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Pratima (Jainism)
In Jainism, Pratima (Sanskrit: प्रतिमा) is a step or a stage marking the spiritual rise of a lay person (shravak). There are eleven such steps called pratima. After passing the eleven steps, one is no longer a sravaka, but a muni (monk).
Rules prescribed for laymen are divided into twelve vrata (vows) and eleven pratimas (steps) and are described in several codes of conduct (shravakacharas).
The pratimas are mentioned in several ancient texts like Uvasagadasao, Samavayanga Sutra, Jayadhavala, Ratnakaranda Shravakachara (2nd century A.D.).
The twelve vows are:
The eleven stages (pratimā) are:
Ashadhara in his Sagara-Dharmammrata (13th century) has groups the 11 steps into three ranks.
Those who have ascended to the eleventh pratima are termed Kshullaka (with two articles of clothing) and Ailaka (with only one piece of cloth) in the Digambara tradition. The eleventh pratima is termed Shramanabhuta Pratima (being almost like a Shramana) in the Śvetāmbara tradition. The next step is that of a full Jain Muni.
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Pratima (Jainism)
In Jainism, Pratima (Sanskrit: प्रतिमा) is a step or a stage marking the spiritual rise of a lay person (shravak). There are eleven such steps called pratima. After passing the eleven steps, one is no longer a sravaka, but a muni (monk).
Rules prescribed for laymen are divided into twelve vrata (vows) and eleven pratimas (steps) and are described in several codes of conduct (shravakacharas).
The pratimas are mentioned in several ancient texts like Uvasagadasao, Samavayanga Sutra, Jayadhavala, Ratnakaranda Shravakachara (2nd century A.D.).
The twelve vows are:
The eleven stages (pratimā) are:
Ashadhara in his Sagara-Dharmammrata (13th century) has groups the 11 steps into three ranks.
Those who have ascended to the eleventh pratima are termed Kshullaka (with two articles of clothing) and Ailaka (with only one piece of cloth) in the Digambara tradition. The eleventh pratima is termed Shramanabhuta Pratima (being almost like a Shramana) in the Śvetāmbara tradition. The next step is that of a full Jain Muni.