Jain stavan, stuti and sutra lyrics, with meaning

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Diagram of the Jain Om The Jain Om is made of five parts. The dot is Ashariri (Siddha), the crescent is Arihant, the upper bar is Acharya, the lower bar is Upadhyaya and the long curved stroke is Muni (Sadhu). Ashariri (Siddha) Arihant Acharya Upadhyaya Muni (Sadhu)

What the Jain Om means

The Jain Om is formed from the first letters of the Panch Parmeshthi, the five supreme beings honoured in the Navkar Mantra.

When the sounds join (sandhi), a + a + ā becomes ā, ā + u becomes o, and o + m gives om.

अरिहंता असरीरा आयरिया उवज्झाया मुणिणो,
पढमक्खरणिप्फण्णो ओंकारो पंचपरमेट्ठी.
અરિહંતા અસરીરા આયરિયા ઉવજ્ઝાયા મુણિણો,
પઢમક્ખરણિપ્ફણ્ણો ઓંકારો પંચપરમેટ્ઠી.

Arihanta asarira ayariya uvajjhaya munino,
padhamakkhara-nipphanno omkaro pancha-parametthi.

Arihant, Ashariri, Acharya, Upadhyaya and Muni: the Omkar is made from their first letters, and so it stands for the five Parmeshthis. This Prakrit verse is quoted in Jain texts to explain the symbol.

The colours in the diagram are the traditional colours of the five, also used in Navpad worship: white, red, yellow, green, and black or dark blue.

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