Panch-kalyanak Pratishtha

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Panch-kalyanak Pratishtha (installation with five auspicious events) is a traditional Jain ceremony that consecrates one or more Jain Tirthankara pratimas.^[1]

Panch Kalyanaka

The five kalyanakas are the five major events associated with a tirthankara are:^[1]

1. Garbh (conception)
2. Janma (birth)
3. Tapa (austerities)
4. Gyan (omniscience)
5. Moksha (liberation)

These events are celebrated in relation to icons of Tirthankaras which is called Pratishtha. After the pratishtha the statue represents the Tirthankara, and becomes a worshippable object.

A pratishtha must be authorised by an acknowledged leader of the sangha, an Acharya or a Bhattaraka, or a representative (pratishthacharya), who can recite the sacred suri-mantra to mark the final step in the installation ceremony. The Shvetambara sect requires a ceremony called anjana-shalaka. Once an idol is fully installed, it must be worshipped daily.^[1]

The Bhattaraka Devendrakeerti of Humbaj is the only Bhattaraka who has participated in the installations in overseas countries including USA, Canada and Australia.^{[citation needed]}

In Bundelkhand region, a panch-kalyanak pratishtha is accompanied by a gaj rath (chariot drawan by elephants) procession.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Jainism
• Tirthankara
• Panch Kalyanaka

References

• PANCH-KALYANAK PERFORMED AT TORONTO JAIN TEMPLE

• Tulsa Jain Sangh Pratistha Mahotsav: A long-awaited dream comes true

• London Pratishtha Photos