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human to human state; compared to them those in the heavenly state; compared to the Atirth Sidhas the Tirth Siddhas, are countless times larger in number.
15 KINDS OF SIDDHAS
Here Siddhas = videh (Bodiless) Siddhas and Kaivalya siddhas. If we think of the Charam (last) Bhava (Life) there are 15 kinds of Siddhas in that phase. (1) Some Jins become Siddhas (Become Siddhas by becoming Tirthankars) (2) Some ajins (Non-jins) (Countless times larger in number) (3) Some Tirth Siddhas those who attain Moksha after establishing the Tirth) (4) Some Atirth Siddhas (Siddhas before establishing the Tirth like Marudevi or after the loss of the Tirth (5) Householders grihastalingas like Bharat Chakravarti. (6) Anyaling siddhas (Tapasis etc. wearing a dress of bark fibre) (7) Swaling siddhas (in the guise of sadhus (8, 9 and 10) Siddhas of Stree, Purush and Napumsak linga) (Napumsak like Gangeyrishi (11) Prathyek boudhsiddhas (the Karakandu who becomes a visagi and kevali seeing the cause of the appearance of Vairagya or renunciation) (1) Swayam Buddha Siddhas who are selfawakened (Becoming Siddhas by reduction in Karmas - Kapila Vipna) (13) Buddhabodhita Siddhas (One who becomes a Siddha after getting upadesha (Preaching) from the spiritual head (14) Only one Siddha at one time — like Shri Vir Prabhu) (15) Anek Siddhas (Many becoming Siddhas at one time).
THE EFFICACY OF THE NAVTATVA
Samyaktva or Samyagdarshan appears in us when we fully understand the 9 principles like Jiva, Ajiva etc. Not only this; even those who do not have a detailed knowledge of the Navatatvas can attain samyaktva by ardently believing in the Navatatvas. Everything said by the Jin who was omniscient must be true. Nothing said by him can be false. Those who think thus have Samagdrishti. Falsehood is uttered on account of attachments, hatred or ignorance. These defects are not present in a sarvajna; therefore, nothing said by him can be false. All his utterances are true.
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