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Arihant (Jain Prakrit: अरिहन्त, Sanskrit: अर्हत् arhat, lit. 'conqueror') is a jiva ( soul ) who has conquered inner passions such as attachment, anger, pride and greed.
Below is the meaning of the Namokar Mantra line by line, wherein the devotee first bows to the five supreme souls or Pañca-Parameṣṭhi: Arihant — Those who have destroyed the four inimical karmas; Siddha — The persons who have achieved "Siddhi" Acharyas — The teachers who teach how to behave / live one's life
The term arhat is often rendered in English as arahat. The term arhat was transliterated into some East Asian languages phonetically, for example, the Chinese āluóhàn (Ch. 阿羅漢), often shortened to simply luóhàn (Ch. 羅漢). This may appear in English as luohan or lohan. In Japanese the pronunciation of the same Chinese characters is ...
Arihant, Arihanta, Arahant or Arhat may refer to: Arihant (Jainism) , in Jainism, a siddha who has not yet died Arhat , in Buddhism, a person who has attained nirvana, the perfected one
The Dravyasaṃgraha, a Digambara text, succinctly characterizes the five Supreme Beings (Pañca-Parameṣṭhi). [5] Definition of the World Teacher (Arhat) - verse 50. [6] Definition of the liberated souls (Siddha) - verses 51. [7] Definition of the Chief Preceptor (Acarya) - verse 52. Definition of the Preceptor (Upadhyaya) - verse 53.
In Jainism, Jinvani means the message or the teachings of the Jina (arihant). [1] [2] [3] It is made up of two words Jina and Vani (voice).Often the words are spelled out separately or put together as "Jinavani" in publications. [4]
The meaning of the mantra at the bottom, Parasparopagraho Jivanam, is "All life is bound together by mutual support and interdependence." In short, the Jain emblem represents many important concepts to show the path to enlightenment by following the basic principles of ahimsa, the Ratnatraya and Parasparopagraho Jivanam .
Simandhar is a living Tirthankara, an Arihant, who is said to be currently present on another world in the Jain cosmological universe. [11] [12] The Arihant Simandhar is believed to be currently 150,000 earth years old (equivalent to 49 years at Mahavideh Kshetra), and has a remaining lifespan of 125,000 earth years.