Introduction to Jainsim

Author(s): Dewan Bahadur A B Lathe
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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JAINISM
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(1) Conception ceremony-When a woman attains puberty, the and her husband should on the sixth day thercasier go to the temple, perform worship and at night should go together only for the sake of pregnancy. Cohabitation without Ritu, i.c. the time just following the monthly course, is prohibited.
(2) Propitiation-- In the third month after conception, worship, music, etc. should be performed to keep thic pregnant woman delightful.
(3) Super-propitiation–The above ccrcmonies should be performed in the fifth month, after conccption.
(4) Dhriti Kriya-mcans that worship should be performed, in the seventh month, for the sake of the child to be born.
(5) Moda Kriyam-consists in the writing of the primary Iciicrs Af hy on ihc hody of the pregnant woman in the ninth month, ctc.
(6) Birth ceremony-It consists in worship, etc, at the birth of a child.
(7) Naming-t is to be done on the twelyth day after birth with worship of the Gods, the Preceptors and the family pricsts.
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(8) Bringing out the child from second, third or ile fourth month.
(9) Laying up the child on a bed.
(10) Feeding the child with boiled rice in the ciphth month or so.
(11) First universary to be performed with leasts, ctc.
(12) Arsharya, i.c, the ceremony oil.coping hairs ficr shi71'. ing for the first time,