Chaitavandan (often spelled Chaitya Vandana) is a Jain devotional practice in English that means reverencing the sacred temple (Chaitya) and the Tirthankaras/Arihants. It involves paying homage to the spiritual revered spaces and beings, praising the Jain hymns, and aligning one’s mind with virtues such as renunciation, compassion, and self-discipline before or during temple prayers.

Key points:

• It centers on reverence for the Chaitya (the sacred place, typically a temple or shrine) and for the Tirthankaras and other enlightened beings.
• It is a common opening or part of daily Jain prayers in many communities, inviting purification of thought and conduct.
• There are variations between Digambar and Shwetambar traditions in wording and emphasis, but the core idea—respect and devotion to the sacred and to the liberated beings—remains the same.

If you’d like, I can share a standard Englishised rendering of a common Chaitya Vandana sequence (with notes on Digambar vs. Shwetambar differences) or provide the original text in Devanagari and transliteration. For more Jain-specific resources, you can refer to JainKnowledge.