$JES 931 English Pratikramana Color E6

Author(s): Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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PRATIKRAMAN RITUAL
3.0 3rd Essential: Vandana - Respecting Ascetics The monks who have left all their worldly possessions are our religious guides and we bow to them. 3.1 Bowing to Ascetics - Ichchhami Khamäsamano Sutra Different sects recite different sutras when one bows to an Ascetic. We have included two such sutras.
Ichchhämi Khamäsamano Sutra This sutra is recited by members of the Shvetämbar Murtipujak sect. This Sutra is also known as Panchäng Pranipät Sutra as this Sutra is recited while offering obeisance in a specific posture where five body parts, namely two hands, two knees and the forehead, touch the floor together. This Sutra is recited in front of an ascetic at an Upäshray (temporary living place for monks) for a total of two times. During the Pratikraman ritual one must stand up and perform the ritual as indicated and recite the sutra two times to the symbolized Guru (The same sutra is recited three times in front of a Tirthankar idol at the temple).
खमासमण सूत्र:
इच्छामि खमा-समणो! वंदिउं, जावणिज्जाए निसीहिआए, मत्थएण वंदामि.
.............1. Khamäsamana Sutra icchämi khamä-samano ! vandium, javanijjäe nisihiäe, matthaena vandämi. ...
................. Meaning With all my strength and renouncing all wrongful acts, I bow my head to the Tirthankars or Ascetics. 3.2 Wellness of Guru - Icchakära sutra This sutra is recited while offering obeisance to Guru Mahäräi. In this Sutra, a devotee inquires about Guruji's well-being, so it is known as Guru Sukha Shätä Sutra.
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