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deluded (ignorant) soul (Jiva) is wandering transmigratorily in this universe from endless period.
Q. 123. Define true God and True Saint.
Shri Arihant (omniscient lord with supernatural corporeal body) and Shri Siddha (an omniscient with perfect & undisturbed infinite bliss and without corporeal body) are the true (Adorable) God, and the real possessonless spiritual saints (Digamber Muni) called 'Acharya' (head of the order of saints), 'Upadhyaya' (Preceptor) and 'Sadhu' (ascetic) are the true great saints.
The great saint Shri 108 Kund Kund Acharya in his 'Niyamsara' (Gatha No. 71 to 75) has described the general charatceristics of true Gods and true Saints as under :
1. Shri Arihanta Dev :--
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Worshipful Lords (Arhatas) those who are entirely free from all the four types of destructive Karmic matter (Ghati Karmas) and possess the highest attributes: omniscience, eternal bliss etc., and are crowned with the thirty four extra ordinary glories called 'Atishayas'.
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