APPENDIX 13

The Physical Power of a Tirthankar: A Mythical Compilation

A Tirthankar is the exposition of all dormant powers in a being. He is infinitely powerful. In the mythological literature of Jains, this power has been calculated as follows-

• A bull is as powerful as 12 warriors.
• A horse is as powerful as 10 bulls.
• A bufallow is as powerful as 12 horses.
• An elephant is as powerful as 15 bufallows.
• A lion is as powerful as 500 elephants.
• An octoped is as powerful as 2000 lions.
• A Baldev is as powerful as 1 million octopeds.
• A Vasudev is as powerful as 2 Baldevs.
• A Chakravarti is as powerful as 2 Vasudevs.
• A king of serpent gods is as powerful as 100000 Chakravartis.
• An Indra is as powerful as 10 million kings of serpent gods.
• The power of innumerable Indras is significant as compared to that of the small finger of a Tirthankar.