________________
( 180 )
tent, having liking and disliking, merciless, prejudiced, imprudent etc. Consequently there is no God besides Arhat and Siddha. This is the main doctrine of Jainas.
The Siddha does not concern himself with the affairs of the world. The blessed Arhat teaches only Dharma. He does not do any worldly work except teaching dharma. This proves that Arhat and Siddha Bhagvân are free from 18 dushans (faults).
It is an impossible task to describe the qualities of God, yet I attempt to write something about the qualities of Arhat pad. Arhat Bhagvan being desireless of any gain in exchange, gives right instructions which are holy and noble and are like rafts to take across the ocean of the mundane existence, to the king and the poor, the Brahman and the chandal i.e. all classes of persons alike. He possesses 1. infinite knowledge 2. infinite vision 3. infinite character 4. infinite austerity, 5. infinite
