Book Title: Jain Tattva Parichay
Author(s): Ujjwala D Shah
Publisher: Veetrag Vani Prakashak

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________________ Letter 1 Here out of eight Karmas his four material Karmas are destroyed for ever. He attains omniscience or total knowledge Sarvadnyata ( Hastat) and is devoid of all passions i.e. Kashaya huru. This is known as Veetaragata ataria. It is supreme piousness without any passions like hatred, love, anger, greed, piety, affection, sympathy etc. known as Bhava Karma 41904. Such souls who are still in conjunction with the body and have four remaining Karmas are known as Arihant or Arahant अरिहंत / अरहंत. Apart from destruction of four Karmas they have attained highest manifestations like omniscience, omnivision, eternal Bliss and omnipotence i.e. supreme strength. They impart preachings of the right path to liberation i.e. salvation, the path through which they have experienced the true and pure form of' Atma' and achieved liberation. They have achieved all the four manifestations mentioned above. We had begun with the question, "What is 'God' or 'Ishwar 'ga The answer is Arihant are the Gods or Ishwar in embodied form. After attaining the Arihant status the next stage of attainment is Siddha Paramatma face . In simple words it can be described as "totally liberated pure soul ". He is for ever liberated from the body. That is, he is free from cycle of birth and death. His remaining four material Karmas are also destroyed and he is for ever liberated from all the Karmas. He does not get bonded by Karmas ever after. He has attained the 'Total Pure Soul' status. All the infinite Gunas or attributes are manifested to their fullest capacity, and the soul is totally liberated. Samyak Darshan or Real Right Belief can be achieved in all the four phases the soul passes through. Phase i.e. Gati nfa means a particular state of Being. In this cosmos living beings are found in four different forms i.e. phases. They are Humans, Animals, Heavenly Gods and Residents of Hell. So any living being in any phase out of these four can achieve Samyak Darshan or Real Right Belief. But attaining the status of Muni, Arihant and Siddha is possible only while one is in the male form of human phase. Now that we have understood what is Ishwar we will find out what is its exact nature. You may put forward any doubts or questions you have in your mind. I will try to answer the questions and clear your doubts as and when I am dealing with the topics or subjects to which they pertain. With love. Your Mom.

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