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Narakas-Hells As per the Jaina view of cosmos, there are seven hells as follows :
(1) Ratnaprabha (2) Sarkaraprabha (3) Valukaprabha (4) Pankaprabha (5) Dhumaprabha (6) Tamabprabha (7) Mahatamabprabha
Navakara, namokara, or simply namaskaram This is the core mantra of the Jainas, if it can be called by that name Translated into English, it's only an obeisance to the five agents of well-being, called pancha-paramesthi, as follows :
obeisance to the arihantas (Jinas, victors) obeisance to the siddhas (liberated souls) obeisance to the acharya (spiritual head) obeisance to the udadhyayas (religious preceptors) obeisance to the sadhus (monks) in all the lokas (worlds)
Navataltva-Nipe fundamental principles of Jainism A precise knowledge about these is essential for the liberation of the soul which is in bondage. These are :
(1 Jiva (souls) (2) Ajiya (non-living substances in this group are
dharma (motion), adharma (rest), akasa (space),
kala (time) and pudgala (matter-particles) (3) Asrava (influx of karma in the form of matter
particles wbich stick to the soul spaces and act as fetters Bandha (bondage) Punya (virtue). Papa (vice)
Samvara (arresting karnia ipfux). (8) Nerjara (exhausting accumulated karma).
Mohsa (liberation, which takes place when the soul is liberated, perfected and enlightened because of thc total release from the clutches of matter-particles)
