Jaina Concept of Siddhas

The states of siddhas is postulated variously by different systems of thought each according to their concept of liberation, which is ultimately established by their ontological ground. Jainism stands on the dual princi- ples of the soul and the matter which are the eternal substances, cacl plural in number. Jaina school of realism which does

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सुज़ुको ओहिरा जैन सिद्ध-विचार को जीव और पुद्गल के द्वैतवादी तत्त्वचिन्तन की पृष्ठभूमि में रखती हैं। औपपातिक, प्रज्ञापना तथा उत्तराध्ययन के आधार पर वे सिद्धों का स्वरूप, ईषत्प्राग्भारा का छत्राकार स्थान और आठों कर्मों के क्षय के पश्चात् की अवस्था का वर्णन करती हैं। Ohira sets out the Jaina account of the siddhas against its dualist ontology of soul and matter. Drawing on the Aupapatika, Prajnapana and Uttaradhyayana, she describes their nature, their umbrella-shaped abode at Isatpragbhara, and the state that follows the shedding of all eight karmas.

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