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Annexe : 261 2. The Jain “Great Mantra' also called “Mahā Mantra" or
“Namaskāra Mantra" Namo Arahantāņam (I bow to the worthy of worship, the Arhat), Namo Siddhāṇam (I bow to the perfect beings, the Siddha), Namo Ayariyāņaṁ (I bow to the spiritual Masters, the Ācārya), Namo Uvajjhāyāņam (I bow to the teachers, the Upādhyāya), Namo loe savva Sāhūņam (I bow to all the ascetics in the world, the Sadhu), eso pañca namokkāro savva pāvappaņāsaņo/ mangalānam ca savvesim padhamar havai mangalam/ (This fivefold greeting, which destroys all sin, is pre-eminent as the most auspicious of all auspicious ones).
3. Jain “mantra" for peace and well-being
“Let the whole universe be blessed! "Let all beings be engaged in one another's well-being! “Let all weaknesses, sickness and faults be diminished and vanish! “Let everyone, everywhere be blissful and at peace!
4. Jain formulae abandonment:
concerning
equanimity
and
body
a) Formula concerning equanimity (sāmāyika):
"Equanimity towards all beings, self-control and pure aspirations, abandonment of every thought which is tainted by desire or aversion, that, truly, is considered as “sāmāyika”. Friendship towards all beings, delight of the qualities of virtuous ones, utmost compassion for afflicted beings, equanimity towards those who are not welldisposed towards me, may my soul have such dispositions as these forever!"
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