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AN EPITOME OF JALVISM. 8. Akampit, belonging to Gautam gotra.
9. Achalblırâtâ, belonging to Hâritayan gotra.
10. Metarya, belonging to Kodinna gotra.
11. Prabhas, also belonging to Kodinna gotra.
Except the first and the fifth, all the nine ganadhars got moksha during the life-time of their master.
In those remote ages in India, there were small kingdoms each with its own king, who from time to time was forced to acknowledge the supremacy of another or who used to throw off the allegiance according to his own convenience or power. In Jain texts we find the names of the following contemporary kings of such kingdoms during Mahavir's time. And it is important to note that all these kings were admirers of the last Tirthankar and appreciated the reforms he introduced in the Sangha and many of them were actually his followers.
1. Srenika was king of Magadha at Rajgriha. 2. Dadhibahan was king of Anga at
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