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1,000,000 pūrva years.199 His complexion has been mentioned as white.200 His first ganadhara and äryä were Dinna and Sumană respectively.201 He attained mokṣa in the kayotsarga posture 202 on Samet Sikhara.203
Suvidhinatha
Suvidhinatha,204 the ninth tirthamkara, also called Puspadanta,205 was born at Kākandinagar. 206 His father Sugrīva was the king of Kākandinagar and his mother's name was Rāmā. 207 His parents gave him two names, i.e., Suvidhi and Puspadanta.208 According to the Jaina tradition, Suvidhinatha descended for incarnation from the heaven Anantadevaloka.209 He ruled for long and abdicated his throne to have recourse to a life of asceticism.210 He attained omniscience under a tree at Kākandinagar after practising penance for four months.211
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the ninth tīrthamkara
According to the Jaina tradition, his height was 100 poles and he lived for 200,000 pūrva years.212 His complexion has been mentioned as white.213 His first gaṇadhara and arya were Varāhaka and Varuņi respectively.214 He
199. OISJ, pp. 66-8.
200.
ERE, VII, p. 466.
201.
OISJ, pp. 66-8.
202.
Ibid., p. 66.
203. TSPC, II, pp. 322-3; JAA, I, p. 15.
204. OISJ, p. 68; GD, p. 190.
205. Ibid.; TSPC, II, p. 327; JPV, p. 104; GD, p. 190.
206.
TSPC, II, pp. 325-6; JAA, I, p. 15.
211.
212.
213.
214.
207. Ibid.; JPV, p. 104.
208. Ibid., p. 327.
209.
210.
OISJ, pp. 66-8.
TSPC, II, pp. 329-34.
JPV, p. 104.
OISJ, pp. 66-8.
ERE, VII, p. 466; OISJ, pp. 66-8.
OISJ, pp. 66-8.
