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Jaina Acara: Siddhanta aura Swarupa
(15) Arhat-Such hermit is blessed with omniscience, but all omniscients do not get the status of 'Founders of Faith'.
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Vasudeva-Such hermit has the power of twenty lac. So very powerful he is that he becomes the lord of one third of the earth. (19) Khiramadhusarpiräsrava-Such hermit's words become milk-like, honey-like, butter-like. So very sweet they are to all listeners.
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Cakravarti-Such hermit is blessed with fourteen jewels which help him conquer most of the Jambudvipa. Baladeva-Such hermit is blessed with the power possessed by ten lac octopods.
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Kostabuddhi-As grain well-stored in a warehouse remains unaffected for a long time, so also the intellect of such hermit remains as before not unlike our modern taperecorder.
Padanusari-Such hermit on hearing the first foot of a verse reproduces the whole.
Bijabuddhi-Such hermit on knowing of the seminal meaning of a verse can repeat the whole in entirety.
Teja-Such hermit's lustrous power of the soul becomes awake. This can be possessed not without penances on every sixth day for six months.
Aharaka-Only that hermit who possesses the knowledge of fourteen earlier sacred books can acquire the power of resolving his own doubts or answering questions put by somebody else. This he does by making an effigy of about eighteen inches culled from some region of his soul. This he manages to pass on to a Founder and receives a definite answer.
(25) Sitalateja-Such hermit can counteract the above power. He is compassionate and protects the afflicted souls.
(26) Vakriyadeha-Such hermit can assume whatever shape he likes and can be seen simultaneously at hundreds of places.
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Aksinamahanasa-Such hermit, when he sees just a little food for the big gallery manages to feed lacs of people, the only condition being that he himself must not eat a morsel, since that misconduct will make the entire food-stuff vanish in a trice.
(28) Pulaka Only an omniscient can possess this power with the help of which battalions of emperors can be vanquished.
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