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Samādhitantram
5. mokşa-kalyāṇaka (or nirvāņa-kalyāņaka): when the
Tīrthankara finally attains liberation (mokṣa or nirvāņa)
and becomes a Siddha. The auspicious body (paramaudārika śarīra) of the World Teacher or Lord Jina acquires most splendid attributes, free from eighteen imperfections. He is possessed of forty-six distinctive and divine attributes. Peace and plenty must prevail wherever He goes. Naturally hostile animals become friends in His presence, and flowers and fruits bloom out of season. The divine attributes and splendours of the Arhat are described thus in the Scripture:
The Arhat is free from these eighteen imperfections: 1. janma - (re)birth; 2. żarā -old-age; 3. tịşā – thirst; 4. kşudhā – hunger; 5. vismaya – astonishment; 6. arati – displeasure; 7. kheda – regret; 8. roga - sickness; 9. visāda or soka – grief; 10. mada - pride; 11. moha - delusion; 12. bhaya – fear; 13. nidrā – sleep; 14. cintā – anxiety; 15. sveda - perspiration; 16. rāga - attachment; 17. dveșa - aversion; and 18. maraņa - death. Forty-six divine attributes of the Arhat comprise four
