Text Book of Jainism Level 01

Author(s): Vinod Kapashi, Ajit Shah, Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: UK Institute of Jainology

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Teachers' Notes
The Namaskar Mantra is something that all Jain children are likely to be familiar with. Ensure that every child recites it correctly and the pronunciation of each letter is perfect. Try to explain the meaning briefly.
Give a picture of the Panch Parmesthi, for the children to colour using the correct "Varna"- colour. These colours are:
Arihant Siddha Acharya Upadhyay Sadhu
white red yellow green black
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Explore the word "happiness" with the children. Lead them to the concept of happiness without material wealth.
Explain "sin" in simple terms, eg bad deeds
Glossary
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Mangal Namaskar humble sin virtuous
good or auspicious bowing down to without pride bad deeds, words or thoughts
good
Exercises
1) Make each child recite the mantra aloud with the right pronunciation.
2)
Sing it together.
3)
Ask the children to write it down in English,
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