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			{{Short description\|Jainist religious face covering}}
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	[[File:Acharya Mahapragya.jpg\|thumb\|[[Acharya Mahapragya]], wearing a muhapatti]]		[[File:Acharya Mahapragya.jpg\|thumb\|[[Acharya Mahapragya]], wearing a muhapatti]]
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	The '''muhapatti''' (variously spelled mahapatti, muhpatti or mahpatti) is a square of white cloth worn across the face and tied behind the ears or held, by [[Sthanakvasi]] [[~~Svetambara~~]] or [[Śvētāmbara ~~Terapanth]]i~~ Jains.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kuttan\|title=The Great Philosophers of Indi\|year=2009\|publisher=AuthorHouse\|isbn=9781434377807\|pages=293–4}}</ref> Sometimes a card is used instead of a cloth.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kuttan\|title=The Great Philosophers of Indi\|year=2009\|publisher=AuthorHouse\|isbn=9781434377807\|pages=293–4}}</ref>		The '''muhapatti''' (variously spelled mahapatti, muhpatti or mahpatti) is a square of white cloth worn across the face and tied behind the ears or held, by [[Sthanakvasi]] [[Śvetāmbara]] or Śvētāmbara Terapanthi Jains.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kuttan\|title=The Great Philosophers of Indi\|year=2009\|publisher=AuthorHouse\|isbn=9781434377807\|pages=293–4}}</ref> Sometimes a card is used instead of a cloth.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kuttan\|title=The Great Philosophers of Indi\|year=2009\|publisher=AuthorHouse\|isbn=9781434377807\|pages=293–4}}</ref>

	The purpose is to prevent saliva from coming into contact with sacred books, images or other items. It is often purported to be worn to reduce the chance of inhaling (and thus killing) small insects and other airborne life. Some [[Jainism\|Jains]] believe the destruction of even these tiny life forms is a violation of [[ahimsa]], the principle of non-violence. Whilst this may be one benefit of the use of muhapatti, it is not the initial reason for use. It is one of the accessories of [[sadhu]] in the practise of [[Dharma]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Shah\|first=Umakant P.\|title=Jaina-Rupa-Mandana, Volume 1\|year=1987\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=9788170172086\|pages=20}}</ref> It is one of many "health-giving concepts" woven into the Jain belief system.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kuttan\|title=The Great Philosophers of Indi\|year=2009\|publisher=AuthorHouse\|isbn=9781434377807\|pages=293–4}}</ref> [[Murtipujaka]] monks and nuns also use the muhapatti when delivering a religious discourse.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Sanghvi\|first=Shri Jayatilal S.\|title=A Treatise on Jainism\|url=http://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/jainscripts/jainism_a_treatise.asp\|publisher=Hinduwebsite.com\|accessdate=November 12, 2012}}</ref>		The purpose is to prevent saliva from coming into contact with sacred books, images or other items. It is often purported to be worn to reduce the chance of inhaling (and thus killing) small insects and other airborne life. Some [[Jainism\|Jains]] believe the destruction of even these tiny life forms is a violation of [[ahimsa]], the principle of non-violence. Whilst this may be one benefit of the use of muhapatti, it is not the initial reason for use. It is one of the accessories of [[sadhu]] in the practise of [[Dharma]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Shah\|first=Umakant P.\|title=Jaina-Rupa-Mandana, Volume 1\|year=1987\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=9788170172086\|pages=20}}</ref> It is one of many "health-giving concepts" woven into the Jain belief system.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kuttan\|title=The Great Philosophers of Indi\|year=2009\|publisher=AuthorHouse\|isbn=9781434377807\|pages=293–4}}</ref> [[Murtipujaka]] monks and nuns also use the muhapatti when delivering a religious discourse.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Sanghvi\|first=Shri Jayatilal S.\|title=A Treatise on Jainism\|url=http://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/jainscripts/jainism_a_treatise.asp\|publisher=Hinduwebsite.com\|accessdate=November 12, 2012}}</ref>

	The muhapatti is also viewed as a symbol of samyama, or "control of speech". It is described as a religious accessory with a long history, used by [[Indrabhuti Gautama]], a [[ganadhara]], according to the canonical text [[Vipâka sûtra]], adhyayana 1.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Shah\|first=Umakant P.\|title=Jaina-Rupa-Mandana, Volume 1\|year=1987\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=9788170172086\|pages=20}}</ref>		The muhapatti is also viewed as a symbol of samyama, or "control of speech". It is described as a religious accessory with a long history, used by [[Indrabhuti Gautama]], a [[ganadhara]], according to the canonical text [[Vipakasutra\|Vipâka sûtra]], adhyayana 1.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Shah\|first=Umakant P.\|title=Jaina-Rupa-Mandana, Volume 1\|year=1987\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=9788170172086\|pages=20}}</ref>

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	\|page= 20		\|page= 20
	\|url= https://books.google.com/?id=m_y_P4duSXsC~~&pg=PA20~~&dq~~=Muhapatti#v=onepage&q~~=Muhapatti&f=~~false~~}}		\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=m_y_P4duSXsC&dq=Muhapatti&pg=PA20}}

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[[File:Acharya Mahapragya.jpg|thumb|[[Acharya Mahapragya]], wearing a muhapatti]]
{{Jainism}}
The '''muhapatti''' (variously spelled mahapatti, muhpatti or mahpatti) is a square of white cloth worn across the face and tied behind the ears or held, by [[Sthanakvasi]] [[Svetambara]] or [[Śvētāmbara Terapanth]]i Jains.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kuttan|title=The Great Philosophers of Indi|year=2009|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=9781434377807|pages=293–4}}</ref> Sometimes a card is used instead of a cloth.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kuttan|title=The Great Philosophers of Indi|year=2009|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=9781434377807|pages=293–4}}</ref>

The purpose is to prevent saliva from coming into contact with sacred books, images or other items. It is often purported to be worn to reduce the chance of inhaling (and thus killing) small insects and other airborne life. Some [[Jainism|Jains]] believe the destruction of even these tiny life forms is a violation of [[ahimsa]], the principle of non-violence. Whilst this may be one benefit of the use of muhapatti, it is not the initial reason for use. It is one of the accessories of [[sadhu]] in the practise of [[Dharma]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Shah|first=Umakant P.|title=Jaina-Rupa-Mandana, Volume 1|year=1987|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=9788170172086|pages=20}}</ref> It is one of many "health-giving concepts" woven into the Jain belief system.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kuttan|title=The Great Philosophers of Indi|year=2009|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=9781434377807|pages=293–4}}</ref> [[Murtipujaka]] monks and nuns also use the muhapatti when delivering a religious discourse.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sanghvi|first=Shri Jayatilal S.|title=A Treatise on Jainism|url=http://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/jainscripts/jainism_a_treatise.asp|publisher=Hinduwebsite.com|accessdate=November 12, 2012}}</ref>

The muhapatti is also viewed as a symbol of samyama, or "control of speech". It is described as a religious accessory with a long history, used by [[Indrabhuti Gautama]], a [[ganadhara]], according to the canonical text [[Vipâka sûtra]], adhyayana 1.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shah|first=Umakant P.|title=Jaina-Rupa-Mandana, Volume 1|year=1987|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=9788170172086|pages=20}}</ref>

==References==
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*{{cite book
|title= Jaina-Rup̄a-Manḍạna, Volume 1
|last= Shah
|first= Umakant Premanand
|authorlink= Umakant Premanand Shah
|year= 1987
|publisher= Abhinav Publications
|isbn= 81-7017-208-X
|page= 20
|url= https://books.google.com/?id=m_y_P4duSXsC&pg=PA20&dq=Muhapatti#v=onepage&q=Muhapatti&f=false}}

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>Malaiya at 00:38, 11 June 2019