Jain Journal 1976 10

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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3. Jayantas 4. Aparajitas
5. Sarvarthasiddhas
These Anuttara gods inhabit the highest heavens where they live for varying lengths of time as the heavens ascend; and in the fifth or highest -the great vimāna called Sarvarthasiddha-they all live thirty-three sägaropamas or periods of unimaginable duration. Still all the gods are mortal or belong to the samsara.
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Above these is the paradise or the Siddhas or perfected souls, and the Uttaradhyayana Sutra gives the following details of this realm of the perfected, or the paradise of the Jinas:
"The perfected souls are those of women, men, hermaphrodites, of orthodox, heterodox, and house-holders. Perfection is reached by people of the greatest, smallest and middle size; on high places, underground, on the surface of the earth in the ocean, and in waters (of rivers, etc.).
"Ten hermaphrodites reach perfection at the same time, twenty women, one hundred and eight men, four householders, ten heterodox, and one hundred and eight orthodox monks.
"Two individuals of the greatest size reach perfection (simultaneously), four of the smallest size, and one hundred and eight of the middle size. Four individuals reach perfection (simultaneously) on high places, two in the ocean, three in water, twenty underground... and where do they go on reaching perfection? Perfected souls are debarred from the non-world (Aloka); they reside on the top of the world; they leave bodies here (below) and go there, on reaching perfection.
"Twelve yojanas above the (vimāna) Sarvartha is the place called Isatpragbhara, which has the form of an umbrella; (there the perfected
8 On the Jaina Paradise Dr. Buhler seems here to have confounded the Aloka or Non-world, 'the space where only things without life are found', with the heaven of the Siddhas; but these are living beings who have crossed the boundary of the samsara and attained perfection. Their dwelling place is above that of the highest of the Anuttara gods. The following extract is from Sac. Books of the East, Vol. XLV, pp. 211-213.
• The greatest size-ogahana of men is 500 dhanus or 3000 cubits, the smallest is one cubit.