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Acharyaham (head of the order)
Ichchhämi khamä-samano ! Vandium, jävanijjäe nisihiäe, matthaena vandämi. (3)
Upadhyayaham (Religious scholar)
Ichchhämi khamä-samano ! Vandium, jävanijjäe nisihiäe, matthaena vandämi. (4)
Sarvasadhuham (Ascetics))
(જમણો હાથ ચરવળા અથવા કટાસણા ઉપર સ્થાપીને માથુ નમાવીને,
astet elu da, 248188L se.)
અઢીદ્વીપ માં રહેલ અઢાર હજાર શિલાંગ શીલ-ચારિત્રના ધરનાર સર્વસાધુ ભગવંતોને વિવિધ ગુણ
સ્મરણ કરી વંદના. Addhäijjesu diva-samuddesu, Panarasasu kamma-bhumisu; Jävanta ke vi sähu, Raya-harana-guchchha-padiggaha-dharä. (1)
Pancha-maha-vvaya-dharä, Atthärasa-sahassa-silanga dharä;
Akkhuyä-yära-carittä, Te savve sirasä manasä, matthaena vandämi. (2)
Any Sädhu or Sädhvi in the fifteen lands of activities of adhi-dvipa and oceans holding rajoharana, gucchaka and pätras. (1) Observing five great vows, observing eighteen thousand aspects of virtues (shila), observing uninterrupted code of conduct and chäritra, I bow down to all of them with body, mind and head. (2)
This sutra is also known as "Muni Vandan Sutra". In this Sutra all Sädhu and Sadhvi bhagavantas residing in the universe in the two and half continents as per Jain geography) are venerated. Here the Sadhu Mahäräja's 18000 aspects of conduct are adored.
