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spreading with faith the knowledge of Truth. The act of revering the scriptures. Theact of constantly following the path that has been preached by Arhats and endeavouring to one's ability to propagate the Some secure the ultimate attainment of Tirthankarhood by practising, out of these virtues, one, and some, two, others three and some, all the twenty. Particulars of these are given in such works as the Jnâtâ Dharmakathâ, Kalpasûtra, Avashyaka &c. A Tirthankar never desires any reward for his good acts; his teaching is beneficial alike to a prince and a beggar, a Brahman and a Chandâl and is calculated to take one beyond the ocean of rebirth. The merits of a Tirthankar cannot adequately be described even by such high celestial beings as Indra &c. It is therefore impossible for a man of my little understanding to de them full justice. Even then something is attempted. A Tirthankar is endowed with infinite qualities-a few of which are these: Infinite pure knowledge, infinite
