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Namo arihantanam images12/23/2023 ![]() ![]() It lays great stress on minimising harm to other human beings, animals, and plants. Jainism considers the whole existence sacred as it is infused with countless souls. Namo Uvajjayanam: I bow to religious teachers Namo Ayariyanam: I bow to religious leaders Namo Siddhanam: I bow to the liberated souls Namo Arihantanam: I bow to the enlightened souls They pray to the Tirthankaras and monks in general, not to anyone by name and even from these, they do not ask any favours. In this, the Jains do not pray to any god. Their primary prayer is the Namokar (or Navkar) mantra. There is no supreme all-powerful god in Jainism. Jin means conqueror-somebody who has won over passions and achieved omniscience. The values of Jainism are relevant to today’s times and are worth studying by everyone. They are less than 0.5 per cent of the Indian population, but their tradition is 2,500 years old and they have influenced other faiths of the country. ![]() As a religion, it does not have many followers today. In order to show our special reverence for their teachings, we salute Arihants first and then Siddhas.There are several aspects that make Jainism unique. It would not have been possible for us to know about Siddhas or liberation without them. On the other hand, Arihants are still human beings and offer us spiritual guidance during their lifetime. Since Siddhas have attained ultimate liberation, we do not have access to them. It is very interesting to note that in Namokar Mantra we pray to the Arihants first and then to the Siddhas, even though the Siddhas are perfected souls who have destroyed all (both Ghati and Aghati) Karmas, and at a higher spiritual stage than Arihants. After attaining salvation these Arihants are called Siddhas. These four karmas do not affect the true nature of the soul therefore, they are called Aghati karmas.
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