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Q.VI.24.1 A.VI.24.1
Who is a ford-maker (t rthamkara)? An omniscient that organizes propagates and preaches the creed (t rtha) is called fordmaker. He takes the followers from the shores of ignorance to the shores of enlightenment.
Q.VI.24.2 A.VI.24.2
How many auspicious events in life are there of a fordmaker? They can have two, three or five auspicious events (kaly nakas) in their
life.
Q.VI.24.3 A.VI.24.3
Who are the ford-makers who have five auspicious events? The fordmaker who has bondage of the t rthamkaraprakrati karma in some previous life become ford-makers with five auspicious events (namely conception, birth, renunciation, attainment of omniscience and liberation). Who are the ford-makers who have three auspicious events? The fordmaker who binds the t rthamkaraprakrati karma in the present life as man before becoming ford-maker are with three auspicious events (namely renunciation, attainment of omniscience and liberation).
Q.VI.24.4 A.VI.24.4
Q.VI.24.5 A.VI.24.5
Who are the ford-makers who have two auspicious events? The fordmaker who has bondage of the t rthamkaraprakrati karma after renunciation initiation into monk-hood) in the present life as man before becoming ford-maker are with two auspicious events (namely attainment of omniscience and liberation).
Q.VI.24.6 A.VI.24.6
Where are the fordmaker with 2, 3 or 5 auspicious events born? In Bharat and Air vata regions only ford-makers with five auspicious events are born while in Videha region ford-makers with 2, 3 or 5 auspicious events can be born.
Q.VI.24.7
A. VI.24.7
Who are the essential guides / mentors needed for bondage of t rthamkaraprakrati karma? An all scriptures knowing omniscient or one who knows ( rutakeval ) is essential in the region of labour (Karmabh mi) is essential under whose patronage a person with right belief (subsidence, subsidence um destruction and destruction type) can have t rthamkaraprakrati karma bonded.
Q.VI.24.8 A.VI.24.8
What is meant by observances / reflections (bh van )? Repeated contemplation is called observance (bh van ).
Q.VI.24.9
Which are the contemplations necessary to achieve bondage of t rthamkaraprakrati karma? These are popularly known as Solah K rana Bh van or sixteen observances / contemplations.
A.VI.24.9
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