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- i) Infinite Knowledge, ii) Infinite Vision, iii) Infinite Bliss, iv) Infinite Power, v) Divine Ashoka tree, vi) Simhasanam (patrition), vii) Triple Umbrella, viii) Sixty four pairs of celestial Indras, ix) Shining orb or prabhamandala, x) Rain of Flower, xi) Divine utterance or sound (divyadhvani), and xii) Divine Music. The later eight attributes of the divine Arhat are also known as Ashta pratiharyas, eight exceptional adorations. F. Devoid of Evils :
Arhat, the Divine, is devoid of eighteen kinds of defects or evils, which are found generally in the worldly beings, and are listed in various texts : Abhidhana Rajendra Kosha enumerates 18 doshas :
i) Dana-Antaraya (obstacle to give charity). ii) LaabhaAntaraya (hindrance to gain). iii) Bhoga-Antaryya (obstacle to enjoyment). iv) Upabhoga-Antaraya (prevent the enjoyment again). v) Virya-Antaraya (hindrance to power). vi) Mithyatva (wrong belief). vii) Ajnana (ignorance). viii) Avirati (vowlessness). ix) Kama-iccha (sexual desire). x) Hasya (laughter). xi) Rati (inclination towards demerits). xii) Arati (non-inclination for merit). xiii) Shoka (sorrow). xiv) Bhaya (fear). XV) Juguptsa (disgust). xvi) Raga (attachment). xvii) Dvesha (aversion). xviii) Nidra (sleep). 172 Vardhamana Dvatrinshika lists the following eighteen evils :
i) Juguptsa (disgust). ii) Bhaya (fear). iii) Ajnana (ignorance). iv) Nidra (sleep). v) Avirati (vow-lessness). vi) Kamalipsa (sexual enjoyment). vii Hasya (laughter). viii) Shoka (sorrow). ix) Dvesha (aversion). x) Mithyatva (wrong belief). xi) Raga (attachment). xii) Rati (inclination for demerit or indulgence). xiii) Arati (ennui or non-inclination for merit). xiv) Danantaraya (obstacle to charity). XV) Laabhantaraya (hindrance to gain). xvi) Bhogantaraya (hindrance to enjoyment). xvii) Upbhogantaraya (obstacle in repetition of enjoyment). xviii) Viryantaraya (hindrance to power). 173
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| SR No. | 001637 |
| Book Title | Concept of Divinity in Jainism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | P Ajay Kothari |
| Publisher | Prakrit Bharti Academy |
| Publication Year | 2000 |
| Total Pages | 248 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Religion, & Devotion |
| File Size | 15 MB |