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Namokāra Mantra

The central Jain prayer, honouring the arhats, siddhas, teachers, preceptors and all ascetics.

Also: Namokar Mantra, Navkar Mantra, Panca Namaskara

Jainism, Sikhism and other paths

The Namokāra or Navkār Mantra bows to five kinds of exalted beings: the arhats, the siddhas, the ācāryas, the upādhyāyas and all sādhus. It names no individual and asks for nothing, honouring qualities rather than persons. Jains recite it daily and hold it the most auspicious of all mantras.