Book Title: Jainism by Vividus
Author(s): Ramnik V Shah
Publisher: Ramnik V Shah Canada

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________________ (6) Ashrava (7) Bandha (8) Samvara (9) Nirjara (10) Loka (11) Bodhi-durlabha and (12) Dharma. Liberated Souls are Arihantas, Siddhas, Kevalis who are nameless and infinite in number. And Tirthankaras who have names and are 24 only in number in each half-cycle of time. All Siddhas are not Tirthankaras but all Tirthankaras are Siddhas. Namo Arihantanam Jain's holiest Incantation Mantra or Prayer for all time is: I bow down to Arihantas (who have destroyed all 'Karma' which are destructible-while-alive) Namo Siddhanam Namo Aayariyanam Namo Uvazzayanam Namo Loye Savva Sahunam I bow down to Siddhas (who have destroyed all 'Karma' which are both destructible and non-destructible-whilealive) I bow down to Adepts, Acharyas who are on the true way to destroy all "Karma" I bow down to even less evolved Acharyas i. e. Masters who are on the true way to destroy all 'Karma' I bow down to all Saints and Initiates who are on the true way to destroy all 'Karma.' 24 Tirthankara of the present half-cycle of time are. (1) Rishabhdeo (2) Ajitnath (3) Sambhavanath (4) Abhinandan-nath (5) Sumatinath (6) Padmanath (7) Suparshvanath (8) Chandranath (9) Pushpanath (10) Shitalanath (11) Shreyansanath (12) Vasupujya (13) Vimalnath (14) Anantnath (15) Dharmanath (16) Shantinath (17) Kunthunath (18) Arahanath (19) Mallinath (20) Munisuvratanath (21) Naminath (22) Neminath (23) Parshvanath and (24) Mahaviraswami. 49

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