| Q.1 |
What is the first pada of the Navkar Mantra? |
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Namo Arihantanam - Vandan to the Arihants. |
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| Q.2 |
Who can be called an Arihant? |
| A.2 |
Arihant. One who has destroyed his enemies like anger and hatred and he who has overcome the four worst Karmas can be called an Arihant. |
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| Q.3 |
What is the meaning of Ghati Karma? |
| A.3 |
The Karmas that kill one's inner qualities are stated as Ghati Karma. |
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| Q.4 |
How many karmas have the Arihants completed? |
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Gyanavarniya, Darshanavarniya, Mohniya and Antaray. |
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| Q.5 |
How many Karmas of Arihants are left? |
| A.5 |
Four- Vedniya, Aayu, Naam and Gotra. |
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| Q.6 |
What are these karmas called and why? |
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They are know as Aghati Karma because they do not destroy ones inner qualities. |
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| Q.7 |
How have the above four Karmas affected to the Arihant's soul and why? |
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Like a baked seed cannot be reaped as it looses its quality of reproducing, in the same way these Karmas do not creat any new responsibilities to carry on. |
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