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NandiSootra
15. Alpabahutua dwar (the parameter of high and low) - The number of beings becoming Siddha two or three or four or more at a time is very low. The number of those becoming Siddha only one at a time is many times more.
2. DRAVYA DWAR OR DRAVYAPRAMAN (THE PARAMETER OF MATTER)
1. Kshetra dwar (the parameter of area) - With reference to transmigration in the upward direction, four beings become Stddhain one samaya. The number of beings becoming Siddha from different areas is - Four from the peaks of Nishadh Mountain, Nandan forest and Meru and other mountains, three from rivers and streams; two from oceans and Pandak forest; and 10 each from thirty lands of inactivity. From every vijaya a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 108. In one samaya a maximum of 108 beings can attain the status of Siddha from the fifteen lands of activity.
2. Kaal dwar (the parameter of time)-An one samaya a maximum of 108 beings can attain the status of Siddha during the third and the fourth epochs and twenty during the fifth epoch of a regressive cycle of time. The same rule applies to the third and fourth epochs in progressive cycle of time. During the remaining seven epochs, in one samaya ten beings each can become Siddha with reference to transmigration.
3. Gatidwar (the parameter of incarnation-dimension or state of existence) - In one samaya 10 beings transmigrating from the Ratnaprabha, Sharkaraprabha and Balukaprabha Hells can become Siddha. This number is 4 for Pankprabha Hell, 10 for normal animals, 4 each for particular earth-bodied and water-bodied beings and 6 for plant-bodied beings.
Beings transmigrating from states of underdeveloped and non-sentient beings with five sense organs cannot become Siddha. However, the above said number is 20 for human beings, 10 for men and ten for women, 108 for the dimension of gods, ten each for Bhavanpati and Vyantar gods and five each for their goddesses, ten for Jyotishk gods and 20 for their goddesses, and 108 for Vaimanik gods and twenty for their goddesses.
4. Ved dwar (the parameter of gender) - In one samaya 20 females, 108 males and 10 neuters can become Siddha. In context of gender there are nine categories of beings transmigrated from the human dimension. Out of these, from the category of those who die as male and reincarnate as male 108 can become Siddha in one samaya. This number for the remaining eight categories is 10 each only.
5. Teerth dwar (the parameter of influence of nrthankar) - In one samaya four male Tirthankars can become Siddha. The number is 2 in case of female Tirthankars.
6. Ling dwar (the parameter of religious status) - In one samaya four Grihalingi can become Stddha. The number is 10 for Anyalingt and 108 for Svalingi.
7. Charitra dwar (the parameter of level of purity) - In one samaya 108 each of those who perfect different required combinations of Samayik, Chhedopasthapniya and Sukshma-samparaya with yathakhyat charitra can become Siddha. The number is only 10 for those who perfect all the five charitras.
8. Buddha dwar (the parameter of enlightenment) - In one samaya 10 Pratyek-buddha can become Stddha. The number is 4 for Svayam-budddha and 108 for Buddha-bodhit. Aagam- 44 - Nandi Sootra
46 - Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
