$JES 906 Jain Academic Bowl Past Q and A

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

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835 Why do we ring bell/ ghant in the temple?
836 Most tirthankar's idol's sit in which posture in the Lotus position. The lotus posture represents purity even temple? Why? in worldly life, just as a lotus grows beautifully in muddy water and shows no effects of the mud.
839 This is a common phrase that is recited when leaving the temple. In India, after reciting this phrase, you would normally go to the Upäshraya. 840 One type of Jin Pooja is called dravya pooja, or material pooja. What is the other called, with the English meaning?
To express our happiness for Darshan and to spread a joyous and divine sound through the temple and our heart
837 In "Mangal Divo" what does divo repsent?
838 The Jin Pooja which contains 8 substances, three Ang (body) of them being water, sandalwood, and flowers, is called this type of pooja.
841 AH, DRESAR. When you love your bedroom dresser very much you are under the influence of parigraha or possessiveness. If you rearrange the letters, you will find with the help of the clues: 1) a place Jains should go everyday 2) what a Jain should build at least once in his lifetime
842 Which three times at the temple do we say Nissihi, or renounce unrelated thoughts?
843 This is the term for the area inside a Derasar in which the idols, or murtis are located.
It represents knowledge & liberation
Avasahi
Bhaav Pooja, with thoughts behind the symbolism
Dehrasar
Entrance, Ghabaro, before Bhav puja
Ghabharo
844 Puja dravya symbolizing my soul has no desire of Naivedya
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