What are the characteristics of the viharman tirthankaras?
In Jain tradition, Viharman Tirthankaras are the living Tirthankaras who are currently moving from place to place for the benefit of souls.
Their main characteristics are:
- They are already Tirthankaras and have attained the highest spiritual purity.
- They roam in the world for the welfare of living beings, especially to give darshan, guidance, and inspiration.
- They are not all in one place; they move through different regions according to their divine activity.
- Their presence is associated with spiritual upliftment, because hearing or seeing them can inspire right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct.
- They are believed to exist only in Bharat Kshetra and Airavat Kshetra during the current time-cycle.
- They are not ordinary wandering monks; they are exalted liberated souls who still remain in the embodied state until kevaljnan and final moksha.
In short, viharman tirthankaras are actively serving the world through their divine movement and spiritual influence.
If you want, I can also give:
- the names of the 20 Viharman Tirthankaras, or
- their special role in Jain cosmology.