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    ANY DETAILS ON SAMOVASARNA CHATTRI ATTH DAS DOY PRATIMS

    7 months ago 139

    Here is a simple explanation, broken into parts.

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    1. What is Samovasaran?

    In Jain Dharma, Samovasaran (Samavasarana) is the special divine assembly where a Tirthankar Bhagwan gives deshna (sermon) after attaining Keval‑jnan.

    • It is circular or sometimes square.
    • Bhagwan sits under an Ashok tree in the centre, in pure vitarag state.
    • Around Him, in proper order, sit:
    - Dev–Devi (heavenly beings) - Sadhus, Sadhvis - Shravaks, Shravikas - Animals, birds etc.
    • All can understand the deshna in their own language.

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    2. What is a Samovasaran Chhatri?

    In many Jain temples, a “Samovasaran chhatri” is a small shrine / pavilion / canopy‑type structure made as a symbolic model of the Samovasaran.

    • Often built on the temple terrace, side, or near the main mandir.
    • Inside it, there are many small pratimas (idols) of:
    - Tirthankar in the centre, and - Surrounding figures showing the circular Samovasaran arrangement.
    • It is meant for darshan and smaran of the vitarag deshna of Tirthankar.

    People do pradakshina, vandan, and bhakti around this chhatri, remembering: > “One day I also want to reach such pure vitarag avastha.”

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    3. Meaning of “Atth – Das – Doy Pratims” (आठ – दस – दोय प्रतिम)

    From the wording, it looks like:

    • Atth = 8
    • Das = 10
    • Doy / Dui / Do = 2

    So “aath – das – doy pratims” is very likely talking about a group of pratimas counted in sets of 8, 10, and 2 (8 + 10 + 2 etc.), used in the architectural / ritual description of a Samovasaran chhatri or related shrine (for example, 8 idols in one direction, 10 in another, 2 special central idols, etc.).

    However:

    • The exact traditional technical meaning of this particular phrase (exact layout, which idols are 8, which 10, which 2) depends on the specific pratishtha‑lekh or shilp‑vidhi being followed.
    • These detailed temple‑architecture formulas can differ by gacch / sangh / tradition.

    So I can safely say:

    • It refers to numbering / grouping of idols (pratimas) used in a Samovasaran‑related chhatri or shrine.
    • But I should not fix a precise layout (for example, “exactly these 8 are this, these 10 are that…”) without that specific text in front of me. That would risk inaccuracy.

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    4. Shwetambar / Digambar view

    • Concept of Samovasaran – accepted in both Digambar and Shwetambar traditions:
    Tirthankar gives deshna in Samovasaran after Keval‑jnan.
    • Form of chhatri / miniature Samovasaran models:
    - Style, number of pratimas, and exact layout can differ, - But all are symbolic upasana of the same vitarag Tirthankar.

    There is no doctrinal conflict in the basic idea; only iconographic and architectural variations.

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    5. For simple further reading

    A basic explanation of Samovasaran is also available here on JainKnowledge: You can read more here

    (That page is about the number of Samovasarans, but it briefly explains the concept too.)

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    If you have the exact line (e.g., from a pratishtha‑lekh or some granth) where “samovasaran chhatri atth das doy pratims” occurs, you can share the full line, and I can help you understand it word‑by‑word without changing its Jain meaning.

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