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THE JAINA DOCTRINE OF LIBERATION
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four-fold community founded by a tīrthamkara is called a tirthasiddha.
2. Atirthasiddha, a liberated being outside the four-fold community is known as atirthasiddha.
3. Tirthamkarasiddha, he who has been a tirthamkara and has attained liberation is called a tirthamkarasiddha.
4. Atirthamkarasiddha, he who is not a tīrthamkara but an ordinary being attaining liberation is known as atirthamkarasiddha.
5. Svayambuddhasiddha, one who gets siddhahood by his own knowledge, intuition, and efforts is proclaimed as svayambuddhasiddha.
6. Pratyekabuddhasiddha, a being who attains liberation independently and without receiving instruction from any one else is called pratyekabuddhasiddha. The Buddhist tradition also recognises such a type of siddhahood or buddhahood. 7. Buddhabodhitasiddha, a being who gets enlightenment and becomes siddha through the teachings of an awakened teacher or a saint is known as buddhabodhitasiddha.
8. Strilimgasiddha, a woman who has become siddha.
9. Puruşalimgasiddha, a man who has become siddha.
10. Napumsakalimgasiddha, neuters who have become siddh1. 11. Svalimgasiddha, a being who adopts the usual path as described in the scriptures and becomes siddha is called svalimgasiddha.
12. Anyalimgasiddha, a being who attains liberation while following any other creed is called anyalimgasiddha.
13. Gṛhalimgasiddha, a being who attains liberation while leading the conduct of a householder.
14. Ekasiddha, a being who gets siddhahood in one samaya, kāla or time is called ekasiddha.
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15. Anekasiddha, many beings may get siddhahood at samaya, kala or time, they are known as anekasiddha. In one samaya, at least two beings and at the most one hundred and eight beings can attain siddho hoad.
In Jainism highest achievement is attributed to the jiva or self. It has an inherent capacity to attain liberation. Self associated with ignorance is attached to karmic particles and thus makes the transmigratory existence; when it cuts the knot of ignorance and annihilates all karmic particles it becomes a siddha. The aspiring
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