CHARACTERISTIC OF SENSES (INDRIYAS) A worldly being is recognized by the senses he/she has. There are five kinds of sense organs (Indriyas) :1. Body (Sparshan) 2. Tongue (Rasna) 3. Nose (Ghran) 4. Eyes (Chakshu) and 5. Ears (Karna).By touching which, qualities like light, heavy , cold, hot etc. are known is called Body (Sparshan Indriya)”’Tongue”’…
QUALITIES OF TRUE DIVINE True divine: he who is free from all attachment & malice (Veetragi), has infinite knowledge (Sarvagya), gentle in speech (Hitopdeshi) and known as Arhant, Tirthankar or Jinendra. TRUE SCRIPTURE: Which is preached by the Worthy Soul, written & taught by the spiritual teachers (preceptors) is the true scripture. It is pure…
KINDS OF LIVING BEINGS (SOULS) There are two kinds of living beings (souls)- 1) Worldly souls 2) Liberated souls I am a worldly being, cycling the universe and suffering the miseries of deaths and births. I am bound by all eight Karmas, therefore I am a worldly being. Human, Divines (Deities), Hellish beings (Narkis) and…
Living-Non Living I am a living being. I am able to know and see. I was living, I am living and I will live, therefore I am a living being. Human, animals(beasts), birds, worms, trees etc. all are living beings. Toy is lifeless. It does not have the senses to know and see. It cannot…
24 Tithankars There are 24 Tirthankars. Out of them Lord Rishabh Nath is the first and Lord Mahavir Swami is the last Tirthankar.Their names and symbols (identification) are given below:1) Rishabh Nath – Bull2) Ajit Nath – Elephant3) Sambhav Nath – Horse4) Abhinandan Nath – Monkey5) Sumati Nath – Chakva6) Padma Prabh – Lotus7)…
Greatness of Namokar Mantra Greatness_of_Namokar_Mantra Once upon a time prince Jivandher recited Namokar Mantra to a dying dog and due to its effect the dog became a heavenly deity called Sudershan Yakshendra . From there he came down to Jivandher and greeted him with much respect. ”’AISO PANCH NAMOYARO”’ ”’SAVVA PAVAPPANASANO”’. ”’MANGALANAM CHA SAVVESIM”’ ”’PADHAMAM…
Kindness for Creatures Once upon a time Mrigsen fisherman accepted a vow from a Jain saint that the first fish caught by him will be freed after tying a black thread. On the same day after catching the first fish, he marked it and left it in the river to go. Throughout the day the…
The Three Lokas At a very middle of alokakash, there exists human-like lokakash having a dimension of 343 raju and being contaminated with five types of fluids like Jeeva, Pudgala, Dharma, Adharma and Kala. Beginningless and endless, it was generated by itself. It is divided into three parts as mentioned below : 1. Adholoka —its…
Method Of Devdarshan While entering the gate of the temple, one should utter in loud voice: – ”’‘OM JAI JAI JAI, NIHSAHI NIHSAHI NIHSAHI’ ‘NAMOSTU NAMOSTU NAMOSTU’”’ After standing before the idol of True Divine, you should pronounce with folded hands- ‘”“NAMO ARIHANTANAM , NAMO SIDDHANAM , NAMO AYERIYANAM , NAMO UVAJJHAYANAM , NAMO LOE…