Jainism ke anusar, Panch Parmesthi (Arihant, Siddh, Acharya, Upadhyay, aur Sadhu) sabse ucha sthan rakhte hain. Karm (karmic particles) sansar me bandhan ka karan hai, jabki Panch Parmesthi moksh ki or le jane wale margdarshak hain. Arihant aur Siddh to ve hain jo apne sare karmon ko kshaya kar chuke hain.

Isliye, Jain darshan ke hisab se Panch Parmesthi karm se upar hain, kyunki ve karmon ke bandhan se mukt ho chuke hain ya mukti prapt karne ki disha me hain. Karm to bandhan ka karan hai, jabki Panch Parmesthi moksh ka marg dikhate hain.