________________
sermon thousands accepted the path of right conduct. Establishing the four-fold creed the Lord became T rthamkara of the time.
The congregation of Lord Dharman tha included 43 ga adharas including Ari a, etc. 4500 omniscient, 4500 telepaths, 3600 clairvoyants, 900 14-p rvadh rs, 7000 vaikriyalabdhidh r s, 2800 v ds, 64000 monks, 62400 female-monks, 244000 votaries and 413000 female-votaries.
Two years less than two-and-a-half lakh years Lord Dharman tha wandered as an Omniscient uplifting lakhs of people. Sensing the time of his salvation, he observed a fast unto death for one month at Sammeta ikhara with 800 monks and on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Jye ha under constellation Pu ya, stopping all activities and destroying all karmas, attained liberation and nirva at the age of 10 lakh years.
The Bright Gems of Lord Dharman tha's Period
On hearing the greatness of Lord Dharman tha, Vasudeva Puru asimha and Baladeva Sudar ana became initiatees into the true religion. Puru asimha became Vasudeva of three regions (khaņdas) by killing Prati Vasudeva Ni umbha, and because of his major ill deeds went to the sixth hell. Grieving over his brother, Sudar ana took the vow and observing right austerities, attained liberation.
In the period of Lord Dharman tha, after his nirva there were two world-emperors (cakravart s) – the third cakravart Maghav and the fourth Sanatkum ra. A brief introduction to these two cakravart s follows.
*****
125
