The Jain 1992 04 Special Issue

Author(s): Natubhai Shah, Vinod Kapashi
Publisher: UK Jain Samaj Europe

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Some of the postures for caitya-vandna
Khamasana (beginning standing, ending touching the floor with four
limbs and head)
attainment of desired results, abandonment of whatever is ill-famed in the world, respect for preceptors and parents, practice of help to others, attachment to a good guru, and full obedience to his words for all existence. My Lord, in your teachings it has been prohibited to ask for any frution; yet I beg to be devoted, prostrate at your feet in each and every one of my existences. My Lord, through devotion the conditions may be created whereby all miseries are destroyed, all karmas are destroyed, and I may have right perception and a peaceful death. Hail to the teachings of the Jina, foremost amongst all auspicious things, all causes of beneficence, all best religions. It is evident from this description of the ritual that a considerable amount of time is required to carry out the caitya-vandana. In theory the layman should imitate the monk in performing it seven times a day, or if that is not possible five times, or if that too is beyond his powers, at least three times--at dawn, noon, and dusk. Not surprisingly therefore from an carly date an abbreviated ritual is admitted. Three possibilities are in fact envisaged: (i) the best (uttama)—the complete ritual of the five dandakas preceded by the airyapathikipratikramana; (ii) the next best (madhyama)—this is considered to be either one chant (dandaka) (the arhac-caityastava), and one verse (stuti); or two dandakas (arhaccaitya-stava and Sakra-stava), and two stutis; (iii) the least satisfactory (jaganya)—the namaskara alone, or the Sakra-stava alone.
Mukta-sukti-mudra
THE JAIN SYMBOL
Abode of the Liberated Souls
AS
A
Right Faith Right Conduct Right Knowledge
Three Paths
Yoga-mudra
Heaven
Human
Four Destinies
Animal Hell
Non Violence
परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम्
Mutual Assistance OLAN Beings
Yoga-mudra
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