What are the colours and guns of navpad
In Navpad (Siddhachakra), each Pad has a specific colour and fixed number of guṇ (attributes).
Here is a simple list:
- Arihant Pad
- Colour: White - Guṇ: 12 attributes of Arihant
- Siddha Pad
- Colour: Red - Guṇ: 8 attributes of Siddha
- Acharya Pad
- Colour: Golden Yellow / Yellow‑Orange - Guṇ: 36 attributes of Acharya
- Upadhyaya Pad
- Colour: Green (sometimes also shown with blue‑green tones) - Guṇ: 25 attributes of Upadhyaya
- Sadhu (Muni) Pad
- Colour: Black - Guṇ: 27 attributes of Sadhu
- Samyak Darshan Pad (Right Faith)
- Colour: White - Guṇ: 67 attributes of Samyak Darshan
- Samyak Jnan Pad (Right Knowledge)
- Colour: White - Guṇ: 51 attributes of Samyak Jnan
- Samyak Charitra Pad (Right Conduct)
- Colour: White - Guṇ: 70 attributes of Samyak Charitra
- Samyak Tap Pad (Right Austerity)
- Colour: White - Guṇ: 50 attributes of Samyak Tap
These nine together are called Navpad or Siddhachakra and are worshipped especially during Navpad Ayambil Oli.
You can read more in detail about each Pad and its colour/guṇ here: Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, Sadhu, Samyak Darshan, Samyak Jnan, Samyak Charitra, Samyak Tap