Akram Youth Essence Of Devotion | April 2015 | Akram Youth | Page 13

Jina - One who conquers his inner enemies like anger, greed,
passion, ego, etc. The followers of Jina are known as Jains.
When a Tirthankara’s soul is conceived, his mother sees fourteen
dreams. A Tirthankara’s soul, even while in mother’s womb, has three
types of knowledge namely Matignan, Shrutgnan, and Avadhignan.
One year before the time of renunciation, a group of celestial angels
come to pay homage to the future Tirthankara. They remind him that
the time to renounce the world is arriving. When a Tirthankara
renounces the worldly life, he attains Manahparyavgnan, the fourth
type of the knowledge, which enables him to read people’s thoughts.

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