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during the life-time of Sramaņa Bhagavan Mahavira, yielded up their pupils to Stha vira Sudharma Swami. The headship therefore fell upon him.
Sthavira Sudbarmā Swāmi was born in 607 B. C. the same year, in which Gañadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama was born. He lived 50 years as a householder, 42 years in
u Chadmastha state and 8 years as a Kérali and reached Aty Moksha, Final Emancipation. in his 100 th year i-e 20 years after the fasto Nirvāṇa, Final Emancipation of Srama na Bhagavān Mahāvira in Vira Samvat 20. or in 507 B. C. :
No. 2. Sthavira Arya Jambu Swami. Sthavira Jambū Swāmi was appointed as the supreme head of the Church, when Sthavira Sudharmā. Swami' became à Kévali in Vira Samvat 12 or in 515 B. C.
Jambū Kumāra was the son of a very wealthy banker named **** Rishabha Datta of Rājgriha "IIRTE. His mother's name was giffof Dhāriņi,
It is said: - बाल्येऽपि केऽपि वैराग्याद् गृहीत्वा धर्ममादरात् ।
जम्बूकुमारवन्मुक्तिसातभाजो भवन्ति हि ॥ १ ॥
1. Bālyé api ke’pi vairāgyād grihitvā dharma mādarāt; Jambū kumāra vanmuktisātabhājo bhavanti hi.
1. Some persons having carefully practised VÀ Dharma, Religious rites, out of indifference to worldly objects even during their childhood, certainly become the enjoyers of the happiness of gf Mukti, Final Emancipation, like Jambu Kumāra.
1 When śramaņa Bhagavân Mahavira came to Rājagriba
Traur Nagari, god fagrarat Vidyunmāli went there for the
