Agam 31 Chulika 01 Nandi Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 007652
Original Sutra Author: Devvachak
Author: Amarmuni, Tarunmuni, Shreechand Surana, Trilok Sharma
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 1998
Total Pages: 542
Language: English, Hindi
Classification: Book_English, Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, Ethics, Conduct, & agam_nandisutra
File Size: 19 MB

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initiated at the age of 12 years and a 40 year long period of ascetic 55 practices he became Yuga-pradhanacharya in the year 450 A.N.M. (19 B.V., 76 B.C.). He died in the year 494 A.N.M. (25 V., 32 B.C.). (V. year of the Vikram calendar)
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Arya Bhadragupt-Arya Dharma was succeeded by Arya Bhadragupta as Yuga-pradhanacharya. He was born in the year A.N.M. (47 B.V., 104 B.C.) and was initiated in the year 449 A.N.M. (17 B.V., 74 B.C.). At the age of 45 years he became Yugapradhanacharya in the year 494 A.N.M. and he died in the year 533 A.N.M. (64 V., 7 A.D.). He was a great scholar of astrology and the teacher of the renowned Acharya Vajra Swami.
Arya Vajra Swami-It is believed that the extremely intelligent last Dashapurvadhar, Arya Vajra Swami had acquired Jatı-smaran Jnana (the knowledge about earlier births). This unique person is probably the only example in Jain history who was given as alms at the age of 6 months to his own father who was an ascetic. He was brought up in the midst of Shramanis (female ascetics), as a result of which he had acquired the voluminous knowledge of scriptures at an early age. The grand-son of merchant Dhan of Avanti and the son of Dhanagiri, Arya Vajra had started giving scriptural discourses to his colleague shramans (Jain ascetics) when he was still a minor. For acquiring the knowledge of Purvas his guru Arya Simhagiri sent him to Arya Bhadragupta. After absorbing the knowledge of ten Purvas he returned to Arya Simhagiri. He was awarded the status of Acharya in the year 548 A.N.M. (79 V., 22 A.D.). For the spread of religion Acharya Vajra toured extensively and inspired the masses with his profound knowledge and strict austerities. Acharya Vajra Swami died somewhere in southern India in the year 584 A.N.M. (115 V., 58 A.D.). The famous Chinese traveller Huentsang had met him during his travels to India and was highly impressed with his knowledge of astrology. He has mentioned this in his travelogue.
३२ : वंदामि अज्जरक्खिय-खवणे, रक्खिय-चारित्तसव्वस्से । रयण-करंडगभूओ-अणुओगो
रक्खओ जेहिं ॥
अर्थ- जिन्होंने स्वयं के तथा अन्य सभी संयमियों के चारित्ररूपी सर्वस्व की रक्षा की
और साथ ही रत्नों की पेटी के समान अनुयोग ( श्रुतज्ञान सम्पदा का विषयानुसार विशिष्ट विभाजन) की रक्षा की, ऐसे विराट् तपस्वी क्षपण आर्य रक्षित को बन्दना करता हूँ।
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