Divinity In Jainism

Author(s): Harisatya Bhattacharya
Publisher: Devendra Printing and Publishing Co Ltd

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Karma,--above Him, is the eternally silent, indeterminable, eternally unmoved, infinite Alőka (the void Space)!
The Soul which is Siddha is possessed of (1) the Right Faith (Samyaktua); (2) He has Infinite Knowledge (Jnāna); neither in thu Löka nor in the 'Aloka, there is anything which is beyond the range of His ken; (3) He is possessed of Infinite Perception (Darśana) (4) Infinite Power (Virya) is another attribute of the Siddha , (5) the Siddha is infinitely minute (Sūkshma); He cannot be perceived by the senses ; (6) the Siddhas have Interpenetrability (Avāgāna); they are not material in nature. Hence, just as one mass of light can penetrate into another, one Siddha can co-exist with another Siddha in the same place (7) The Siddha is neither heavy nor light (Agurulaghu), He is calm and collected in His own essential nature, existing in the Siddha-šilā (8) The eighth attribute of a Siddha is Equanimity (Avyavādha); worldly pains or pleasures cannot touch Him, the Siddha is in an endless, un-disturbed, unchanged, limitless state of joy.
The philosopher of the Vēdic school does not contemplate the Brahman in the hope of getting some worldly benefits thereby, nor