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Head of the church after the svarga-gamana of his Guru-He was the Guru of the highly virtuous last Śruta Kévalin--Sruta Kévalin Srimān Sthulabhadraji, He was very coolheaded, calmminded, and highly religious. Even cruel persons, on coming into his presence, became docile by his tranquil face feeding them with the nectar of universal calmness. śruta Kévalin Ācārya Sambhūti Sūri led an exceldent ascetic life for forty eight years. He had forty disciples. Out of these, the undermentioned twelve were highly respected şthaviras ( ācāryas ) viz 1. Nandanan-bhadra (again) 2 Upananda (saa) 3. Tisabhadra (alans) 4. Yaşobhadra (UTIVE) 5 Gani-bhadra (foto) 6. Pūrņa-bhadra ( quras ) 7. 8. Sthūla-bhadra ( Fung ) 9. Rijumati ( #gafa ) 10 Jambū się 11. Dīrgha ( alas ) 12 Pāndu-bhadra (qišu).
Sruta Kévalln Ārya Śrīmān Sambhūti Sūri was the renowned Head of the Sangha (Congregation) for eight years. He went to Svarga rauf during the Mahāvīra Samvat 156. (B.C.). 371 ). Śruta Kévalın Arya Śrīmãn Bhadra-bāhu Swāmi succee. ded him as the next Head of the Sangha,
ŚRUTA KÉYLIN ARYA SRIMAN
BHADRA-BAHU SWAMI
Life as a house-holder 45 years; Cāritra paryāya ( ascetic life ) 31 years ( 17 years as a Muni and 14 years as an Śruta Kévalin ) Total life-limit-76 years; Svarga-gamana Mahāvīra Samvat 170, Gotra-Prācīna gotra.
Śruta Kévalin śrīmān Bhadra-bāhu Swami was a Brāhmana living at Pratisthāna-pura (miodern Pethaņa) in Deccan (Southern India ). Being very intelligent and extremely fond of, acquirting knowledge, he perseveringly studied, vyākarana (grammar), nyāya ( logic ), tarka ( philosophy), dharma-Šāstra (religion), jyotisa ( astronomy ) etc. He soon acquired the rank of a very learned man. His fame spread in different directions. His knowledge of astronomy was extra-ordinary,
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