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2015 JAINA Convention
Jainism World of Non-Violence
Limbs
The initiate: All right. I won't consume them The preceptor: A student who has to concentrate on his studies should not divert his attention to worldly pleasures. He should keep to celibacy until he enters into family life. You should keep away from lust and sensual pleasures and concentrate on your studies The initiate: All right I will do so
The next stage is 1 Kritha: Carrying out the job 2. Karitha: Getting the job done. 3. Approving the job done.
The 25 taints (maladashas):
Causes for rivalries. Beauty, caste, clan, wealth, worship, knowledge, brawn and tapas, & shortcomings Shanke (doubt). kamishe (desire) vichikitse, moodhathe (folly), anupayochana, infirmity (asthithee kanna), a vathsalya, a prabhavana 6 Anayathanas: The followers of Ku deva (false God), ku guru (False guru), ku shastra (false knowledge) 3 types of ignorance Deva-mooda the ignorance of true God), guru-moodathe inability to distinguish the right guru), and loka-moodathe ignorance about the universe).
Each stage has emotions accompanying them: 1 Anger (krodha) 2. Pride (maana) 3 Illusion (maya) 4. Greed (lobha)
Thus cach action (karma) has 3x3x3x4-108 limbs. Reciting the mantras 108 times annihilates DESTROYES) karma
The Mode of Conclusion Offer flowers or water reciting the following mantras:
Om hram arhadbhyah swaha 2 Om hreem siddebhyah swaha 3. Om hroom sooribhvah swaha 4. Om hroum pathakehvah swaha 5. Om hrah sadhubhyah swaha 6. Om hreem jinadharmebhyah swaha 7. Om hreem jinagamebhyah swaha 8. Om hreem jinabimbebhyah swaha 9. Om hreem jinachaithyalayebhyah swaha 10. Om hreem samyagdarshanaya swaha 11. Om hreem samyag nanaya swaha 12. Om hreem samyak charithraya swaha
The result of eight-fold worship (Ashtavidharchana WHY SHOULD WE DO): 1 Water jalam): Whoever bathes the Lord God with waer flowing from the noise of gindi,
washes away the threefold affliction of birth, dotage and death in a few number of
births the dirt of his karma is washed away and he gets to salvation 2. Sandal (gandha): Whoever worships the toes of Sri Jineshwara with sandal, kumkum
and kesari acquires a fragrant body in his next births 3 Akshatha: Whoever worships with fine, fragrant and unbroken rice attains everlasting
moksha within a few births 1. Flowers (pushpal whoever worships with fragrant flowers like jas nine would be
worshipped by celestial damsels which means he attains the status of Indra or he is born in the Pushpak flight and enjoys boundless happiness Charu: Whoever offers paramanna (payasa) cooked with milk, sugar and ghee, waving it like arathi prospers, is free from illness and diseases, enjoys happiness and becomes
rich with money and grains. 6. Deepa: Whoever waves arathi lit with fine ghee and camphor gets an attractive and
lustrous body. 7. Dhoopa: Whoever worships with dhexapa mixed with ten kinds of fragrant stuffs is
adored by all in the world. 8. Fruits: Whoever offers to God fruits like juicy mango, orange, lemon and banana is
fulfilled with all his desires and attains salvation in a few births. 9. Arghya: The virtuous soul who offers mixed with cight things like water and sandal
and also offers shanty-dhara to the feet of God, attains moksha in a few births. 10. Whoever holds flowers in his cupped palm and offers them to God lets go of all his
Sorrows. Which means all his worries are warded oft.
Why recitation should be done 108 times When we take to any endeavor, it takes the following stages and steps: In the first stay there are 3 steps 1 Samrambha: Make an idea of the job to be done. 2. Samarambha: Gather the tools needed to do the job. 3. Arambha: Set out to do the job. In all these steps, the following three instruments are coordinated: 1 Mind 2. Speech
OM SHANTHI
