Meditation and Jainism

Author(s): Pratapkumar J Toliiya, Parul P Toliya
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharti International Foundation Bangalore

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1) PADASTHA: Concentration on Mantraksharas -
Padas : Navkar.
2) PINDASTHA : Meditation upon the physique of
Siddha, Arihanta or body-form Atma. (One that is in or with body to be meditated upon).
3) ROOPASTHA : Meditation of Divine Consciousness
possessing form or image of Arihanta who is encircled with "Atishayas“ : The Divine Powers or of Enlightened Self or of a highly resolved Self.
4) ROOPATITA : Formless, Thoughtless Meditation of
Siddha Bhagawan (without Physique) the Niranjana or Exactiy Similar SIDDHA SWAROOPI SHUDDHA NIJATMA: One's Own Supremely Purified Self.
PADASTHA DHYANA : It begins with sacred Pada - Mantras like Namaskar Mahamantra, “Omkara” Nada, "Arham", "Soham" and varied oiher forms of Nada Brahma and Shabda Brahma. Padastha Dhyana is defined by Acharya Hemchandra as under :
"Yatpadani Pavitrani, Samalambya Vidhiyate ; Tatpadastham Samakhyatam,
Dhyanam Siddhantparageih".
-(28) "The Masters of principles have authoritatively said that the process of meditation followed systematically by the Meditator by adopting the
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