Worship
Jains don't worship to please gods, or in the hope of getting something from gods in return. But nevertheless, Jains do worship.
Jain worship provides the individual with a discipline that helps them concentrate on the Jain ideals, and cultivate detachment.
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- Jain worship
- The motive and purpose of Jain worship is very different from worship in many other religions - in fact it would seem that Jain principles make worship both unnecessary and futile.
- Daily spirituality
- Jains try to carry out certain spiritual acts every day.
- Jain temples
- Jain temples range from the immense and elaborate to the very plainest of worship rooms.
- Monks, nuns and temple worship
- Temple worship is of more importance to lay Jains than to monks and nuns.
- Eightfold puja
- One of the best-known Svetambara Jain ceremonies is the eightfold puja (eightfold offering). This involves the worshipper making eight symbolic offerings to the image of a tirthankara.
