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in contemplation. Thereafter he reached Sahasr mravana and became meditative. On the 10th day of the bright half of the K rtika month under Revat constellation, in deep meditation, ascending the k apaka re , destroying all obscuring karmas, he attained pure intuition and knowledge. After becoming an omniscient the Lord gave a sermon in the assembly of gods and men and established the four-fold creed and became T rthamkara. Bh van Arihantas are free from the 18 imperfections (do as) and are bearers of anantacatu ayas (four infinities) and eight mah pratih ryas (auspicious entities).
His congregation had 33 ga adharas including Kumbhaj , and 33 ga as, 2800 omniscient, 2551 telepaths, 2600 clairvoyants, 610 14-p rvadh rs, 7300 vaikriyalabdhidh rs, 1600 v ds, 50000 monks, 60000 femalemonks, 184000 votaries and 372000 female votaries.
After wandering around and preaching his creed for about for 3 years less than 21 thousand years as omniscient, sensing his end-time approaching, he went to Sammeta ikhara with 1000 monks, there observed a month's fast and obtaining aile da (14" gu asth na or the state which lasts as long as is necessary to pronounce five short syllables) completely destroying the four non obscuring karmas on the 10h day of the bright half of the M rga r a month under Revat constellation, attained emancipation and siddha state (formless), at the age of 84000 years.
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