ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 01

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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new temple to make it worthy of worshipping is another festival which is celebrated with lot of pomp and show.
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Important Jain Pilgrimage places: Jains go to tirthapilgrim places quiet often, especially the middle aged and the elders and stay at pilgrim places for extended periods of time to acquire more religious knowledge, practice ascetic life and give up worldly activities. Pilgrimage provides them the opportunity to devote full time for spiritual purposes and hence enables them to advance in their path of spiritual purification. There are 210 pilgrim placesof Jains in India. The most visited ones are Sammedsikhar, Palitana, Pāvāpuri, Nakoda, SriMahaviraji Tijara Shankheshwar and Hastinapura.
3.0Holy recital (mantra) Navakära:
Namo arihantánam
Namo siddhanaṁ
Namo ayariyāṇam
Namo uvajhayanam
Namo loye sawasähūnam ||
Eso pañca namokkāro
Savva pāvappaṇāsano
Mangalanam ca savvesim
Obeisance to all the holy monks
Following four lines are also made a part of the navakara-mantra by Svetambara Jains.
Padhamam havaimangalam||
Obeisance to the perfect beings with body
Obeisance to the liberated souls
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Obeisance to the heads of congregation
Obeisance to the holy teachers
This fivefold praise
Destroys all bad karmas
of all the auspicious mantra it is the holiest
Reciting it results in auspicious karmas.
4.0 Accessories used by Jains during religious performances:
i. Dresses: It is important that the devotee is clean both externally and internally (tension free mind) to be effective in the rituals. Therefore the devotee takes a bath before the rituals. If the devotee is involved in giving bath to the idol then he is required to wear
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