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A.-A living being who has done very good karma is born as a Tirthankara by reason of those good karmas and not of his own accord.
95 Q.-As the Tirthankar also is bound by the karmas, He can do nothing without karmas. Hence why should he be believed to be God?
A. No one in the world (except Jainas) believes in such God as arhat who has been free from 18 defects and who possessed such qualities as infinite knowledge etc. real happiness etc. Consequently the arhat himself is Parmeshwar and none else. The people in general believe in God to be the Lord of the universe like sovereigns. But according to their own allegations no God as believed in by them has been proved to be free from 18 faults. On the other hand, according to their Shastras, God is partial, cruel, ignorant, passionate, proud, ill-tempered, unjust, wicked, incompetent and powerless.
96 Q.-How can we believe that Arhat Parmeshwar
