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Indrabhuti Somil Arya once went to the Yajna festival in Pawapuri at the invitation of the king. At the same time, Bhagwan Mahavira was also present in the Mahasen Garden outside Pawapuri. Seeing the glory of Bhagwan, Indrabhuti came to Bhagwan's Samavasaran with the intention of defeating him, but he himself was defeated. After his doubts were cleared, he became a disciple of Bhagwan along with his five hundred disciples. Gautam became the first Ganadhar.
There is much written about Gautam's life in the Agamas and the Agameत्तर literature.
Indrabhumi Gautam was 50 years old at the time of his initiation. He remained in the Sadhu-paryaya for 30 years and in the Kevali-paryaya for 12 years. At the time of his Nirvana, he handed over his Gan to Sudharma and attained Nirvana at the age of 92 years, 12 years after Bhagwan's Nirvana, by observing a monthly fast in the Gunashilak Chaitya.
The scriptures describe Ganadhar Gautam as follows: He was the eldest disciple of Bhagwan. He was seven hands tall. His body was well-built and strong. He was fair like a golden line. He was a fierce ascetic, a great ascetic, a severe ascetic, a severe celibate, and possessed a vast and brilliant radiance. He was detached from his body. He was a fourteen-time Purvadhar. He was the holder of four knowledges: Mati, Shruta, Avadhi, and Manah-paryaya. He was Sarvaaksharasannipati. He sat near Bhagwan Mahavira with his head bowed lower than the Ukkud Asana. He would walk around, remaining steady in the meditation posture, influencing the soul with restraint and penance. (2) Krishna
Krishna Vasudeva. His mother's name was Devaki, and his father's name was Vasudeva. Krishna was born in the prison of his maternal uncle Kansa in Mathura.
Due to the troubles of Jarasandha, Shri Krishna left the land of Braj and went to the distant Saurashtra, where he built Dwarka. Shri Krishna was a devout devotee of Neminath. In the future, he will be the Tirthankara named Amma. In Jain literature, the life of Shri Krishna is found in detail in both Sanskrit and Prakrit languages.
After the destruction of Dwarka, Shri Krishna died at the hands of Jarakumar. Shri Krishna's life was great. (3) Konik
The son of Queen Chellana, the wife of King Shrenik, the ruler of Champanagari, the capital of Angadesh. A devout devotee of Bhagwan Mahavira.
Konik Raja is a famous king. He is described in many ways in the Jain Agamas.
There is a detailed description of Konik in Bhagavati, Aupapatik, and Niryavalika.
Due to his greed for the kingdom, he imprisoned his father Shrenik. After Shrenik's death, Konik made Champanagari his capital in Angadesh.