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sample room-by-room Upashray floor plan
Here is a sample room-by-room Upashray floor plan in a simple, practical format:
Sample Upashray Layout
1. Main Entrance
- Small entry gate
- Shoe/rack area outside
- Handwashing area near entrance
2. Reception / Visitor Area
- Space for devotees to wait
- Notice board for daily schedule
- Quiet sitting space
3. Main Dharmashala / Upashray Hall
- Large peaceful hall for:
- Simple flooring, no unnecessary decoration
4. Separate Seating Area
- Men’s side
- Women’s side
- Adequate distance and order maintained as per tradition
5. Guru / Sadhu Room
- Small private room for rest
- For personal religious study
- Very simple and clean
6. Sadhvi / Aarika Room
- Separate room if required by tradition
- Quiet and respectful space
7. Kitchen / Bhojanshala
- Very simple kitchen
- Used only if food arrangement is allowed
- Clean water and minimal utensil storage
8. Pantry / Storage Room
- For:
9. Bathroom / Wash Area
- Separate and clean wash area
- Proper drainage
- Kept away from prayer/study space
10. Toilet Block
- Separate toilets
- Maintained with cleanliness and privacy
- Ideally placed away from main meditation area
11. Prayer / Pooja Space
- Small area for:
- शांत and clean atmosphere
12. Library / Granth Bhandar
- For Jain books, sutras, and religious texts
- Quiet reading space
13. Open Courtyard
- For natural air and light
- Useful for gatherings and calm sitting
- Can also be used for group discourse
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Simple Sample Flow
Entrance → Visitor Area → Main Hall → Prayer Space / Study Space Side Access → Rooms for Sadhus/Sadhvis → Wash Area → Toilet Block Back Side → Kitchen / Storage / Courtyard
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Basic Jain Principles for an Upashray
- Cleanliness
- Simplicity
- Silence
- Non-violence
- Minimal storage
- Separate and respectful arrangement
- No unnecessary luxury
If you want, I can also provide this as a small ASCII floor map or a more detailed room-wise blueprint.
