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RYA MAH GIRI AND RYA SUHAST
After Sth labhadra, the seventh successor and eighth c rya of Lord Mah v ra, crya Mah giri became the ninth pontiff and rya Suhast became the tenth pontiff.
9th
pontiff 10th pontiff Suhast
Mah giri V.N. 145
Birth
V.N. 191
Initiation
V.N. 175
V.N. 221 (Alt. V.N. 214) V.N. 245
Became c rya
V.N. 215
Heavenly abode
V.N. 245
V.N. 291
Household life duration
30 years
Ordinary Monk tenure
40 years
30 years (Alt. 23 years) 24 years (Alt. 31 years) 46 years
Tenure as c rya
30 years
Total longevity
100 years
100 years
Gotra
El patya
Va i tha
Family life
Both rya Mah giri and Suhast , from their infancy were left under the supervisory care of Female ascetic Yak a. They were brought up and educated under her able auspices.
Initiation as rama a
rya Mah giri was initiated in 175 V.N. and rya Suhast was initiated in 221 V.N. As far as Mah giri is concerned, there is no controversy regarding his time of initiation. However as per the data given above, the initiation of Suhast took place in V.N. 221 in such a case the most important objection would be the initiation of Suhast by rya Sth labhadra himself. But rya Sth labhadra went to heaven in 215
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