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Kalpa Sūtra जिण-संकासाणं सव्वक्खर-सण्णिवाईणं जिणोविव अवितहं वागरमाणाणं उक्कोसिया चोद्दस पूब्बीणं संपया होथ्था ।
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Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra had an excellent community of 300 caturdasa-purvis who were masters of the 14 Purvas, and though not Jinas themselves, they came very near to their standard, knew all the combinations of letters and correctly interpreted the truth like a Jina.
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समणस्स णं भगवो महावीरस्स तेरस सया प्रोहि-णाणीणं अइ-सेस-पत्ताणं उक्कोसिया प्रोहि-णाणीणं संपया होथ्था ।
Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra had an excellent community of 1300 avadhi-jñānins who were masters of avadhi knowledge and had attained the highest limit of it (i.e., only slightly less than omniscience).
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समणस्स णं भगवो महावीरस्स सत्त सया केवल-णाणीणं संभिण्ण-वर-णाणदसण-धराणं उक्कोसिया केवल-णाणि-संपया होथ्था ।
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Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira had an excellent community of 700 omniscients (kevala-jñānis) who were masters of supreme and absolute knowledge and faith.
140 समणस्स णं भगवरो महावीरस्स सत्त सया वेउव्वीणं अदेवाणं देवड्ढी-पत्ताणं उक्कोसिया वेउन्वि-संपया होथ्था ।
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Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira had an excellent community of 700 veyuviyas who were great masters in the art to transform themselves, and even though not gods themselves, they were possessed of the fortune (power) of gods.
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समणस्स णं भगवो महावीरस्स पंच सया विउल-मईणं अड्ढाइज्जेसु दीवेसु38 दोसु य समुद्देसु सण्णीणं पंचिदियाणं पज्जत्तगाणं मणोगए भावे जाणताणं उक्कोसिया विउल-मईणं संपया होथ्था।
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Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra had an excellent community of 500 vipula-matis who were endowed with the mightiest of
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