$JES 904 Compendium of Jainism (Jain Academic Bowl Manual 3rd Edition)

Book Title: $JES 904 Compendium of Jainism (Jain Academic Bowl Manual 3rd Edition)
Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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RITUALS
DO7 - Jain Festivals (Parvas) and Celebrations
reserved exclusively for Tirthankars. The image depicts Bahubali as standing erect, free of clothing and immersed in deepest meditation. For the period of the Mastaka Abhisheka, temporary scaffolding is built behind the huge statue, thus the faithful can anoint Bahubali in the proper manner, by pouring various sacred substances such as purified water and sandalwood paste over the statue from above. Participating in these festivities is said to bring great merit and perhaps to make possible the experience of Samyag Darshan (Right faith) itself.
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