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**Marīpurama**
This is a detailed collection of important facts about the 24 Tirthankaras, including:
* Their names,
* Their extraordinary qualities,
* The tree of Kevala Jnana (omniscience),
* The eight miracles,
* The number of Yakshas and Yakshis,
* The duration of their Kevala Kala (state of omniscience),
* The number of Ganadharas (disciples),
* The number of Rishis (saints),
* The number of Purvadharas (predecessors),
* The number of Shikshak (teachers),
* The number of Avadhijnani (clairvoyants),
* The number of Kevalajnani (omniscients),
* The number of Vikriya Riddhi Dharis (those with miraculous powers),
* The number of Vadis (debators),
* The number of Ayikas (female disciples),
* The names of prominent Ayikas,
* The number of Shravakas (male lay followers),
* The number of Shravikas (female lay followers),
* The date of their Nirvana (liberation),
* The Nakshatra (constellation) at the time of their Nirvana,
* The name of the place where they attained Nirvana,
* Whether they attained Nirvana alone or with other monks,
* The number of days before they practiced Yoga Nirodha (cessation of bodily functions),
* The Asana (posture) in which they attained liberation,
* The number of Anubaddha Kevalis (those who attained liberation after the Tirthankara),
* The number of disciples who attained liberation in the Anuttar Vimana (highest heaven),
* The number of Moksha Gami Munis (monks destined for liberation),
* The number of disciples who attained liberation in heaven,
* The difference in time between the Tirthankaras' liberation,
* The details of their Tirthapravartan (establishment of the path).
Similarly, it provides detailed information about the Chakravartis (universal monarchs), including:
* Their parents,
* Their city,
* The color of their body,
* The route, cities, and rivers they encountered during their Digvijaya Yatra (conquest of the world).
It also includes important facts about the lives of Narayana, the six Pratinarayana, Balabhadra, and the eleven Rudras.
Based on this information, various Puranakaras (writers of Puranas) have written numerous Puranas, both large and small.
**Mahapuraana**
This text, the Mahapuraana, is considered the crown jewel of Jain Puranas. It is also known as the "Trishattilakshana Mahapuraanasangraha" (Collection of the Great Puranas with Sixty-Three Characteristics). It contains the lives of the 24 Tirthankaras, 12 Chakravartis, 6 Narayana, 6 Pratinarayana, and Balabhadra, a total of sixty-three Shalaka Purushas (eminent personalities).
Its poetic beauty, the abundance of literary devices, its clarity, power, and sweetness, its wordplay, and its unique style are unparalleled. This work by Swami Jinsen holds a special place among the few great literary gems in the treasury of Indian literature. It is not only unique from a literary perspective but also has significant value in understanding the history of cultural rise and fall, exchange, and interaction.
**Nature of the Text**
It is a historical fact that during the time of Swami Jinsen, there was a fierce conflict between Brahmanism and Jainism in the south. While not forgetting the noble culture of Bhagavan Mahavira, Acharya Jinsen made a timely effort to Jainize the rituals of