English Pratikraman Ritual for English Speaking Jains

Author(s): Mayur and Rita Lodaya (Speaker)
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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5.0 5th Essential: Käyotsarga - Meditation in a Yoga Posture62
Introspection and Kayotsarga - Arihanta-ceiyanam Sutra ............ 62 6.0 6th Essential: Religious Vows - Pratyakhyana ................. 64
6.1 Personal Improvement Vows 6.2 Spiritual Vows.
........... 64 6.3 Day-to-Day Vows 7.0 Reflections ...........
.......... 65 7.1 Reflection on Our True Teacher (Sadguru) ....... .......... 65 7.2 Reflection on Universal Peace - Upsargah Kshayam Yanti.. 66 7.3 Reflection on Universal Friendship - Shivmastu Sarva......... 66 7.4 Reflection on Spirituality and Pure Consciousness ..............
7.5 Self Contemplation ........... 8.0 1st Essential (Part-2): Conclusion of Sämäyika................ 69
8.1 Concluding Vows of Sämäyika - Sämäiya-Vaya-jutto Sutra. 69 8.2 Guru Utthäpanä.
........... 71 Stavans - Samaro Mantra. Universal Friendship Song - Maitri Bhävanä................ Appendix.
. ............ 75 1. Twelve Vows of Lay People (Shrävaks and Shrävikäs) ...... 75
Five Main Vows of Limited Nature (Anuvratas) ... Three Merit Vows (Guna-vratas)........
.............. Four Disciplinary Vows (Shikshä vratas)... 2. 108 Attributes of the Five Supreme Beings
Arihanta or Tirthankar..... Siddha Achärya.......... Upadhyay ........
Sädhu and Sädhvi.... 3. Obeisance to Ascetics - Suguru Vandana Sutra ........... Believe In Yourself. Slow Dance...............
................ Essence of Spirituality .......
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ENGLISH PRATIKRAMAN