The flag of Jainism has five colours: white, orange, red, yellow, green and blue. These five colours represent the Pañca-Parameṣṭhi (five supreme beings). It also represents the five main vows of Jainism.
These five colours represent the "Pañca-Parameṣṭhi" and the five vows, small as well as great:[1]
White – represents the arihants, souls who have conquered all passions (anger, attachments, aversion) and have attained omniscience and eternal bliss through self-realization. It also denotes peace or ahimsa (non-violence).
Red – represents the siddha, souls that have attained salvation and truth. It also denotes truthfulness (satya).
Yellow – represents the acharya the Masters of Adepts. The colour also stands for non-stealing (achaurya).[1]
Green – represents the upadhyaya (adepts), those who teach scriptures to monks. It also signifies chastity (brahmacharya).[1]
The swastika in the centre of the flag represents the four states of existence of soul. The four stages may be:
heaven-beings or deities
human beings
animal/birds/insects/plants
hell beings
It represents that the soul can embody any of these forms, owing to karma, which may escalate it to higher-level forms such as heavenly beings, or degrade it to lower-level forms such as lesser animals or hell beings. The purpose of soul is to liberate itself from these four stages and be arihants or Siddha eventually.
These are part of the Jainist paradigm by which jīva (living souls) seek to rid themselves of karma and the cycle of rebirth, saṃsāra, which it develops.[citation needed]
Siddhashila
The curve above the three dots denotes Siddhashila, a place in the highest realms of Universe, composed of pure energy. It is above hell, earth, or heaven. It is the place where souls that have attained salvation, for instance, Arihants and Siddhas reside eternally with supreme bliss.
Respect for Jain Flag is respect for Pañca-Parameṣṭhi (Supreme Five). According to Jainism, respect for Pañca-Parameṣṭhi abiding the Ratnatraya (Three Jewels) destroys the sorrow of the four states of existence and finally guides one to the sweet home of infinite bliss (Siddhashila).
^ abcJain, Vijay K. (2012). Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya. Vikalp Printers. p. iv. ISBN978-81-903639-4-5. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
February 20, 2023
jain, flag, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2022, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jain flag news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The flag of Jainism has five colours white orange red yellow green and blue These five colours represent the Panca Parameṣṭhi five supreme beings It also represents the five main vows of Jainism JainismUseJain symbolProportion2 3 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Colours 1 2 Swastika 1 3 Three Dots 1 4 Siddhashila 2 Photo gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesOverview EditColours Edit These five colours represent the Panca Parameṣṭhi and the five vows small as well as great 1 White represents the arihants souls who have conquered all passions anger attachments aversion and have attained omniscience and eternal bliss through self realization It also denotes peace or ahimsa non violence Red represents the siddha souls that have attained salvation and truth It also denotes truthfulness satya Yellow represents the acharya the Masters of Adepts The colour also stands for non stealing achaurya 1 Green represents the upadhyaya adepts those who teach scriptures to monks It also signifies chastity brahmacharya 1 Black or dark blue represents the sadhus and sadhvis or monks and nuns It also signifies non possession aparigraha It is also believed that the complexion of all the 24 Tirthankaras was of one of these 5 colours For instance Chandraprabha and Pushpadanta were white Munisuvrata and Neminatha were blue or dark colour Padmaprabha and Vasupujya were red Suparshvanatha and Parshvanatha were green while the remaining were golden or yellowish Swastika Edit The swastika in the centre of the flag represents the four states of existence of soul The four stages may be heaven beings or deities human beings animal birds insects plants hell beingsIt represents that the soul can embody any of these forms owing to karma which may escalate it to higher level forms such as heavenly beings or degrade it to lower level forms such as lesser animals or hell beings The purpose of soul is to liberate itself from these four stages and be arihants or Siddha eventually Three Dots Edit The three dots above the swastika represent the Ratnatraya three jewels of Jainism Samyak Darshana Right Faith or Right Vision Samyak Gyana Right Knowledge Samyak Charitra Right Conduct These are part of the Jainist paradigm by which jiva living souls seek to rid themselves of karma and the cycle of rebirth saṃsara which it develops citation needed Siddhashila Edit The curve above the three dots denotes Siddhashila a place in the highest realms of Universe composed of pure energy It is above hell earth or heaven It is the place where souls that have attained salvation for instance Arihants and Siddhas reside eternally with supreme bliss Respect for Jain Flag is respect for Panca Parameṣṭhi Supreme Five According to Jainism respect for Panca Parameṣṭhi abiding the Ratnatraya Three Jewels destroys the sorrow of the four states of existence and finally guides one to the sweet home of infinite bliss Siddhashila Photo gallery Edit Flag atop the Gingee Jain temple Gingee Villupuram district Tamil Nadu India Flag atop the Shri Mahavirji temple Rajasthan India Flag in front of the Mel Sithamur Jain Muth Gingee Villupuram district Tamil Nadu IndiaSee also Edit Heraldry portalJain symbols Jain ritualsReferences Edit a b c Jain Vijay K 2012 Acharya Amritchandra s Purushartha Siddhyupaya Vikalp Printers p iv ISBN 978 81 903639 4 5 This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jain flag amp oldid 1120101973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
