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APPENDIX IV 143 QUALITIES. ATTRIBUTES, POWERS. ETC., OF THE
FIVE GRADES OF SAINTLY SOULS I. PERFECT SOUL (in the human body of a Tirtharkara)
By birth such a perfect soul attains: (1) a supremely handsome body, with (2) a natural fragrance emanating from it, and (3) free from the ugliness of sweating and () excreta ; (5) sweet, sound, and harmless speech ; (6) immeasurable strength: (7) blood of inilk-white purity : (8) 1,008 lucky signs on the body; (9) perfect proportion of limbs ; (10) joints, bones, and sinews strong and unbreakable like adamant.
By virtue of his achieving omniscience the perfect soul attains a sanctity whereby he (1) averts famine in a circular area of 800 miles' radius; (2) remains always raised above the ground, whether walking, sitting, or standing; (3) seems to be facing everyone in all the four directions ; (4) destroys all himsic (destructive) impulses in persons around him : (5) is entirely immune from all kinds of pain and disturbance (upasarga); (6) is able to live without food: (7) possesses mastery of all arts and sciences; (8) nails and hair which do not grow; (9) eyes which are always open—the lids do not wink; and (10) a body which never casts a shadow.
In virtue of his omniscience the following effects are produced by the heavenly bodies : (1) general mastery of the Ardha-Māgadhi language : (2) friendly feelings in all who are near him ; (3) clear skies: (+) in all
