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The Jain faith perceives the light of the transcendental soul in the poorest and most downtrodden of people, irrespective of their caste and creed. From the nishchaya naya {transcendental viewpoint}, each soul is intrinsically pure. There is not a single soul, which attained samyaktva through its own efforts and then failed to reach exalted status. This is corroborated by the Bhagavadgita in the following verse:
"vidyaavinayasampanne braahmane gavi hastini. Shuni chaiva shvapaake cha panditaah samadarshinah.” -Shrimad Bhagavadgita, Verses 5.18 (Page 98, Author: Vaishyamuni, Publisher: Geeta Press, Gorukhpur, (UP) year V.S.2063, 13th edition)
The wise one does not discriminate between the learned and humble Brahmin, the cow, the elephant, the dog and a chandaal cemetery worker.
Seen from the viewpoint of the soul's own nature, all souls in the world are similar. But from the spiritual viewpoint, the soul, which breaks the bondage of false belief, ignorance and delusion and attains samyaktva begins its upward journey (which culminates in liberation) and the soul which remains stuck in the darkness of false belief, ignorance and delusion begins its downward journey (and remains stuck in the web of transmigration).
A chandaal (cemetery worker) who attains samyaktva is worshipped by the demigods (deva) and a monk who lacks samyaktva is considered to merely be a dravya saadhu (a monk who follows the external vows but is bereft of the spiritual realisation that leads to liberation)
Here is a story that appears in the Aradhana Katha Kosha, volume 1, story 24:
The chandaal cemetery worker called Yamapaala attained samyaktva on seeing the monk Sarvaushadhi. He realised the true nature of the soul and took the lifetime vow of abstaining from all violence on the 14th day of each month. Behaviour during adversity is the truest indicator of how strong a person's commitment to his vows is. Yamapaala also had to face adversities. He was asked by his King Paakashaasana to hang a wealthy merchant called Dharma who was extremely violent and cruel, on the 14th day of the month. Since Yamapaala had taken a vow to commit no violence on the 14th day of the month, he refused to obey the King's order. Angered by his refusal, the King decided to punish him and decreed that Yamapaala, along with the merchant Dharma were to be dropped in a crocodile-infested pool. The crocodile immediately devoured the sinful merchant. But Yamapaala's samyaktva and the steadfastness with which he had held on to his vow impressed many celestial beings who rescued him from the crocodile infested waters, placed him on a throne and bathed him with consecrated water. After ritual anointment, they worshiped him with gold and jewels, clothed him in divine clothes and stood before front of him with folded hands and sang his praises.
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