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JAIN CHURCH 16. Vajra. He succeeded Sinhagiriin A.D. 21 and belonged to Gautama gotra. His parents were Dhanagiri and Sunanda who lived at Tumbaban. He was born in B.C. 31. i.e. 496 years after Mahavira and lived 8 years only as householder. He passed 44 years in Samanya vrata and remained as head of the church for 36 years up to his death at the age of 88 in 57 A.D. that is up to 584 years after Mahavir's nirvân. He was the last to know the complete ten Purvas and from him arose the Vajra Shakha of the Jain Church. He is known to have converted a large number of Buddhists to Jainism.
17. Vajra Sen. He was of Utkoshik gotra and was during his time, head of his Church up to A. D. 93. The well-known separation of the Church into Swetambaris and Digambaris took place in A. D. 82 Arya Rakshit Suri was his contemporary. He lived 9 years as householder, 86 years in Samanya vrata and 36 years as the head of the church. He died at the age of 128 in the 620th year after Mahavira's nirvan. He converted four brothers Nagendra, Chandra,
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