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From Rishabha to Parshva
Each of the twentythree successive Ages, Followed in the footsteps of its Tirthanka:
Ours is the aeon of Mahavir Spanning these twentyfour centuries! Hallowed is our prayer
Capsuled in the eternal Flow of Time Namo Arihantanam.
And I bow to the trinity of the Ascetic Order : Namo Ariyanam
My homage to Acharyas
Who guide the Sangh to spiritual ascendency Collectively and individually
Administering atonements to the faltering ones Holding up the moral mirror
To reflect the glory of the Triple Path
And solidity of the fourfold pillars
of Social order
Shravaks, Shravikas, Munies and Aryakas.
NAMO UVAJJHAYANAM
I bow to Upadhyayas
Who generate veneration to learningDisciples and helpmates of Acharyas Ever teaching, ever learning The torchbearers of the Dharma.
NAMO LOYE SAVVA SAHUNAM
I bow to the Sadhus
The gentle souls
Who in all climes and countries
Travel the tortuous path of Mahavratas
With equanimity
Always alert in the control of
mind, word and deed
Apostles of Ahimsa
WHATEVER THEIR CREED!
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