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Life sketches of c ryas
28th Pontiff c rya r V ra Bhadra
Birth
V.N. 959 Initiation in monkhood | V.N.986 Attain crya status
V.N. 1009 Left for heaven (Death) V.N.1064 Period of householder life | 27years
Special note: He was installed as the successor to the 27th pontiff of Lord Mah v ra's congregation, the last of knower of prior canons
c rya Devardhiga i K am - rama a. No details about his unique contributions to Jain congregation are traceable in Jain literature.
Period of ordinary monk
23 years
Period of crya status Complete monkhood Life span
55 years 78 years 105 years
29th epochal- c rya r H rila S ri
Other names
Hari Bhadra S ri- | Harigupta S ri
Birth Initiation in monkhood Ordinary monkhood Epochal c rya period Left for heavenly abode Lifespan
1st alternative V.N.943 V.N.960 V.N.960-1001
V.N.1001-1055 | V.N.1055
112 years 5months 5 days
2nd alternative V.N.953 V.N.970 V.N.970-1001 V.N.1001-1055 V.N.1055
Considering the birth, initiation and life span of earlier prior-canons knowing epochal- c ryas, the first alternative seems more tenable.
He was the contemporary of 28" pontiffc rya V ra Bhadra. After
c rya Devardhiga i K am rama a, he was the next distinguished scholar c rya with outstanding intellect of his time.
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