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animals having five sense organs and human beings; and Bhavanpati, Van-vyantar, Jyotishk and Vaimanik classes of gods.
4. Ved dwar (the parameter of gender) - In context of the present, only those beings who have transcended gender can attain the status of Siddha irrespective of originally belonging to masculine, feminine or neutral gender.
5. Teerth dwar (the parameter of influence of Tirthankar) - By and large the status of Siddha is attained only during the period of influence of a Tirthankar. It is very rare that someone attains this status otherwise.
6. Ling dwar (the parameter of religious status) Physically speaking the status of Siddha can be attained by persons of all the three appearances - Svalingi (our own or dressed as shraman), Anyaltngt (other or in the dress of any other religious school), and Grihalingi (laity or dressed as a householder). However, spiritually speaking only those who are shramans can become Stddhas not others.
7. Charitradwar (the parameter of level of purity) There are five levels of purity leading to the Siddha status. Of these the primarily essential one is samayik charitra and compulsorily essential one is yathakhyat charitra (the level of absolute purity) in absence of whichit is not possible to become a Siddha.
The status of Stddha is attained by a combination of these and any one or more of the remaining three. Some attain it through the combination of Samayik and Sukshma-samparaya, others through Samayik, Chhedopasthapaniya, and Sukshmasamparaya; and so on.
8. Buddha dwar (the parameter of enlightenment) attained from all the three types of enlightened states budddha and Buddha-bodhit.
-The status of Siddha is Pratyek-buddha, Suayam
9. Jnana dwar (the parameter of knowledge) - With reference to the specific moment the status of Siddha is attained only through Kewal-Jnana. However, with reference to earlier period it is attained by acquiring Kewal-jnana through various combinations of matt, shrut, avadhi and manah-paryav-jnana.
10. Avagahana dwar (the parameter of physical dimension) - The area occupied by a thing in space is called avagahana. The status of Stddha is attained. by beings measuring a minimum of 2 arm-lengths, an average of seven arm-lengths and a maximum of 500 dhanush.
11. Utkrtsht dwar (the parameter of upper limit) -- With reference to time the status of Siddha is attained after a lapse of Ardh-pudgal paravartankaal (a very large measure of time), infinite time, uncountable time, or countable time from the moment of acquiring samyaktva (a specific state of righteousness where right perception and right knowledge start translating into right conduct).
12. Antar dwar (the parameter of gap) - The minimum gap of time between two beings attaining the Stddha status is one samaya. The maximum gap is six months once six months have passed without any being becoming a Stddha some being has to attain that status.
13. Anusamaya dwar (the parameter of continuity) For a minimum of two samayas and a maximum of eight samayas beings become Siddha one after another in continuity. After eight samayas there is a gap.
14. Samkhya dwar (the parameter of number) - In one samaya a minimum of one and maximum of 108 beings can become Siddha; never more than that. ~ 45~ Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
Aagam- 44 -NandiSootra
