FAQ's
The one who holds reverence and obeys the Vetraag Dev (not-attached), is a Jain. Jain is the one who tries to conquer the disorders of mind (anger, mana, maya and greed) and always does good work.
- Do not give grief to anyone.
- Try to take away everyone’s grief.
- Always tell the truth.
- Do not steal.
- Do not abuse
- Do not panic in grief.
- Not to boast of wealth.
- Treat everyone well
- Chanting Navkar Mantra as soon as waking up in the morning.
- To perform Sãmãyik daily.
- Respecting and bowing to parents and elders.
- Say Jai Jinendra to each other.
- Devotion to Dev, Guru, Dharma.
- To feed the hungry.
- To serve the ill.
- To give up dinner after sunset (Ratri Slogan) 9. To practice virtue(good behaviour).
- Reading religious books etc.
There are three types
- Those having faith,
- With faith and a little character (following Anuwrats),
- Full faith (all five Mahavrats) and with full reverence.
- Right Knowledge
- Right Faith
- Right Conduct and
- Right Tapa
Right Knowledge – Knowledge of public objects and nature.
Right Faith – Paying respect to the elements mentioned by Arihant.
Right Conduct – To obey the Mahavrata or the Anusvratadi.
Right Tapa – To fast and do meditation, to meditate and to meditate.
Arihant and Siddha God are our God.
Acharya Ji Maharaj, Upadhyay Ji Maharaj and Jain monk-Sadhviji Maharaj are our gurus.
- Santhara is done when the flower of life appears to have withered. Death is near.
- Santhara is a specific tapa.
- When there is no special religious action from the body or when there is no death prefix, everyone’s debt is waived, by resolving quarrels, by asking for forgiveness, Santhara is done.
- Those who do Santhara have friendship and forgiveness towards all beings.
- Santhara is performed in public through the mouths of Gurujans or elder or Shravak-Shravikas or in their absence from the witness of Dev Guru Dharma.
6 Desiring to die in Santhara is also a fault(deficiency).
- In Jain scriptures, death by consuming poison, hanging, drowning in a well, etc. has been described as the death of ignorance. Wanting it is also said to be a fault.
- Santhara is a worship and is praised by great men.
- The goal of Santhara is self-purification and self-welfare.
- One who performs Santhara leaves the body with auspicious feelings and attains salvation. He becomes liberated in future or becomes a great god.
- Santhara is a commendable work done by knowledgeable and courageous people
- 13. Every day sadhak thinks with joy that ‘O Lord! I will be blessed and beneficent the day
- . Santhara is a commendable work done by knowledgeable and courageous people. on which I will accept Santhara at the last moment and renounce my body..
- Kayakiesh means to place body under stressful environment or situation e.g. cold, heat, walking bare feet, hunger, kesh loach etc. This helps us to reduce attachment to body.
Agamas are texts of Jainism based on the discourses of the tirthankara. The discourse delivered samavasarana (divine preaching hall) is called Śhrut Jnāna and comprises eleven angas and fourteen purvas. The discourse is recorded by Ganadharas (chief disciples). This forms the basis of the Śvētāmbara
Samayik is one of the most important ritual practice of Jainism during which we try to come closer to our soul. During samayik, we sit down in one place for forty-eight minutes isolating ourselves from our daily household, social, business, or school activities. In this time, we read religious books, pray, worship, recite rosary, or do meditation. In Samayik we wear clean white cotton clothes which are kept for samayik only. We do not wear silk clothes or any leather articles which involves much violence to bugs or animals. White is the symbol of purity and calmness and that reminds us that we should stay pure and calm.
Till the five Navkars are not counted, renounce the consumption of five Asarvas of sin and have “Shetra ki maryada”. If there is no time for Samayik then Samvar should be done. Sleeping on the carpet in the sthanak or paushaya sala at night is also called samvar.
