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2005
JAIN MANTRA
By: Acharya Shree Amerender Muni
Siddhachalam, NJ
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Introduction Namo Arihantanam Namo Siddhanam Namo Airiyanam Namo Uvajjhayanam Namo Loe Savva Sahunam
Eso Pancha Namokaro Savva Pavapanasano Mangalanamcha Savvesim Padhamam Havai Mangalam
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The main Jain mantra is the Namokar Mantra. It has the sound Nam after each line. This sound energizes Ida and Pingala which help us with Sansara. Mantras are based on the science of sound and vibration. Mantras release our hidden powers resulting in improved physical, mental, and spiritual health. Mantras are used by many faiths by different names. For example, the Bible describes sound as "In the beginning was the Word". And the sound is the end. In Hindu text Shabda Advaita, a word or a sound is said to be Brahma Sahodar meaning "Brahma's Brother".
2) Five Limbs of Mantras: In the Hindu and Jain traditions, Mantra is divided into five parts or limbs,
like the branches of the tree.
a) Rishianga, is the source of Mantra. Mantra was given to us by the ancient sages, the rishis. They experienced these mantras during meditation as the mystical sounds (gupta-vidya), and handed these down to us. b) Chandanga - tell us how to properly recite (or chant) the Mantra. c) Devanga - teaches us to invoke and establish a particular devta or a divinity with proper visualization. This divinity might be such Devta as Sarasvati, Hanuman, or Quan Yin. They symbolize particular objective of power such as knowledge, wealth, or health. d) Beejanga, is the seed sound, the root of the mantra. It holds the power that awakens the prana, or natural spiritual energy sleeping in all
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