Anybody who has stood before a Jain pratima notices one thing. It is not trying to impress you. No crown, no colour, no ornament, nothing at all. Reading through Balbhadra Jain, I have put down the rules of a Jain idol here, what it must have and what it can never have.

13 September 20266 min

Tirthankaras

Digambar Jain Tirthankara Pratima: The Complete Iconographic Guide

A definitive reference on how a Digambar Jain Tirthankara idol (murti / pratima / vigraha) is correctly formed - what it must have, and what it must never have.

13 September 202619 min

Festivals

Daslakshan Parv

Daslakshan Parv is the ten day Jain festival of inner cleaning. A short guide to its ten dharmas, when it falls, and why the word Uttam is attached to each one.

7 September 20267 min

Sacred Texts

The Namokar Mantra - Meaning, Structure and Significance in Jainism

The Namokar Mantra - also called the Navkar Mantra - is the most sacred and most widely recited prayer in Jainism. Unlike most prayers, it does not pay homage to any single deity, Tirthankara, or historical figure. Instead, it bows to every soul, across all of time and space, who has attained one of the five supreme spiritual stations known as the Panch Parmeshthi. Here is a complete look at its text, structure, meaning and significance

26 July 20268 min

Poojas

Namokar Mahamantra

15 June 20261 min