Jain dharm ke anusar chaar gati hoti hain:

• Dev (devalok)
• Manushya (manav)
• Tiryanch (pashu-pakshi-vanaspati)
• Narak (naraki)

“Sabse badi” ko do tarah se samjha jaata hai:

• Sukh aur aishvarya ke drishtikon se: Dev gati sabse upari mani jaati hai.
• Moksha-sadhyata (uttam gati) ke drishtikon se: Manushya gati shreshth hai, kyunki keval manav janm se hi samyagdarshan, tapa–sadhana aur antataḥ moksha sambhav hai. Dev, Tiryanch ya Narak gati se siddhatva prapt nahin hota; wahan se bhi ant me manushya janm paakar hi moksha milta hai.

Is vishay par Digambar aur Shwetambar dono paramparaon ka siddhant ek hi hai: moksha keval manushya gati se hi hota hai.

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