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## The Eighth Dasha
The seventh Dasha describes the twelve images of the monk. After completing the images, the Muni must search for a suitable place to reside during the rainy season. Having found a suitable place, they must spend the entire rainy season there. This Dasha will discuss this, hence it is named 'Paryushana Kalpa'. As it becomes a fixed place of residence for four months, the name 'Paryushana' (paritaḥ-samasatyena uṣaṇā-vāsaḥ) is also meaningful.
When the Chaturmas-nivas begins at a place, after one month and twenty nights, a 'Samvatsari Parva' arrives. In that Samvatsari Parva, eight days are considered as 'Paryushana'. According to the current practice, during those days, the holy life stories of Shri Shraman Bhagwan Mahavir Swami or other Tirthankaras are studied. This Dasha describes the birth and other auspicious events of Shri Shraman Bhagwan Mahavir Swami, mentioning the Nakshatras in which they occurred. Here, only the information about the Nakshatra in which each auspicious event occurred is given. Its detailed description should be known from other scriptures. Listeners and readers should definitely learn from the auspicious events of Shri Bhagwan.
Now, the Sutrakar states the initial Sutra of this Dasha:
"Teṇam kāleṇam teṇam samaeṇam samaṇe bhagavam mahāvīre pañca hatthuttara hotyā, tam jahā-hatthuttarahiṁ cue caittā gabbhaṁ vakkate." ||1||
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