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JAIN MANTRAVADA AND CAITYAVASIS: SIDDHACAKRA
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54, Parmestividyā together with some Stutipadas* and a portion extracted from Sri Sūrimantra's Saubhāgyavidyā etc., i. e. from the 2nd Pitha, formed the Vidyā for Upadhyāyas. This must have been done probably in the time of Sri Vajraswāmi and for reasons similar to those which prompted the separation of Sri Vardhamāna Vidyā from Sri Ganividyā alias Sūrimantra. That they must have been one and undivided can be very well inferred from the following convention contained in the I part of Sri Vardhamānavidyākalpa of Sri Simhatilakasūri which contains the separate vidyās of all the twenty four Tīrthankaras.
"सर्वविद्यास्मृतावादौ पूर्णा पंचनमस्कृतिः। यद्वा पंचनमस्कृतिः यद्वा पंचपदी वाच्या।
मुनिना प्रणवादिमा ॥ It means that at the time of recital of all Vidyās at the commencement should be said by the Sadhaka complete Panca Parameşti Mantra or only the first five clauses comprising Panca Parameșți Namaskțiti proper or the five (initial) syllables (A-SI-A-U-SÅi.e. 3fa313) with Omkāra at the very beginning.
This shows that Panca-Parmeșți-vidyā, Vardhamāna-Vidyā and Ganividyā were formerly one and undivided. When, therefore, Sūrimantra is shown to have been connected with the first Lord, one can conclude that Pancaparamestividyā also must have been so connected. It stands to reason that in the time of a particular Tirthankara his Vidyä must have been incorporated in the Sürimantra and must have been finally substituted by that of the last Tīrthankara.
SIDDHACAKRA We shall now deal with the worship of Sri Siddhacakrax which is the representation in a circular Yantra or diagram of Pancapara
* U spligfooru, FH arritffmur, Jagcatfefuit, quiaifafanui I are the four Stutipadas which usually follow the five Padas of Panca-Parameşti-Mantra. All the pine padas are also known as Nāndipadas.
It is wrongly rendered as 'Saint-wheel' by European scholars.
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