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Jain

Siddhi (The Liberated Soul)

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Metaphysical State | Jain

In Jain thought, siddha (liberated soul) is not a deity but the final condition of any soul that has burned away every particle of karma: infinite knowledge, infinite perception, infinite bliss, infinite energy — motionless at the apex of the universe (the loka-agra, the “top of the world”), never again subject to rebirth. There are infinitely many siddhas, including all 24 tirthankaras. They do not hear prayers, do not intervene, and have no further contact with the world below. Contemplating a siddha is itself purifying — not because the siddha is aware of you, but because the mind bent toward pure liberation is reshaping itself.

Parallels: Buddhist nirvana (the state beyond rebirth and suffering); Hindu moksha (liberation from samsara); the Platonic Form of the Good (unchanging, perfect, beyond all process) — but unlike Plato’s Form, the Jain siddha is a person, a former human being who walked the path. See also: [The 24 Tirthankaras](#the-24-tirthankaras----the-complete-lineage), Karma (Jain), [Ahimsa](#ahimsa----the-absolute-law)


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