Overview
How many lines are in the navkar mantra?
9
How many samitis (practicies of carefulness) are there?
5
How many letters are in the Navkar Mantra?
68
What are the 5 supreme souls?
Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyay, Sadhu
What is Bhasha Samiti?
carefulness in speech
What sutra lists the 36 virtues of an Acharya?
Panchindiya
The navkar mantra is ____ (never created, never destroyed)
Shaswat
What is charitrachar?
“follows a good moral character and encourages others to do the same”
Name one of the tirths mentioned in the first line of Navkar Mantra ("Namo Arihantanam")
What are the colors of the 5 supreme souls
White, Red, Yellow, Green, Black
Name 2 of the 5 Samitis (practices of carefulness)
Irya-samiti (carefulness in walking), Bhasha-samiti (carefulness in speech), Eshana-samiti (carefulness in eating), Adana-nikshepana-samiti (carefulness in handling objects), and Pratishthapana-samiti (carefulness in disposing of waste)
What was the name of the town in the story of Amar Kumar
Rajgrahi
How many virtues are mentioned in the navkar mantra?
108
Name 3 of the 5 Achars of an Acharya
gynanchar “learns and teaches”
darshanchar “increases their own faith and helps increase the faith of others”
charitrachar “follows a good moral character and encourages the same"
tapachar “does tap and encourages others to do the same”
viryachar “they use their strength to follow bhagwants teachings and encourage others to do the same”
Why is there 108 beads in the navkarwali?
Represents the 108 virtues of the 5 supreme souls