Introduction to Jainism

Author(s): A B Latthe
Publisher: Natha Rangaji

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Jainism.
The householder worships the images with Worship eight classes of things while the ascedescribed tics only offer salutations to them. The eightfold worship is ( 1 ) Bathing the image with water; ( 2 ) Sprinkling of Keshar and Chandan; before the image; ( 3 ) offering rice in front; ( 4 ) placing flowers before the image; ( 5 ) offering ( Boiled rice ) Naivedya ( sugercandy etc. ); ( 6 ) keeping up a light near the image; ( 7 ) burning incense; ( 8 ) offering fruits. Th-re are diff2rent hymns to be sung in offering each of these things. The eight together make the Arghya. The offerings are to be poured into thrue cavities in ground with the three fires in them — the Ahavaniya, the Garhapatya and the Dakshin fircs. Wroships are classed into [ 1 ] the worship of Arahants, [2] the worship of Sidhas etc; all the worships consisting of praise of the virtues of the objects of worship. The offerings are called Nirmalya and they are not to be taken for use or eaten by any one. It is said to be a great