Jainism ke anusar, Arihant ve atma hote hain jo samyak darshan, samyak gyan, aur samyak charitra prapt kar chuke hote hain aur jinhe charitra mohaniya aur gyanavarniya karmon ka kshay ho chuka hota hai. Arihant apne andar se chhah prakaar ke ghatiya karmon ka kshay (khatm) kar lete hain—yeh hai: gyanavarniya, darshanavarniya, vedniya, mohaniya, aur antaraya karm.

Arihant do prakaar ke hote hain:

1. Tirthankar Arihant – Jo Tirtha (dharma sangh) ki sthaapna karte hain aur bahut bade shikshak hote hain.
2. Samanya Kevalin (Kevalgyani) – Jo keval gyan prapt kar lete hain, parantu tirthankar nahi hote.

Arihant jeevit avastha mein hote hain. Jab unka sharir chhoot jaata hai, tab ve Siddh ban jaate hain, arthaat moksha prapt kar lete hain.

Arihant ki aradhana Jain dharm mein atyant mahatvapurn hai.