आयरियाणं ।
नमो उवज्झायाणं ।
नमो लोए सव्वसाहूणं । एसो पंच नमक्कारो । सव्वपावप्पणासणो।
मंगलाणं च सव्वेसिं पढमं हवड़ मंगलं ।।
Jain Prayers
I bow to Arihantas (Tirthankars), the perfected human souls, who have reached enlightenment by overcoming their inner weaknesses, who have attained infinite knowledge, perception, bliss, and power and have shown the path, which brings an end to the cycle of birth, death and suffering.
namo arihantänam | namo siddhānam | namo äyariyänam |
namo uvajjhäyänam | namo loe savva-sahunam | eso pancha namukkäro | savva-päva-ppanäsano | mangalänam cha savvesim padhamam havai mangalam ||
I bow to Siddhas, the liberated souls, who have attained the state of perfection and immortality and are free from all karma.
I bow to Ächäryas, who are the head of Jain congregation and preach the principles of religion and show the path of liberation, which is the unity of Right Faith or Conviction, Right Knowledge, and Right Conduct.
I bow to Upädhyäys who are well versed in all Ägams and they are the ascetic teachers. They explain Jain scriptures and show us the importance of a spiritual life over a material life. They teach the same to the other monks and lay followers.
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I bow to all Sädhus and Sädhvis who strictly follow the five great vows of conduct and inspire us to live a simple life.
To these five types of great souls, I offer my praise.
Such praise will help diminish my negative vibrations and sins.
Offering this praise is most auspicious of all benedictions.
I bow and seek inspiration from perfected human souls, liberated souls, enlightened ascetic leaders, ascetic teachers, and all monks and nuns in the world, who practice non-violence (Ahimsa), truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy, and non-possessiveness in their conduct, and non-absolutistic viewpoint (Anekäntaväda) in their thinking.
चत्तारि मंगलं, अरिहंता मंगलं, सिद्धा मंगलं, साहू मंगलं, केवलिपण्णत्तो धम्मो मंगलं । चत्तारि लोगुत्तमा, अरिहंता लोगुत्तमा, सिद्धा लोगुत्तमा, साहू लोगुत्तमा, केवलिपण्णत्तो धम्मो लोगुत्तमो | चत्तारि सरणं पवज्जामि, अरिहंते सरणं पवज्जामि,
सिद्धे सरणं पवज्जामि, साहू सरणं पवज्जामि,
केवलि पण्णत्तं धम्मं सरणं पवज्जामि ।।
chattäri mangalam, arihantä mangalam, siddhä mangalam, sähu mangalam, kevali pannatto dhammo mangalam | chattäri loguttamä, arihantä loguttamä, siddhä loguttamä, sähu loguttamä, kevali pannatto dhammo loguttamo | chattäri saranam pavajjämi, arihante saranam pavajjami,
Siddhe saranam pavajjämi, sähu saranam pavajjami,
kevali pannattam dhammam saranam pavajjämi ||
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