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व्यवहारचारित्राधिकार
अरहंत (अर्हत्) परमेश्वर का स्वरूप
The nature of the Omniscient Lord (the Arhat)
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घणघाइकम्मरहिया केवलणाणाइपरमगुणसहिया । चोत्तिस अदिसयजुत्ता अरिहंता एरिसा होंति ॥ ७१ ॥
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4- THE EMPIRICAL RIGHT CONDUCT
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घन अत्यन्त अहितकारी घातिया कर्मों से रहित, केवलज्ञानादि परम
गुणों सहित और चौंतीस अतिशय संयुक्त, ऐसे अरहंत (अर्हत्) होते हैं।
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Rid of the four inimical (ghātī) karmas, endowed with supreme qualities like omniscience (kevalajñāna), and appearance of thirty-four miraculous-happenings (atisaya) - such are the attributes of the Arhat.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Arhat is the Supreme Soul that becomes the World-Teacher before attaining liberation (mokṣa). On destruction of the four inimical (ghāti) karmas, the soul regains its own-nature (svabhava) comprising infinite knowledge (kevaljñāna) and other attributes. As mentioned already (see p. 15-16, ante), the supremely-auspicious-body (paramaudārika sarira) of the World Teacher or Lord Jina acquires the most splendid attributes, free from eighteen imperfections.
Further, thirty-four miraculous-happenings (atisaya) appear during the lifetime of the Arhat; ten appear naturally at the time of birth, ten on attainment of infinite knowledge (kevalajñāna), and the remaining fourteen are fashioned by the celestial devas.1
The ten miraculous-happenings (atisaya) appearing at the time of birth are: 1) no excreta from his body; 2) no perspiration; 3) milk-like
1- see Harivansapurana, Ch. 3, p. 24-25; see also, Namokara Grantha, p. 28-34.
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