Editing Siddha (section)

==Jainism==
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[[File:Siddha idol.jpg|upright|thumb|Although the ''siddhas'' (the liberated beings) are formless and without a body, this is how the Jain temples often depict them.]]
In Jainism, the term ''siddha'' is used to refer the liberated souls who have destroyed all [[Karma in Jainism|karmas]] and have obtained [[Moksha (Jainism)|moksha]].They are free from the transmigratory cycle of birth and death (''[[Saṃsāra (Jainism)|saṃsāra]]'') and are above ''[[Arihant (Jainism)|Arihantas]]'' (omniscient beings). Siddhas do not have a body; they are soul in its purest form. They reside in the ''Siddhashila'', which is situated at the top of the Universe.{{sfnp|Buhler|2013}} They are formless and have no passions and therefore are free from all temptations. They do not have any karmas and they do not collect any new karmas.

The [[Śvetāmbara]] [[Ācārāṅga Sūtra]] 1.197 describes ''siddhas'' in this way:
{{quote|The liberated soul is not long nor small nor round nor triangular nor quadrangular nor circular; it is not black nor blue nor red nor green nor white; neither of good nor bad smell; not bitter nor pungent nor astringent nor sweet; neither rough nor soft; neither heavy nor light; neither cold nor hot; neither harsh nor smooth; it is without body, without resurrection, without contact (of matter), it is not feminine nor masculine nor neuter. The siddha perceives and knows all, yet is beyond comparison. Its essence is without form; there is no condition of the unconditioned. It is not sound, not colour, not smell, not taste, not touch or anything of that kind. Thus I say.<ref>Jacobi (1884) Retrieved on : 25 May 2007</ref>}}

According to Jains, siddhas have ''eight'' specific characteristics or [[Guṇa (Jainism)|qualities]]. The ancient [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Jain Classic 'Choodamani Nigandu' describes the eight characteristics in a poem, which is given below.{{sfnp|Srichandran|1981|p=18}}

{{blockquote|<poem>கடையிலா ஞானத்தோடு காட்சி வீரியமே இன்ப
மிடையுறு நாமமின்மை விதித்த கோத்திரங்களின்மை
அடைவிலா ஆயுஇன்மை அந்தராயங்கள் இன்மை
உடையவன் யாவன் மற்று இவ்வுலகினுக்கு இறைவனாமே</poem>

The soul that has infinite knowledge (Ananta jnāna, கடையிலா ஞானம்), infinite vision or wisdom (Ananta darshana, கடையிலா காட்சி), infinite power (Ananta labdhi, கடையிலா வீரியம்), infinite bliss (Ananta sukha, கடையிலா இன்பம்), without name (Akshaya sthiti, நாமமின்மை), without association to any caste (Being vitāraga, கோத்திரமின்மை), infinite life span (Being arupa, ஆயுள் இன்மை) and without any change (Aguruladhutaa, அழியா இயல்பு) is God.}}

The following table summarizes the eight supreme qualities of a liberated soul.{{sfnp|Devanandī|2014|p=5}}

{| class="wikitable"
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! Quality !! Meaning !! Manifestation
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| Kśāyika samyaktva || infinite faith or belief in the tattvas or essential principles of reality  || manifested on the destruction of the faith-deluding (darśana mohanīya) karma
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| Kevala Jnāna || infinite knowledge  || on the destruction of the knowledge-obscuring (''jnānāvarnīya'') karma.
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| ''Kevaladarśana'' || infinite perception || on the destruction of the perception-obscuring (''darśanāvarnīya'') karma
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| ''Anantavīrya'' || infinite power || on the destruction of the obstructive (''antarāya'') karma
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| ''Sūksmatva'' || fineness  || manifested on the destruction of the life- determining (''āyuh'') karma
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| ''Avagāhan'' || inter-penetrability || manifested on the destruction of the name-determining (''nāma'') karma
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| ''Agurulaghutva'' || literally, neither heavy nor light || manifested on the destruction of the status-determining (gotra) karma
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| ''Avyābādha'' || undisturbed, infinite bliss || manifested on the destruction of the feeling-producing (vedanīya) karma
|}

Because of the quality of ''Sūksmatva'', the liberated soul is beyond sense-perception and its knowledge of the substances is direct, without the use of the senses and the mind. The quality of ''avagāhan'' means that the liberated soul does not hinder the existence of other such souls in the same space.

A soul after attaining siddhahood goes to the top of the [[Jain cosmology#Three lokas|loka (as per Jain cosmology)]] and stays there till infinity. Siddhas are formless and dwell in ''Siddhashila'' with the above-mentioned eight qualities.