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Principally there are NINE pada (main entities) in Shri SiddhaChakra Yantra or Navpadaji as it is popularly known. They are positioned in an inner most circle. These chief nine auspicious entities (pada) are:
1. Arihant (Who shows the path to salvation): Positioned in the centre.
2. Siddha (Liberated soul): Positioned above Arihant
3. Acarya (Preceptor and leader of the congregation): Positioned left of Arihant
4. Upadhyaya (Teacher and Student): Positioned below of Arihant
5. Sadhu (Monk): Positioned right of Arihant
6. Samyak Darshan (Faith): Positioned between Siddha and Acarya
7. Samyak Gyan (Knowledge): Positioned between Acarya and Upaddhyaya 8. Samyak Charitra (Conduct): Positioned between Upadhyaya and Sadhu 9. Samyak Tap (Penance): Positioned between Sadhu and Siddha.
Guna (quality) and colour of each principal entity (pada):
1. Arihant: Has 12 Gunas. They are ILLUMINATED WHITE in colour. 2. Siddha: Has 8 Gunas. They are RED in colour.
3. Acarya: They have 36 Gunas. They are YELLOW colour.
4. Upadhyaya: They have 25 Gunas. They are AZURE in colour.
5. Sadhu: They have 27Gunas. They are BLACK in colour.
6. Samyak Darshan: There are 68 Gunas. They are Bright White in colour.
7. Samyak Gyan: There are 51 Gunas. They are Bright White in colour.
8. Samyak Charitra: Charitra have 70 Gunas. They are Bright White in colour. 9. Samyak Tap: They have 50 Gunas. They are Bright White in colour.
SiddhaChakra (the circle of the Siddha, the omniscient one) Yantra consists of a stylised lotus with eight petals. In the centre and in four petals of the lotus are depictions of the five highest Beings of the Jainas, namely Arihant, the enlightened one, Siddha, the liberated one, Acharya, the head monk, Upadhyaya, the teacher monk, and Sadhu, the monk. In the four petals the Svetambars inscribe the principles: right knowledge, right faith, right conduct and right penance.
The SiddhaChakra Yantra is designed in some pure and holy place. The yantra is colourfully designed from grains of various colours like wheat, green lentil, black gram, Bengal gram and rice. Holy recitation, meditation, worship and prayer are carried out for the Navpadji and also, worship is offered to other gods, goddesses, powers etc.
There are other eight circles wrapped over each other. They contain various elements such as Yakshas (Gods) and Yakshinis (Goddesses), 16 Vidya devis (Goddesses) Kshetrapal, Labhdhi identification. Navnidhi, Guru paduka, Adhisthiyak gods and goddesses of Shri Siddhachakra, etc. Outside of all circles there are nine planets, dikpals, Mayana and Shripal. Entire Yantra is made on either copper or one's capacity. Poojans are performed for all of these elements.
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