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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
For this reason, these are known as Ghâtiya Karmas (destroying Karmas). (1) An Arhat is freed from these four kinds of Karmas, and consequently he possesses the following four excellent qualities, each of which appears at the disappearance of each of the four Ghâtiva Karmas: viz., perfect knowledge (arising from the destruction of Jñanavaranîya Karma), perfect faith (arising from the destruction of Darsanâvaraņiya Karma), infinite happiness (arising from the destruction of Mohanîya Karmal and infinite power (arising from the destruction of Antarâya Karma). An Arhat is, therefore, bereft of Jñânâvaraņiya, Darsanâvaraạiya, Mohanîya and Antarâya Karmas and possessed of infinite faith,' 'l... happiness and power. An Arhat is also Suddlia (pure), as he is void of cightco kinds of faults, viz., hunger, thirst, fear, aversion, attachment, illusion, anxiety, old age, sickness, death, fatigue, perspiration, pride, displeasure, astonishment, birth, sleep and sorrrow. From the realistic point of view, an Arhat is without a body; but from the ordinary point of view, we speak of an Arhat to possess a body known as Audârika, which is brilliant as a thousand suns.
An Arhat has one thousand and eight synonyms Vitarága, Sarrajña, etc. According to Jainism, when an Arhat is conceived, is born, is first engaged in penances, is in a state of attaining perfect knowledge and is in the last stage of obtaining Nirvana, the gods Indra, etc., are said to worship him. These worshippings are technically known as Pancha-mahâkalyâņa. I
* “ क्षुधा तृषा भयं द्वेषो रागो मोहश्च चिन्तनम् ।
जरा रुजा च मृत्युश्च खेदः स्वेदो मदाऽरतिः । विस्मया जननं निद्रा विषादोष्टादश स्मृताः। gastarih : ETSTATŪT AR SAAT: 11"
[Verses quoted in Brahmadeva's Commentary). + “निश्चयेनाशरीरोऽपि व्यवहारेण सप्तधातुरहितदिवाकरसहस्रभासुरपर. मौदारिकशरीरत्वात् शुभदेहस्थः।"
(Brahmadeva's Commentary). + “इन्द्रादिभिर्विनिर्मितां गर्भावतरण-जन्माभिषेक निष्कमण-केवलज्ञानोत्पत्तिनिर्वाणाभिधानपञ्च-महाकल्याणरूपां पूजामर्हन्ति ।"
[Brahmadeva's Commentary).
