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Brihad Surimantra Pata Surimantra is also known as the mantraraja the king amongst mantras. Directed exclusively to spiritual attainments, the surimantra pata is given to the monk at the time of his promotion to the level of suri, by his guru. Surimantra pata is based on the Pancha Namaskara Mahamantra consisting of the salutations to five great beings namely the Omniscient one, liberated ones, preceptor monk, teacher monk and monk. This mantra is associated with Gautamaswami, the chief disciple of Mahavira whom the devotee wants to emulate by worshiping this yantra, The image of Gautamaswami being adored by two lay disciples is installed in the centre of the yantra. The outer circle depicts the 24 Tirthankaras whereas the middle one shows worship and other activities of the common people.
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