Chaitya vandan sutras

Chaitya Vandan (Chaityavandan) — what it is

• A daily temple-veneration liturgy of the Shvetambar Murtipujak tradition.
• Purpose: to bow to the Tirthankaras, purify conduct, and cultivate humility, devotion, and mindfulness.
• Usually performed once or twice daily, ideally near morning/evening temple visits, after proper cleanliness and with muhpatti and modest attire.

Main parts you will see in Chaitya Vandan (Shvetambar Murtipujak)

• Preparation and restraint: Nissihi (three times), inner recollection and modest posture.
• Reverential approach: entering with awareness, circumambulation (pradakshina), and prostrations (as per local practice).
• Core recitations:

- Namokar (Navkar) Mantra. - Hymns of veneration to the Tirthankaras and Siddhas (e.g., traditional laudatory stotras such as Logassa). - Repentance/forgiveness verses (Khamemi savva jīve …), cultivating universal forgiveness. - Closing peace and well-being prayers for all beings.

• Brief meditation on the qualities of the Arihanta, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, and Sadhu.

About texts and variations

• The exact sequence and the set of sutras vary slightly by gaccha and region within the Shvetambar Murtipujak tradition. Temples often have a printed booklet with their followed order.
• Sthānakvāsī and Terāpanthī (non-image-worshipping Shvetambar traditions) do not perform Chaitya Vandan in front of images; they emphasize samayik and pratikraman instead.
• Digambar tradition does not have “Chaitya Vandan” as a set liturgy; their daily worship centers on Deva-pūjā, abhiṣeka, stotra-path, and sādhana in front of the Jina idol, following Digambar paddhatis.

If you want the original sutra texts with simple meanings, please specify your tradition/gaccha (for example: Shvetambar Murtipujak as commonly used in your temple), and I will provide the exact sequence with the original Prakrit/Sanskrit lines and clear, traditional meanings.