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knowledge simultaneously; Jina the Victor, destroyer of the inimical (ghāti) karmas.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
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The 'World Teacher' - the Tirthankara
The self-enlightened (svayambhu) saviour of all living beings, destroys the four inimical varieties of karmas (ghāti karmas) - deluding (mohaniya), knowledge-obscuring (jñānāvarṇīya), perception-obscuring (darśanavarṇīya), and obstructive (antaraya) through pure concentration and attains the allembracing, supreme and standalone knowledge known as omniscience (kevalajñāna). As the soul attains omniscience, the other four kinds of knowledge - sensory knowledge (matijñāna), scriptural knowledge (śrutajñāna), clairvoyance (avadhijñāna), and telepathy (manaḥparyayajñāna) – which know the object of knowledge partially and in succession become redundant and their role vanishes. Lord Vardhamana, thus became the 'World Teacher' or 'Arhat' or 'Apta' or 'Jina' - the true guide to put us on the right path and worthy to be venerated and worshipped by the lords of the world.
Verse 2
The Tirthankara is worshipped by the lords of the devas and the men during the five most auspicious events (pañca kalyāṇaka) that must take place in His life:
1. garbha kalyanaka: when the soul of the Tirthankara enters the Mother's womb.
2. janma kalyanaka: on the birth of the Tirthankara. 3. dīkṣā kalyāṇaka (or tapa-kalyāṇaka): when the Tirthankara renounces all worldly possessions and becomes an ascetic.
4. jñāna kalyanaka: when the Tirthankara attains omniscience (kevalajñāna).
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