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salvation are eighty-four ganadhars, one million fully enlightened maharajas, one billion sadhus, one billion nuns, nine hundred billion male and female married followers. Their protecting celestial deities are Shri Chandrayan Yakshadev and Shri Panchanguli Yakshini
Devi.
The Current Living Tirthankara Shree Simandhar Swami
The Lord Simandhar and nineteen other tirthankaras at Mahavideh will attain final liberation after completing their life span of eight million four hundred thousand years, on Shravan Sudi Third. At that momentous time, the ninth tirthankara of the next cycle of twenty-four tirthankars (chovisi), Shri Pedhaada Swami would be walking on our earth and the eight tirthankara Shri Udayaswami would have just attained nirvana.
Liberation Through The Worship Of The Current
Tirthankara
Questioner: Who is Simandhar Swami? Would you please grace us by giving this understanding?
Dadashri: Simandhar Swami is a tirthankara Lord. Just like Lord Rushabdev and Lord Mahavir who were here. Lord Simandhar is like them. He is currently in another location called Mahavideh Kshetra.
There are three types of tirthankaras: tirthankaras of the past, tirthankaras of the present and tirthankaras of the future. The Tirthankaras of the past are gone. Worship of these tirthankaras binds merit karma. In addition to this, adherence to the instructions of the one whose reign prevails will give rise to worldly religion, dharma. This is beneficial in guiding people towards moksha.
However, it is entirely a different matter when you invoke the current living Tirthankara. The one who is currently present has the supreme value. It is like money in the form of cash; cash is more useful. Money that is yet to come is called future income. And that, which is gone, is gone. So what we need is cash. That is why I am introducing you to the One who is presently living. This
