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________________ the second successor of Lord Mah v ra. Jamb Sw m attained omniscience after he became a c rya. Doing good to all the people with his infinite knowledge, infinite vision and virtuous conduct, he remained as the second successor of Lord Mah v ra for 44 years as c rya. At the end, appointing rya Prabhava as his successor, at the age of 80 in V.N. 64 (463 BC) Jamb Sw m attained liberation / salvation. Extinction of 10 terms After the nirva of Jamb Sw m, the following terms were lost in Bharata region. Knowledge of reading Mental modes (manah paryavaj na) Clairvoyance of superior type (param vadhi j na) Pul kalabdhi Commonkcation body( h raka ar ra) Ladder of spiritual purification emanating from destruction of karmas (K apaka re i) Ladder of spiritual purification emanating from subsidence of karmas (Upa ama re i) Monk living like the Jina (Jinakalpa) Three types of Caritra, i.e. purity of non injury (Parih ravisuddha), subtle passion (S k masampar ya) and perfect (Yath khy t c ritra) Omniscience (Kevalaj na) Liberation (Muktigamana) 9. 10. All these ten distinct spiritual powers have become extinct after the nirv a of Jamb Sw m. Both the vet mbara and Digambara sects consider that Jamb Sw m was the last omniscient. Thus Keval era ended in V.N. 64 with the nirv a of Jamb Sw m. Kings and their dynasties during the era of omniscient Lords On the basis of the historical events that occurred sequentially, it is clear that in ancient times, the relation between the rulers and the ruled was mostly very pleasant and deep. Like the ruled, even the rulers also 101
SR No.007595
Book TitleJain Legend Vol 2
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorHastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
PublisherHastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
Publication Year2011
Total Pages342
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size2 MB
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