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A being can be both a Tirthankara and a Chakravarti at the same time, and the first Narayana Triprishtha being was the last Tirthankara Mahavira. Thus, the number of Shalaka Purushas is 58. Similarly, apply the numbers 56 and 60. 220. Question: For how long was there a break in the Dharma during the time of which Tirthankaras? Answer: There was a break in Jain Dharma during the time of 7 Tirthankaras, from Punyadansa to Shantinatha. For 1/4 Paly between Badal and Sheetan, 1/2 Paly between Sheetanath and Shreyansanath, 3/4 Paly between Shreyansanath and Vasupujya, 1 Paly between Vasupujya and Vimalanath, 3/4 Paly between Vimalanath and Anantanath, 1/2 Paly between Anantanath and Dharmanath, and 1/4 Paly between Dharmanath and Shantinath. That is, there was a complete absence of followers of Jain Dharma for 4 Paly in the fourth Kalpa. 221. Question: What is the Tirthakala of a Tirthankara? Answer: The Tirthakala of a Tirthankara is from the divine sound of the previous Tirthankara to the first divine sound of the next Tirthankara. (123)