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helyet. I Nyāya-Kusumānjali. called a Tirthankara even in his childhood as he is to be so in future, When a Tirthankara is conceived, his mother sees the fourteen dreams, viz. an elephant, a bull, a lion, the coronated goddess Lakshmi, a garland, the moon, the sun, a flag, a vase of costly metal, a lotus-lake, the milk-ocean, a celestial abode, a heap of jewels and smoke-less fire. Many of the Tirthankaras rule mightly kingdoms; some become even paramount kings but all in the end renounce the world. They are the guides in this Samsara and show the path to liberation.
An Arhat ( Tirthankara ) has twelve attributes, the eight Pratiharyas ( heavenly signs ) and four Atis'ayas ( excellences ). The eight Pratiharyas are (1) an As'oka tree, (2) showers of celestial blooms, ( 3 ) heavenly music, ( 4 ) Chamaras ( fans with chowries, ( 5 ) a throne, ( 6 ) aura of a beautiful radiance ( Bhamandala ), ( 7 ) a Dundubhi ( a kind of celestial drum ) and ( 8 ) a canopy. These are enumerated in the following verse :
" Wait : ergocafefesyrafTHATATA I भामण्डलं दुन्दुभिरातपत्रं सत्प्रातिहार्याणि जिनेश्वराणाम्"।
The four Atis'ayas are :-(1) Apayapagamatis'aya, (2) Jnanatis'aya, (3) Pujatis'ayu and (4) Vachana. tis'aya. On account of the first Atis'aya an Arhat is not subject to any kind of pain or disturbance. Owing to the second he knows everything. There is nothing in this universe that is beyond his range of knowledge. Due to the third he is worshipped
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