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ThePañca-Parameṣṭhi (Sanskrit:पञ्चपरमेष्ठी,lit. 'five supreme beings') inJainism is a fivefold hierarchy of religious authorities worthy of veneration.[1][2]
The five supreme beings are:
The five initials, viz.A+A+A+U+M are taken as forming theAum syllable.[1]
The more ancient canonical texts of theŚvetāmbara sect mentionPañca-Parameṣṭhi (five supreme beings) to be the venerable beings in the universe.[3][4]
TheDravyasaṃgraha, a Digambaratext, succinctly characterizes the five Supreme Beings (Pañca-Parameṣṭhi).[5]
Meditate on, recite or chant the sacred mantras, consisting of thirty-five, sixteen, six, five, four, two and one letter(s), pronouncing the virtues of the five supreme beings (Pañca-Parameṣṭhi). Besides, meditate on and chant other mantras as per the teachings of the Preceptor (guru).[8]
Having destroyed the four inimical varieties of karmas (ghātiyā karmas), possessed of infinite faith, happiness, knowledge and power, and housed in most auspicious body (paramaudārika śarīra), that pure soul of the World Teacher (Arhat) should be meditated on.
— Dravyasaṃgraha (50)[6]
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