Jain dharmma “Guru ni ashatna” arthaat guru ni asatna (ashatana) chhe, e mokshmarg ma bahu mahatva rakhesh. Ashatana e kahevama ave chhe ke koi pan guru, sadhu, sadhvi, upadhyay, acharya ne apmaan, avmaan, upahas, ninda, apraadh karvo, ke temna vachan, sharir, man, dravya, sangh, aadi ma kasu pan apraadh karvo.

Guru ni ashatna kul 18 ganay chhe. Aapde ene "Ashta-dasha Guru Ashatana" pan kahevama ave chhe. Te 18 ashatna aap prakar ni chhe:

1. Guru ni ninda karvi
2. Guru ni avagya karvi
3. Guru na vachan ne mithya kahvu
4. Guru na sharir ni ninda karvi
5. Guru na lakshan ni ninda karvi
6. Guru na charitra ni ninda karvi
7. Guru na gnan ni ninda karvi
8. Guru na sangh ni ninda karvi
9. Guru na upkar ni ninda karvi
10. Guru na kriya ni ninda karvi
11. Guru na pad ni ninda karvi
12. Guru na parigrah ni ninda karvi
13. Guru ne dukh apvu
14. Guru ni seva na karvi
15. Guru na mate avgun bhavvu
16. Guru na aadesh ne talvu
17. Guru na mate mithya varta karvi
18. Guru na mate anyane bhadkaavvu

Ahi “ninda” arthaat apmaan karvu, avmaan karvu, upahas karvu, ke guru na gun ne avgun ma gannu, aadi.

Jain dharmma, guru ni ashatna atyant paap chhe, ane mokshmarg ma badhak chhe. Te thi sadhakoe sadaiv guru ni bhakti, samman ane shraddha sathe vartaavvu joie.