ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 04

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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Meaning: Those great souls i.e. Arihantas who have destroyed the bondages of all the eight types of karmas (4 Gh ti+4 Agh ti ) thereby become possessed of the eight great attributes, stay at the summit of the universe forever i.e. free from the trasnsmigratory cycle) and are the most exalted and indestructible supreme perfect souls and called 'siddhas' (disembodied omniscient). Due to the destruction of the bondage of all 8 karmas Siddha possesses infinite attributes. In 'Mokşa Mrga prak aka' Todarmal Ji has described their characteristics as under:
3.1 Characteristics Of Siddhas (Non- corporal Liberated Souls) Now, we meditate on the characteristics of Siddhas' (liberated disembodied omniscient). He (the true believer who having renounced the householder's life by following the monk's conduct has attained the four infinities (infinite knowledge- perception bliss and energy). after destruction of four 'gh ti Karmas' (obscuring Karmas and then destroying, after lapse of some time, the four 'Agh ti Karmas' (obscuring karmas) also; he leaves his supernatural body, reaches the summit of the universe by virtue of its upward motion-nature. There he attained the perfect liberated state by getting release from the association of all foreign substances with his soul and its soul retains the shape of last human body it owned.
Since all types of karmas i.e. counter effect producing impurities; Nokarmas (body etc.) and Bh vakarmas (psychic impure dispositions like attachment- aversion etc.) got destroyed by such a soul; all spiritual attributes like right belief- knowledge-conduct etc. get fully manifested in their natural states in his soul. Similarly such a soul with bliss as its nature continues to enjoy it forever. They also become the efficient cause for the capable souls (Bhavya Jivas) attain the discriminative knowledge of the self-substance, non-self substances and of alien impure dispositions (evolved in the absence of Karmas) and hence the true nature of pure soul and bliss state also. They the 'Siddhas' serve as images who have become "Krtkrtya" (attained the supreme state attainable) and hence continue to dwell in such a perfect blissful) state infinitely. I salute to such accomplished 'Siddhas'.
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C ryas: (The chief of the congregation of monks)
Pa C C ra- samagg ; Pa cidaya da tidappa iddala Dhr gaga bhr, yariy eris hoti.
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Meaning: Those saints who are possessed of five kinds of conduct, who are firm in their determination, who have restrained the inclinations of the five senses form of elephant and who are profound in virtues are called the ( c ryas) head of the order of the saints. Crya monks are possessed of 36 basic virtues called Mulag as".
4.1 Characteristics of Cryas: Todarmal Ji in his 'Moksa Mrga Prak aka' has written the characteristics of crya monk as under:
He (that monk) who has become the leader of a congregation of monks by acquiring the chief rank by virtue of excellence in right belief, right knowledge and right conduct and who chiefly remains engrossed in "Nirvikalpa Swaroopacarana" (contemplation of steady pure state of self) and when he has compassionate feeling due to rise of slight mild attachment, preaches sermons to only those
Jivas' who pray for and are curious for religion, he administers "Diks (renunciation vow) to those who want to accept asceticism and purifies by the process of expiation those (monks) who admit their faults. I bow to such an ascetic chief monk crya who admonishes such kind of spiritual conduct.
Besides 28 Mulag as enjoyed by a Digambara Jaina monk or 27 for vet mbara monks, crya the chief monk observes 36 Mulag as and they are as follows:
Dharma (10) Characteristics of passionless conduct or religion (supreme forbearance, modesty, straight forwardness, contentment, truth, self-restrain, austerity, renunciation, detachment or possession-lessness and supreme celibacy)
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