ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 03

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

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press and cholesterol levels, diabetes, stress etc. This method is being taught and
patients treated at hundreds of centres all over the world. 2. Use of tantras, mantras, yantras and pūjās. Now a days the idol worshipping Jains are
seen organizing and performing group pājās (like Yajňas) for freeing the society from various calamities and diseases. The monks and nuns have started coming up with mantras (navakāra, for overall wellness, eliminating the effects of poison etc) as well as rosaries, metal plates (called yantras) etc to their followers to keep the evils and sickness
away or eliminate them. 3. Training and Research institute for holistic treatment Nagpur. They have devised an
integrated system of treatment for almost all the diseases based on Bhaktāmara-stotra
and developing meditation methods, environmental needs etc for healing. 4. Mahavira Vikalanga (Jaipur foot). They have embarked on a massive movement to
provide free globally artificial legs to those whose legs have been amputated and hearing aids etc. They claim it as the practice of compassion which is a part of social ahimsā in
Jain doctrine. 5. Jains have set up several hundred hospitals and thousands of dispensaries to provide
treatment to the patients for cancer, eye diseases and general health. 6. Health camps by local Jain groups. This is a method whereby small local groups of Jains
organize health check up and treatment camps to bring health to the neighbours primarily in remote and slum areas. These are extremely popular and we see them almost on a daily basis. The latest and the largest camp was organized at Palitana for ten days where they provided health services by specialists as well as offered 25000 sets of Jaipur foots and hearing aids to the needy person.
A few stories from Jain literature on healing Maināsundari (by Raj Bahadur Jain Anubhava Prakashan 946A Nehru Road, Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi)
Long long ago, before Mahāvīra's time, there was a beautiful, prosperous and peaceful city called Champanagari. It was ruled by a brave, religious (Jain) and benefactor of his subjects.
33Comprising of 11 steps namely: Total relaxation (kāyotsarga), Internal trip (antaryātrā), Perception of breath (śvāsa-prekşā), Perception of body (śarīra-prekşā), Perception of psychic centres (Caitanya Kendra-preksā), Perception of psychic spectrum ( leśyā dhyāna), Perception of the presentmoment, Perception of thoughts, Auto suggestions or counter thoughts (Bhāvanā, Contemplation (Anuprekşā) and Concentration (dhyāna).
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