![]() camara – waving of sixty-four majestic hand-fans and.puśpavarśā – shower of fragrant flowers.divya dhvani – divine voice of the Lord without lip movement.bhāmadal – halo of unmatched luminance.These attributes comprise four infinitudes ( ananta chatushtaya), thirty-four miraculous happenings ( atiśaya), and eight splendours ( prātihārya). Jain texts mention forty-six attributes of arihants or tirthankaras. Samavasarana (divine preaching hall) where omniscient Arihantas preach The first tirthankara of the current time cycle was Ṛṣabhanātha, and the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara was Mahavira, who lived from 599 BCE to 527 BCE. Tirthankaras revitalize the sangha, the fourfold order consisting of male saints ( sādhus), female saints ( sādhvis), male householders ( śrāvaka) and female householders ( srāvika). Those arihants who re-establish the Jain faith are called tirthankaras. Main article: Tirthankara Image of Vardhaman Mahāvīra, the 24th and last tirthankara of present half time cycle The arihants are said to be free from the following eighteen imperfections: Philosophy Īccording to Jain texts, omniscience is attained on the destruction of four types of karmas– deluding, the knowledge-obscuring, the perception-obscuring and the obstructive karmas, in the order mentioned. A soul which destroys all kashayas or inner enemies like anger, ego, deception, and greed, responsible for the perpetuation of ignorance, becomes an arihant. Sāmānya kevalī: Kevalins who are concerned with their own liberation.Īccording to Jains, every soul has the potential to become an arihant. ![]() Tirthankara kevalī: 24 human spiritual guides who after attaining omniscience teach the path to salvation.Kevalins - omniscient beings - are said to be of two kinds The Ṇamōkāra mantra, the fundamental prayer dedicated to Pañca-Parameṣṭhi (five supreme beings), begins with Ṇamō arihantāṇaṁ, "obeisance to the arihants". Arihantas have a body while siddhas are bodiless pure spirit. At the end of their life, arihants destroy remaining karmas and attain moksha (liberation) and become siddhas. An arihant is also called a jina ("victor"). Arihants are also called kevalins ( omniscient beings) as they possess kevala jnana (pure infinite knowledge). Having destroyed four inimical karmas, they realize pure self. He who practices its meditation attains heaven and liberation.Sculpture depicting Rishabhanatha, the first Arihant of the present half cycle of time ( avasarpini) moving over lotus after attaining omniscience.Īrihant ( Jain Prakrit: arihant, Sanskrit: अरिहन्त, lit.'conqueror') is a jiva ( soul) who has conquered inner passions such as attachment, anger, pride and greed. It enhances well-being, happiness and wealth. It subdues the astrological mis-influences of the planets and saves from the torments caused by evil spirits and ferocious creatures. When one meditates over it with pure and stable mind he becomes safe from torments, fear and evil it protects like a shield. Every single letter here is a mantra in itself. The sounds inherent in the Namokara Mantra have inconceivable power. It is revered by the sun, the moon, gods, demi-gods, demons, human beings and all the other beings in the universe. Illustration : In the illustration it is shown that this mantra is supreme in all the three worlds-the Nadir (symbolised by water), the Earth (symbolised by land) and the Zenith (symbolised by sky). This 68 letter maha-mantra is an all-fulfilling, beneficent and eternally perfect mantra. ![]() There are 35 letters in the five mantra-lines and 33 in the auxiliary lines. (I convey my venerations to all the mendicants/monks in the world.) Sincerely done, this five-fold veneration to pure souls wipes away all sins. I bow before all the Sddhus in the world. (I convey my venerations to the teachers of the scriptures.) (I convey my venerations to the leaders of Jain order.) (I convey my venerations to the perfected and liberated souls.) (I convey my venerations to the conquerors of Karmas.) Through this mantra one invokes pure soul, not any individual. Jains throughout the world chant this great incantation (mantra) with full faith and belief.
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