Tirthankar Mahavir

SR No.: 020834
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust
Publication Year: 2003
Total Pages: 235
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 57 MB

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Long Austerities of Tirthankara Mahavíra
Time and Four-monthstay with ordinal No.
Type of Austerity
Place of
Austerity Kshatriyakunda
Place of Breaking the fast
Kollaga
two-day-long-fast
At the time of renunciation
Four-month-stay-1
fifteen-day-long-fast
Moraka Asthika
Kollaga
After four-month-stay
fifteen-day-long-fast
Uttara Vacala
Kanakakhala Hermitage
Four-month-stay-2
one-month-long-fast-1 one-month-long-fast-2 one-month-long-fast-3 one-month-long-fast-4
Nalanda Nalanda Nalanda Nalanda
Nalanda Nalanda Nalanda Kollage
After four-month-stay
Two-day-long-fast
Brahmana
Four-month-stay-3
2 one-month-long-fast 2 one-month-long-fast
Champa Champa
Outside Champa town Outside Champa town
Four-month-stay-4
Four-month-long-fast
Prushtha Champa
Outside Champa town
Four-month-stay-5
Bhadrika
Outside Champa town
Four-month-stay-6
Bhadrika
Outside Champa town
Four-month-stay-7
Alambhika
Outside Champa town
Four-month-stay-8
Rajagruha
Outside Champa town
with various selfimposed restrictions (abhigraha)
Four-month-stay-9
four-month-long-fast
Vajrabhumi
Outside Champa town
Four-month-stay-10
with diverse austenities
Shravasti
Outside Champa town
After-four-month-stay
Bhadra, Mahabhadra and Sarvatobhadra Pratima (two-day. long, four-day-long and ten-day-long fasts)
After four-month-stay
six-month-long fast (due to Sangama god)
Pedhala
Four-month-stay-11
four-month-long-fast
Vaishali
Vaishali
After-four-month-stay
five-month-twenty-five-day-long-fast
(due to self-imposed restriction)
Kaushambi
Kaushambi
Four-month-long-fast
Four-month-stay-12 Four-month-stay-42
Champa
Champa
two-day-long-fast
Pavapuri at the time
of his death