There has to be a living and present Tirthankar. So the mantra of Namaskar remains incomplete, and by being incomplete, it does not give result. But that leaves the category of the Arihant vacant. So when we say 'Namo Siddhanam' we are paying obeisances to them. People refer to the twenty-four Tirthankaras as Arihant, but if you think about it, they have actually acquired the state of Siddha. So then who is in the Arihant category? Arihant means they have to be currently living. Questioner: At this moment they are in the Siddha Loka - the location of all liberated Souls.ĭadashri: Are they Siddha? Are you hundred percent sure of this?ĭadashri: Then they fall in the category of Siddha. Do you know why I say that? Are all the twenty-four Tirthankaras, Arihants or Siddhas? Is their status that of Siddha or Arihant? Right now Lord Simandhar Swami is the Arihant. This misunderstanding is precisely why there is so much confusion. Questioner: The twenty-four Tirthankaras have become Siddha!ĭadashri: Then should you not question why they call the one who is Siddha, an Arihant? They belong to the second level i.e Siddhanam. Are you calling a Siddha an Arihant? Whom do you call an Arihant? But really the twenty-four Tirthakars are all now called Siddha because they have already achieved liberation. Then if you ask them who is the Arihant, they will say that the twenty-four Tirthankaras are the Arihants. People say, "These are our twenty-four Tirthankaras" and then they recite, "Namo Arihantanam, Namo Siddhanam…", and if we ask them, 'are these two the same?' They say yes. Only a Tirthankar who is currently living can be called an Arihant. Questioner: Does the title of Arihant apply to the twenty-four Tirthankaras?ĭadashri: No. They have a body (Dehdhari) and a name (Namdhari). Questioner: Does the Arihant possess a physical body?ĭadashri: Yes, He possesses a physical body, without which He cannot be called an Arihant. Let us get more information about Arihant Bhagwan, through the following conversation with Param Pujya Dadashri. So if one says with this understanding that wherever the Arihant is present in the entire universe, I bow to Him with reverence, then it will yield wonderful results. If one is an Arihant, only then it will give us the result. He is the Arihant today, so pay obeisances to Him. Arihant is Simandhar Swami, if there are nineteen other Tirthankars, the current Tirthankar is called Arihant.Arihant! They themselves conquered six enemies, show us the way to victory and bless us. The best benefactor is called Arihant.Only the arihant can cure the diseases of this world. Otherwise all your effort will be in vain. If you recognize a real arihant as arihant, it will be to your great advantage.The Arihant remains Arihant only and gives ego-less speech accepted by all (Deshna).There is no comparison, so do not compare Him to anyone! No one can be placed on the same level as a tirthankara! That is how great the manifest form of a tirthankara Lord is! What a body! What speech! What a manifest form! Everything about such a living being is absolutely unique and exquisite. The highest quality of atoms are present only in the body of a tirthankara. The state of the arihant is a very elevated state indeed.The other man will be released after two days but essentially can he not be regarded as a free man? Such are their levels. The first man has been released since his term has been completed. For example, if two men are sentenced for sixty years in prison - one is sentenced on the 1st of January, and the other on the 3rd of January. The level of His knowledge is the same as that of the siddha, but there is some bondage left for Him. Arihant lord is the state before moksha. Only those who are currently present and living can be called 'Arihants'.The one who has conquered all the inner enemies of anger, pride, deceit, greed, attachment and abhorrence is called an Arihant, from the moment of total destruction of the inner enemies, to the state called keval gnan, until final liberation.The One who is not a Siddha and the One who possesses a body along with absolute knowledge is called Arihant. The title of Arihant is given to the One who exists in a living form.
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