The Chattari Mangalam is a foundational Jain prayer found in the agamas, recited by both Digambara and Shvetambara traditions. It has no individual author; like the Navkar Mantra, it is part of the irreducible core of Jain liturgy.
The structure is fourfold and parallel: four are auspicious, four are excellent, four are refuges. The same four — Arihants, Siddhas, sadhus, and the Jina-taught Dharma — are venerated under three different aspects.
This concise prayer captures the essence of Jain refuge: not in a deity, not in scripture alone, but in those who have walked the path and the path itself.