Vandana Sutra in Jainism most commonly refers to the Navkar Mantra (Namokar Mantra), a fundamental prayer of reverence and surrender. It is the core “vandana” (salutation) recited by Jains to honor the fivefold spiritual beings and the goal of right belief and conduct.

Text (simplified transliteration) and meaning:

• Namo Arihantānaṁ

- Meaning: I bow to the Arihants (perfect beings who have conquered inner passions and omniscience but have not yet attained final liberation).

• Namo Siddhānaṁ

- Meaning: I bow to the Siddhas (liberated souls who have attained Moksha and dwell in Kevala Jñāna).

• Namo Ayariyānaṁ

- Meaning: I bow to the Acharyas (spiritual leaders/teachers who guide the Jain community).

• Namo Uvāyānaṁ

- Meaning: I bow to the Upāyakālānas/Upādhyāyas (preceptors or learned teachers who instruct the monks and nuns, and lay followers).

• Namo Loe Savva-sāhasānaṁ

- Meaning: I bow to all Sādhu (holy ascetics) and to all beings who strive for right faith and conduct.

Overall meaning:

• The Vandana Sutra is a humble salutation to the enlightened beings and to the spiritual teachers who sustain the Jain path. It expresses reverence, humility, and a resolve to follow right faith (samyak darshan), right knowledge (samyak jñāna), and right conduct (samyak karma).

Different traditions:

• Digambar and Shwetambar communities both chant the Navkar Mantra, but wording and subtle recitation practices may vary in tradition-specific liturgies and commentaries. The essential meaning—saluting Arihants, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upādhyāyas, and Sādhu—remains the same.

If you’d like, I can provide:

• the exact Devanagari text as used in Digambar or Shwetambar liturgies (with instructions on pronunciation),
• or a more detailed, traditional arth (meaning) from widely recognized Jain sources.

References:

• For authentic guidance and exact wording, you can visit relevant Jain knowledge resources.