Book Title: Art of Enlightenment
Author(s): Kalpana Desai
Publisher: Kalpana Desai

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________________ सी उवसम्महर महा यल्लम उनुमासमैजना ce CUTION AN उमेरमोनमः Uvasaggahara Mahayantra This yantra is a visual counterpart of the Uvasaggahara sutra recited generally as part of the morning worship. The sutra is an invocation of Parshvanatha for removing difficulties arising due to previous karmas, Lord Parshvanatha is seated in Dhyana posture against a clear white circle. Around him there are seventeen concentric circles divided into eight sections and eight cardinal points. Four small shrines in four corners enshrine Kshetrapala and other deities. The gurupaduka or the foot prints of the venerable guru are placed on a lotus under a parasol, next to Kshetrapala shrine in the left bottom corner. Jain Education Interational For Private 30 ersonal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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