Siddhashila

Siddhashila

Siddhashila is an area in Jain cosmology which is where Jains believe people who have become Arihants, or people with infinite knowledge, go after they die and attain moksha or nirvana. Such people are called siddhas after they die, hence the origin of the term.


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