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अध्याय- १२ * TWELE
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"Namo Arihantanam,
Namo Siddhanam,
Namo Ayarianam,
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Namo Uvazayanam,
Namo Lohe Savvasahumam." Meaning, I how down to all the Arihants (those who have discarded all passions), I bow down to all Siddhas (those who are actually liberated), I bow down to all Acharyas (those who guide us on the right path), I bow down to all Upadhyayas (those who preach), and I bow down to all saints of the world (those who are striving for liberation).
This is a typical prayer where there is nothing personal and nothing sectatrian.As Acharya Hemchandra, the shining star of the golden period of the history of Gujarat and the powerful preceptor of the emperors Siddharaj and Kumarpal, puts it, "Bhava bijankura
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