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tering type of brahmacharya (celibacy), that is not sullied even in a dream.
5. Bala riddhi which implies the acquisition of extraordinary powers of the mind, speech, and the body, and which is of three kinds, namely,
(i) the capacity to understand the entirety of the field and scope of the Science of Life (Divine Knowledge, termed Dvādaśānga Sruta), in an antarmahurta (=a moment less than 48 minutes).
(ii) the power to recite aloud the entirety of the dvādaśānga śruta (the entirety of the teaching of the Omniscient Tirthamkara) in an antarmahurta (one moment less than forty-eight minutes), and
(ii) the power to remain unaffected by the increasing severity of the ascetical bodily practices, kaya-kalesa and the like,
6. Auṣadhi riddhi, or the power to heal, which is of different kinds, as follows:
(i) the amarsoṣadhi riddhi, that is curing by mere bodily contact or touch,
(ii) the kshveloṣadhi riddhi, where the phlegm becomes invested with the power to cure ailments, by its contact,
(iii) the jalloṣadhi riddhi, where the sweat has acquired the power to heal,
(iv) the maloṣadhi riddhi, where the exudations from the mouth, the ears, and the nose, have curative properties,
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