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The Current Living Tirthankara
Shree Simandhar Swami
Liberation Through The Worship Of The Current
Tirthankara
Questioner: Who is Simandhar Swami? Would you
please grace us by giving this understanding?
Dadashri: Simandhar Swami is a tirthankara Lord. Just
like Lord Rushabdev and Lord Mahavir who were here. Lord
Simandhar is like them. He is currently in another location called
Mahavideh Kshetra.
There are three types of tirthankaras: tirthankaras of the
past, tirthankaras of the present and tirthankaras of the future.
The Tirthankaras of the past are gone. Worship of these
tirthankaras binds merit karma. In addition to this, adherence to
the instructions of the one whose reign prevails will give rise to
worldly religion, dharma. This is beneficial in guiding people
towards moksha.
However, it is entirely a different matter when you invoke
the current living Tirthankara. The one who is currently present
has the supreme value. It is like money in the form of cash; cash
is more useful. Money that is yet to come is called future income.
And that, which is gone, is gone. So what we need is cash. That is
why I am introducing you to the One who is presently living. “This