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Ganadhara Bhagavān Sri Indrabhūti Gautama possessed many ofta Labdhis, Super-natural acquisions.
The power and wealth of gods are incomparable and undreamt of by any human being. The splendour and power of an ordinary celestial being, are immensely superior to those of the most powerful sovereigns in this world Their abodes and dwelling-places are made of gold beset with jewels. Their divine powers can never be compared with the meagre power of any human being. The acquisition of such divine power and splendour is the birth-right of celestial beings. They obtain them without making any effort.
Even among human beings, if a Yogi or an ascetic is met witis, possessing the extraordinary ability of accomplishing an object or of obtaining an article without trouble or effort, or having supreme knowledge beyond ordinary human power, people become astonished and perplexed.
Labdhi zlow Such a natural acquisition oblained as a birth-right during human existence, is technically, called a afix Labdhi.
feet Labdhi is the attainment of the manifestation of the super-human powers, by the partial destruction, subsidence, and operation of the Knowledge-obscuring karma relating to that sense.
These Labdhis are attainable only by ascetics possessing knowledge of the fourteen Purvas or by very attentive yogis and they are obtained by high and ever-increasing higher virtu ous natural developments.
The afin Labdhis are numerous but the twenty-eight mentioned in Jaina Alma Āgamas, Scriptures are the principal ones. They are:--
आमोसहि १ विप्पोसहि २ खेलोसहि३ जल्लोसहि ४ चेव सव्वोसहि५ संमिन्ने६ ओही७ रिउ ८ विउलमइलद्धी ९ ॥१॥
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