What is "pratima"

Pratima is a 1945 Hindi movie directed by Paidi Jairaj. The film was produced by Bombay Talkies and was the directorial debut of P. Jairaj. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Swarnalata, Mumtaz Ali, Shah Nawaz and Mukri. Swarnalata was cast following her big success the preceding year, Rattan (1944). Mukri was cast in his debut role by Devika Rani who is stated to have "liked his style and off-screen enthusiasm". The music direction was by Arun Kumar Mukherjee and the lyricist was Narendra Sharma.

Pratima may refer to:

• Pratima (Jainism)
• Pratima (1945 film)

Pratima is a step marking the spiritual rise of a lay person in Jainism.

In Jainism, the spiritual rise of a lay householder ( sravaka) is marked by eleven steps termed pratima. They are described in several codes of conduct ( sravakacharas). After having passed the eleven steps, one is no longer a sravaka, but a monk (muni).

The pratimas are mentioned in several ancient texts like Ratnakaranda Shravakachara (2nd century A.D.).

Rules prescribed for laymen are divided into twelve vrata (vows) and eleven pratimas.