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A is for AhimsaAhimsa means non-violence.

When there are no stop lights, a policemantells us when to stop. He does

this by holding up his hand, this tells us tostop. In the same way the
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hand in the picture tells us to stop and thinkabout what we are going to

do, talk to other people, or think. We can hurtsomeone by any of these

actions. We need to stop and think beforedoing anything. This way, we

will be able to observe the principles ofAhimsa better. We get either

good or bad karmas* by the things we do,the words we say, and the

way we think. The wheel in the hand tells usthat if we don't watch all of

these things, then our soul** will never befree from this cycle of life and

death.

So Ahimsa reminds us to stop and thinkbefore we do anything, and to

be sure that what we do, say, or think doesn'tget us in trouble.

* look under K

** your true inner self; the part of you thatnever dies


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B is for Bowing down

Bowing down means paying respect.

We bow down to Siddha* and Arihant Bhagwans. We also bow down toAcharyas**, Upadhyayas**

, and all Monks and Nuns***. By bowing down, we show our respect tothem and we admire their

success. We also bow down to our parents, grandparents, and ourteachers because we want to

show our respect for them. And thank them for what they have done forus. In this picture, a man is

bowing down. When we bow down, our ego disappears and we becomemore humble.

So remember, respect others by Bowing down.

* look under I

** look under N

*** look under S


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C isfor CharityCharity means share what you have with

others.

Charity is when we give something to otherswithout

expecting anything in return. When we havewealth, we

shouldn't forget that there are a lot of peoplewho are not

as lucky as we are. So we should use some of

our wealth

to help these people. We can give money,clothes,

vegetarian food, books and things like that.We should

also use our wealth to help people learn moreabout


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religion. We get wealth in return for all thegood things we

do. In the picture, the boy is giving food tothe Monk*.

Monks and nuns are respectablepersonalities. Food

offered to them is one of the noblest types ofcharities.

We should be happy that we can help others.

So, remember that we should share ourwealth with

others by doing Charity.

* look under S

D isfor Discipline


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Donation means a state of order.

Discipline is living your life in harmony withcertain

principles or guidelines. Discipline bringsorder and

structure to our activities and helps us reach

our goalsjust as the two banks of a river help thewater reach its

destination by giving it guidence anddirection.

Some examples of Discipline are

1. Waking up at a certain time everyday andsleeping at a

certain time.

2. Praying every morning, night and beforemeals.

3.Bowing before our elders in respect fortheir age,

experience and wisdom.


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E isfor Evening prayer

Evening prayer should remind us to think onwhat we did today

and should try to di better next day.

Prayer can be done in the morning and in the

evening. In the

picture, the boy and the girl are doing theevening prayer.

The most important prayer in Jainism is theNavkar Mantra*.

We should say the Navkar Mantra at leastfive times in the

morning and five times in the evening beforegoing to bed.

Another prayer we, as a Jain, must do iscalled Pratikraman.


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We say this prayer to remember all the badthings we've

done during day, apologize for them andpromise ourselves

to be more careful.

Prayers purify our soul, and we should alwaysdo them in

the morning and the Evening

F isfor Forgiveness

Forgiveness means pardoning someone

who may have done something bad to you.

In Jainism, just as Ahimsa* is the main goal,forgiveness

is the main action. We will find a lot of peoplewho have

done, said, or thought something bad aboutus. But no matter


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how they hurt us, we should forgive them.We should always

think that may be we did something bad tothem first, and now

they're getting back at us. No matter what,we should stay calm

and not get angry, and we shouldn't try toget even. In the

picture, Lord Mahavira** is forgivingChandkaushik, the snake,

even though he bit Mahavira. This shows thatif Mahavira can

forgive we, his followers, should also forgivethose who hurt

us. Forgiving helps our soul and anger willonly pull us down.

Just as Ahimsa is part of our life, forgivenessshould also

be part of our actions.


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G isfor Gautamswami

Gautamswami was Lord Mahavir's* firstdisciple.

Gautamswami was the most well-known

Brahmin during

the time ofLord Mahavira. He was also veryarrogant.

He thought that no one was smarter thanhim. He thought

he knew everything. One day, he saw someangels coming

into the town. He told everyone, "See howgreat I am. Even

heavenly angels come to see me." But theangels didnot come


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to him. Gautam was surprised and askedsomeone where they

went. The town's people said that the angelswent to pay their

respect to Lord Mahavira, who had come totown.

When Gautam came to Lord Mahavira andsaw his nice

personality, Gautam felt something differentthat he never

felt before. Then, Lord Mahavira told himwhat was going

through his mind. Gautam couldn't takeanymore. He knew

that Mahavira was more powerful than hewas. He lost his

ego. Gautam bowed down to him andbecame his first student.

We owe a lot to Gautamswami. Even though

he knew almostall the answers to all the questions in theworld, he still

asked Lord Mahavira questions so that otherpeople could

learn about them. They are a part of ourAgams Sootras,


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the original books. If people likeGautamswami can give up

their ego, so can we.

H isfor Help

Help means aiding somebody when he is introuble.

We should be helpful to anyone who needssupport.

We shouldn't leave anyone out. Even thoughJainism says

that you should help those who are good, italso says that,

out of thoughtfulness, you should helpeveryone. We don't


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just help people, but we should also helpanimals, birds,

etc. We can help in many different ways likegiving money,

clothes, food, medicine, and books, etc. Wecan also help by

making a person feel better if they are sad. Ifsomeone comes

for help and we have only a little, we shouldstill give some of

that. In the picture, the boys are helping ablind man to cross

the road.

We must make it a habit to help others


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I isfor Immortal

Immortal means Eternal.

All souls are immortal. But, while karmas* arestill attached

to the souls, the souls occupy into varioustypes of bodies,

like the humans, the animals, the birds, theplants, etc.

The body and the soul are different things.When all the

attached karmas are destroyed the soul isliberated from

the body permanently and reaches to the top

of universe,called Siddh Shila and stays there forever.

These souls

then are called Siddhas. That is the state ofbeing our

Immortal soul from the bondage of the body.


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J isforJai-Jinendra

Jai-Jinendra means "Praise to the Jinas*."

Just like we say, "Hi!!" or , "Hello!!" or,"Namaste", when

we meet others, we should also greet themby saying,

"Jai-Jinendra". This helps us in a lot of ways.We are

honoring the virtuous**. It also tells othersthat you

are Jain.

Every morning and before you go to bed, youshould say,

"Jai-Jinendra", with respect to your parents,sisters, brothers,

and grandparents. You should say, "Jai-Jinendra", with respect


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to your guests. You should also say, "Jai-Jinendra", to your

teachers, other students at Jain Pathshala***,and other

Jains who you may see at the Jain Center orany other place.

When you talk on the telephone greet yourfriends with

"Jai Jinendra". In the picture, the boy is saying"Jai Jinendra"

to his parents.

Remember always greet others by saying"Jai-Jinendra".

Kis for Karma

Karma is the end result of what we do.


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Every moment, we doing somethingphysically, verbally or

mentally. We should remember that while wedo things,

we always get karmas. There are two kinds ofkarmas:

good and bad. When we do good things, likehelping or

sharing, we get good karmas. But when wedo something

bad, like getting mad, screaming, orcheating, we get bad

karmas.

Both of the karmas give results. If you getbad karmas,

then you will have to suffer. Your life could besad and

very hard. But if you get good karmas, yourlife will be

comfortable and happy. In the top picture,the man is

shooting a bird and is getting bad karmas. Inthe bottom

picture, the girl is donating clothes to theneedy people


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and is getting good karmas.

Be sure to do good things that will help yoursoul. Be

careful of what you do and how you do it,because you

are always gathering Karmas.

L isfor Leshya

Leshya is the color of your thoughts.

There were six friends going to a big city. On

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they got lost in the forest. They were hungryand thirsty,

but they couldn't find anything. Then one ofthem noticed

a fruit tree. They ran to it.

The first friend wanted to chop down thewhole tree and

get the fruit. The second friend thought that

they should

just chop off a big branch. The third friendsaid that they

only needed to chop off a small branch. Thefourth one

thought that they didn't need to chop off abranch, they

should just get big bunch of fruit. The fifthfriend asked

why they should waste any fruit. He wantedto pick what

they needed so there would be no waste. Thesixth one

asked why they should climb the tree, whenthere were

many good fruits on the ground.


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See how differently the six friends thought?The first one

wanted to destroy the whole tree while thesixth one didn't

want to hurt the tree at all. You can see howdifferently

people can think. The way the sixth manthought was the

best way to thing and the way the first manthought was

the worst way. There are six leshyas thatdescribed the

way the people in the story thought. The firstleshya is

the worst one. It's called the Black (Krishna)leshya.

The second one is called the Blue (Neel)leshya and the

third leshya is called the Brown (Kapot)

leshya. The fourthone is called the Red (Tejo) leshya and thefifth leshya is

called the Yellow (Padma) leshya. Last, thesixth leshya,

the best one, is called the White (Shukla)leshya.


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Our thoughts change all the time and so willbe our Leshya.

We should thrive to think like the sixth mandid. This will

happen when we keep our needs as little aspossible

M isfor Mahavira

Mahavira was our last and 24th Tirthankar*.

Lord Mahavira was born in 559 B.C. inKshatriyakunj.

His father was King Siddhartha and hismother was

Queen Trishala**. Soon the people in KingSiddhartha's

kingdom began noticing that business and

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starting to get better. They told the King andQueen. The

King thought that the reason was because ofthe baby the

Queen was going to have. When the babywas born, they

named him "Vardhaman" which means evergrowing.

As he grew, Prince Vardhaman showedbravery while he

was playing with his friends. One time asnake came to

where they were playing, everyone gotscared except Prince

Vardhaman who was still calm. He gentlycaught the snake,

and took it away. Another time, they wereplaying hide-and-

go-seek. Whoever was caught would have to

give a piggy rideto the winner. A strange boy came there andasked if he could

play with them. Soon, Prince Vardhamancaught him, and the

boy gave the Prince a piggy ride. Suddenlythe child started to


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grow taller and taller and he began to lookscary. The rest of

the kids got scared and ran away. Some ofthem climbed up a

tree, and some of them ran to tell theirparents. While all of this

was going on, Prince Vardhaman wasenjoying the ride. When

he realized that the child wasn't a childanymore, but a big

monster, the Prince hit the monster's headwith fist. The

monster couldn't take the pain and gave up.He asked the

Prince for forgiveness*** and the Princeforgave him. The

Monster named Prince Vardhaman"Mahavira, meaning strong one".

We should try to be like Mahavira.


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N isfor Navkar Mantra

Navkar Mantra is the most important prayerin Jainism.

When we say the Navkar Mantra, we arepaying our

respect to the Arihant Bhagwans, the SiddhaBhagwans,

the Acharyas, the Upadhyayas, the Monks,

and the Nuns*.

Arihant Bhagwans are in their last life andthey have

destroyed the four ghati (heavy) karmaswhich affect

the condition of the soul. They have infiniteknowledge

and don't have any attachment to anything.They don't

hate anything either. They will get rid of theother four

karmas called aghati (lighter) karmas beforethey die.

Then they will become Siddha Bhagwans.They are first

in the Navkar Mantra, even though theirsouls aren't free


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because they show us the path to freedom.Since they are

our teachers, we pay respect to them first.Those souls who

don't have any karmas and don't have to gothrough the cycle

of birth and death anymore are called SiddhaBhagwans. Next

we pay respect to Acharyas. They are theheads of all monks

and live a very pure and perfect life. Then wepay respect to

Upadhyayas. They have learned the sacredscriptures and

are now teaching them to the monks andnuns. Last we pay

respect all the monks and nuns who haveaccepted to live

under strict code of conduct.

We should always recite the Navkar Mantrato pay homage

to these great souls. This leads to purerthoughts which in

turn leads to purer activities. It should reciteit when we


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wake up in the morning and at the night orfor that matter

at anytime.

O is for Om

Om is used during meditation.*

Om is a holy word used in the beginning ofmany prayers.

Om is also used to set a tune for meditation.We also think

that Om is like the Navkar Mantra**.

By paying attention to one word, Om, we arepaying respect

to Arihants, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyayas,and Monks

and Nuns.


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Q isfor Queen Trishala

Queen Trishala had fourteen (sixteen)dreams after

Lord Mahavir's* soul entered her womb.

Queen Trishala had fourteen dreams whenshe was

pregnant. (Some scriptures mention QueenTrishla had

sixteen dreams.) All the dreams symbolizedgood qualities

of her child. Queen Trishala was very happyto have such a

wonderful child. That child was Lordmahavira*. He showed

us the path to freedom from the cycle of birth

and death.


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The fourteen dreams were:

1. a lion,

2. an elephant,

3. a bull,

4. goddess Laksmi,

5. a pair of garlands,

6. the Moon,

7. the Sum,

8. a flag,

9. a silver jug,

10. a lake with lotuses,

11. the milky ocean,

12. a divine aerial car,

13. a heap of jewels and

14. a smokeless fire.

(15th a pair of Fish and 16th a lofty throne.)

Queen Trishala was a very good woman


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R isfor Rosary

Rosary is used for meditation*.

Usually, we say the Navakar Mantra** in themorning

and in the evening. Some people say it threeto five times,

and some people say it one hundred andeight times. It

would be hard to count one hundred andeight times and

meditate at the same time. This is when weuse a rosary.

One hundred and eight beads in the rosaryrepresent total

of one hundred and eight attributes ofArihants (12), Siddhas

(8), Acharyas (36), Upadhyayas (25) , and

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(27). So in a way we are reminding ourselvesthat when would

we get these one hundred and eightattributes ourselves.

To say the Navkar Mantra we should sit in thesame quiet

place everyday. We should forget everythingelse and

concentrate on the 5 great souls in theNavakar Mantra.

It can destroy our karmas*** and bring goodthoughts into

our minds.

This can be done by using a Rosary.

S isfor Sadhu

Sadhu (monk) is a male religious leader.

The sadhus are person like us but they havevoluntarily


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left the worldly life and have accepted fivegreat vows*

as a code of conduct to purify his soul fromkarmas and

in turn to uplift the soul. The sadhus stay inupashraya.

They do not cook for themselves and do noteat any food

that is cooked for them. They take onlyaccepted food from

various houses. They give up attachment fortheir parents

and relatives. The sadhus keep a few clothes,a few bowls

to collect food, rajohan (soft cotton or woolenbroom to clean)

, muhapati (mouth cover to protect fine livingbeings). Some

sadhus donot wear any clothes and they

keep morpichhi(broom made from shed off feathers ofpeacock) and kamandal

(water utensil to wash the feet). They do notkeep money,

jewelry, or own anything, e.g. house or car.They do not keep


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anything more than what they need. Theywalk bare foot so

that they donot crush bugs or insects. Thesadhus do not

touch or sit with ladies or girls. They do notstay in one place

for more than a few days at a time, except inrainy season.

Svetambar sadhus wear white clothes whileDigambar sadhus

do not wear any clothes.

They observe total Ahimsa, non-violence.They tell the truth,

observe the celibacy, and do not believing inpossessions.

They follow strict code of conduct, studyscripture, perform

meditation, and austerity to free their soulsfrom the cycle

of birth and death. They go through ahardship to get rid

of their karmas. They teach people about ourreligion.

Upadhyayas sadhus teach sadhus andsadhvis (a female


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religious leader)about the scriptures.Acharyas are the heads

of all the sadhus and sadhvis and look afterthe Jain Sangh,

that is made up of sadhus, sadhvis,shravaks** and shravikas***.

We should always respect the Sadhus andSadhvis for all the

discipline they have and for all that theyteach us.


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T is for Temple

Temple is a place for prayer and worship.

Temples are the places where Jains have theidols of their

Jinas (those who have conquered their

passions).They gothere to worship the Jina. All Jains don'tworship idols. The

main reason to worship is to pay respect tothe souls that

have reached salvation. This also reminds usthat we should

be like them. Just praying and not taking anyactions to free

our soul does not work. We must disciplineourselves so that

we can control our desires and karmas.


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We should be silent in the temple and shouldkeep it very clean.

The Temple is the best place to go toworship.

U isfor Upashraya

An Upashraya is a place where sadhus* orsadhvis* stay.

An upashraya is a very simple place with abig hall and

a few rooms. It does not have air conditioneror any fans

but has many windows. An Upashraya doesnot have any

furniture except a few wooden beds for thesadhus or the


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sadhvis to sit and sleep. The place where thesadhus and

the sadhvis stay is called an upashraya.Usually the sadhus

or the sadhvis do not stay more than a fewdays at one

place except during rainy season. the sadhusand the sadhvis

do not stay together in the same upashrayaat the same time.

However the same upashraya can be used byeither sadhus or

sadhvis at different times.

An upashraya is also used by householders tostudy or perform

samayika and other religious activities.

The sadhus and the sadhvis deliver theirreligious lectures in

Upashraya.


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V is for Vow

Vowmeans a promise.

A vow is an earnest promise or pledge thatbinds one to

a specified act or mode of behavior. To take

a vow means

you make a promice to yourself to do certainthings in certain

ways. The vows help us discipline ourselves.The vows are

very important to help reduce bad karmasand accumulate

good karmas. There are various types ofvows like chauvihar

(not to eay and drink from sunset to sunriseor certain period


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of time), ektana (to eat for one time a daysiutting in one

place), upvas (not to eat for thirty-six hoursstarting from

sunset day before till sunrise next day) ,samayik (to sit in

peace for forty minutes in one place withoutbeing affected

by worldly thoughts or things). The differentvows can be for

different times. The sadhus and the sadhvistake five great

vows, not to 1) do any violence (himsa), 2)lie, 3) steal, 4)

be unchaste, and 5) be possessive. Thye takethese vows for

the rest of their lives.

The vows you take should be observed verycarefully.


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W isfor Worship

Worship means to pray.

The reverent love accorded to an idol, statue,diety or

sacred objecy is called worship. This love is

expressed

by a set of ceremonies or prayers. The Jainsshow their

ardent devotion to Arihant (Jina) and SiddhaBhagwans*

who have freed themselves from the cyclesof birth and

death. We worship them to remind ourselvesthat they are

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we want to be like them. Worship is to helpuplift our soul

and realize that if they can be free fromattachment and

averson through the practice of Ahimsa,Truth, Non-stealing,

Celebacy and Non-accumulation, we can alsobe free.

The worship is done by prayers, meditation,fasting etc. The

worship can be done in the temple,upashraya, Jain centers,

or even at home.

We should worship with our full heart andmind and not

just for show.


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X isfor Xylography

Xylography is the art of making engravings inthe wood

Xylography is an art of carving in wood. Thisart has been

a speciality in the state of Gujarat andKarnataka in India.

There are wood carvings of Jina idols, dieties,auspeciuous

symbols and window frames, domes, and

arches of Jainhouses. There are some temples withexquisite wood

carvings since the fourteenth century. Thecircular carvings

in the picture repressent the endless world.The Jinas remind


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us to move beyond this cycle of birth anddeath and thus be

free from miseries.

Xylography are is seen in many temples

Yisfor Yoga.

Yoga means activities.

As per Jainism, we do yoga in three different

ways. We

perform yoga, by physical, verbal or mentalmeans. That

means that we're doing yoga all the time. Allof our activities

good or bad brings karma* to our soul.Therefore, we should


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control our activities. We can do this bypaying attention to

what we do. It is easy to control physicalyoga, but it is

harder to control verbal yoga and mentalyoga is the most

difficult to control. Therefore, be careful whenyou want to

do something, and be sure that you are notdoing, saying

or thinking anything bad.

In Jainism, yoga and meditation are twodifferent things


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Z is for Zalar

Zalar is an instrument.

Zalar is used in the temple. It is played bypujari with the

help of wooden hammer before the idol ofJina at the time

of worship. It is made of brass and it lookslike a thick disk.

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