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August 17, 2000
Pushpa Pujä: (Flower): The flower symbolizes conduct. Our conduct should be full of love and compassion towards all living beings, like flower provides fragrance and beauty, without any discrimination Dhup Pujä: (Incense): Dhup symbolizes monkhood life. While burning itself, incense provides fragrance to others. Similarly, true monks and nuns spend their entire life selflessly to benefit all living beings. This impuga rerninds that one should thrive for an ascetic life.
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August 4-7, 2000 Fal Puja: (Fruit): Fruit is a symbol of Mokesha or liberation. If we live our life without any attachment to worldly affairs, continue to perform our duty without any expectation and reward, be a witness to all the incidents that occur surrounding us, truly follow monkhood life, and have a love and compassion to all living beings, we will attain the fruit of liberation. This is the last Jipegia symbolizing the ultimate achievement of our life.
1.21. ASHTAPRAKÄRI (EIGHT FOLD) JINPUJA OF DIGAMBAR PRATIALANS
Dipak Pujä: (Candle): The flame of Dipak represents a pure consciousness, i.e. a soul without bondage of any karmas or a liberated soul. By doing this Jipeä one should thrive to follow five great vows; non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity, and non-possession. Ultimately these vows will lead to liberation.
Abhishekb: Abhishekh is performed by the Pujari (male); the rest of the members participate in reading the forpagia. Altar area is cleaned. Abhishek involves cleaning of the altar by sprinkling saffron water in the eight directions and cleaning of the Pamätnä, then wiping the Pamätná dry by using dry cloth. Several kalashes (pots) of pure water is used in bathing the Pamämä as the bell is rang and the Abhishekh path is read or Nonokar Mali Maru is recited. The rest of the participants are reading or chanting the Abhishekh Path. Usually, there should be a continuous stream of water until the Alishekh Path is complete. Then the Pamänä is first wiped by wet cloth and then with a dry cloth.
Akshat Pujä: (Rice): Rice is a kind of grain which is non-fertile. One cannot grow rice plants by seeding rice. Symbolically, it represents the last birth. By doing this Jinpuji one should thrive to put all efforts in life in such a way that this life becomes the last life, and there will be no more birth after this life. Literally, Akshat means unbroken, and it stands for unbroken happiness. The bright white color of rice represents the purity of our soul.
Sthäpana: Take three full cloves and hold one clove at a time between the two ring fingers. While keeping the clove head pointing forward and while chanting the sthäpna, place the cloves in an elevated place. The first clove represents that May Dee-Shostra-Guw come into my thoughts, second clove represents that May Dev Shostra G stay in my thoughts, and third clove represents that May Deu Shostya Guru be near me.
Naivedya Puja: (Sweets): Naruuhu symbolizes tasty food. By doing this Jingiä, one should thrive to reduce or eliminate attachment to tasty food. Healthy food is essential for survival, however one should not live for tasty food. Ultimate aim in one's life is to attain Mokesha where no food is essential for survival.
Invocation: The rays of the sun of omniscience illuminate whose inner self, That voice of ra expounds beautifully the fundamentals of our being, The monks who proceed on the path of right faith, knowledge, and conduct, I bow to thee, oh God, scriptures and monks of the Jain order, a hundred times. I implore of the mo to settle in my mind, while I an offering this home. Brief Description of Asht Prakäri Puja:
Sadhu ain mont) or Sadhvi (ain nun) is who practices five m inutes (great vows), five sem (carefulness) and three Gees (restraints); has taken Dusai (unutiation) per esther Dagher or Su tradition. 2 who practices Serut equanimity treats the favorable and non favorable situations indifferently). 3. who follows and preaches the major path of liberation expounded by our Tashkes, 4 emphasizes on the self-efforts and self untiatives, S. who firmly believes in and practices the record, and 6. has given up pleasures of five senses, has no worldly attachments like assets, family, bank balance, house, car and similar things and has won over internal enemies like anger, ego, deceit and greed. They travel by bare feet, they do not use any transportation serm, they do not take shower, they do not shave, they do not
at after sunset and more. Their only goal is to attain Mo "The message of Jina, Bhagwan Mahavir, the last Tarthesker, is carried by the Achis, the spiritual leaders. The responsibility of the spiritual wellbeing of the entire Jain Sangh rests on the shoulders of the Ache Before reaching that state, one has to do an indepth study and gain mastery over the Age In addition to acquiring a high level of spiritual excellence. they also have the ability to lead the monastic communion. They should also know various languages of the country and have a sound knowledge of other philosophies, ideologies, and religions of the region and of the world. The title of wis pven to those s ee who have acquired a special knowledge of the Agar
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Water: Pleasures of the senses are sweet poison, nevertheless one is attracted towards this handsome human frame, I have failed to comprehend that all this is the manifestation of matter alone, Forgetting my own glories, I have adhered to attachments of the non-self, Now I have come to you to wash off wrong faith with the pure water of night faith. I offer to you this cater for destroying sorg faith as it has not been able to querch my eemal thirst.
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