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PAÑCALINGIPRAKARANAM
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BENEDICTION
NAMO ARIHANTĀNAM1
Obeisance to the Arihantas the (Venerable) Slayers of (Spiritual) foes.
NAMO SIDDHĀŅAṀ
Obeisance to Siddhas, the ultimate accomplished. ṆAMO AYARIYĀŅAṀ
Obeisance to Acaryas, the (venerable) masters heading the religious orders.
NAMO UVAJJHĀYĀŅAṀ
Obeisance to Upadhyāyas, the (venerable) teacher-preceptors. NAMO LOE SAVVASĀHŪNAM
Obeisance to all the Sadhus, the (Venerable) ordained ascetics. ESO PANCA NAMUKKĀRO
Such five-way obeisance - SAVVA PĀVAPPAŅĀSANO Is the destroyer of all sins (and) - MANGALĀŅAM CA SAVVESIM
Of all the auspiciousnesses - PADHAMAM HAVAI MANGALAM
It is the very first (and the foremost) auspiciousness.
Alternative text: 'NAMO ARHANTĀŅAṀ'
