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Tattvartha Sutra
19
Serial No.
of Saint
Name
Number of years that he was head of Jainism
From and to the
year of Lord Vira, i.e., after Mahavira's Liberation
527 B.C.
A. V. 344_361 362-381 382-420 421-434 435466
IV-5 Eleven Angins (123 years) 1. Nakşatracharya 2. Jayapalakacharya 3. Pândavacharya 4. Dhruvasenâchârya 5. Kaņsâchârya
V-4 Minor Angins (99 years) 1. Subhadrâchârya 2. Yaśobhadrâchârya 3. Bhadrabâhu II 4. Lohâchârya ..
VI_5 One Angins (118 years) 1. Ashadbali 2. Maghanandi 3. Dharasena 4. Puśpadanta 5. Bhůtabali ..
467-472 473_-490 491-513 514-565
566593 594614 615-633 634-663 664-683
After Bhûtabali, there was no one who had a perfect knowledge of even one Anga. But the Pontiff's chair was never vacant and to that came the following saints.
Name
Became Pontiff on
Remained Pontiff for
A. V. From
and to
Guptigupti Maghnandi Jina Chandra Kundakunda Umâsvami
Phaguna Sudi 14, Saka 26 Aśvina 14, 36 Phaguna , 14, 40 Pausa Badi, 8, 49 Kârtika Badi 8, 101
10 years 4 , 9 , 52 , 40 years 8 days
683-603 694–697 798708 707-758 759—799
It is known that Umâsvâmi renounced the world at the early age of 19 years. He remained an ascetic for 25 years. Then he became the head of ascı irs (Acharya). From these we get the following brief sketch of dates in his life.
Event
Year A. V.
Saka era
A. D.
57
76
Birth Renunciation Became Pont Death
714 733 758 798
135 154 179 210
101
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