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continuing improvements, and the other half is called Avasarpini, or the descending order marked with continuing deterioration. Tradition also holds that 24 Tirthankars, 12 Chakravartis (sovereign emperors), 9 Väsudevs or Näräyans, 9 Prativasudev or Prati-Näräyans (enemies of Väsudevs) and 9 Balräms are born in every Utsarpini as well as in every Avasarpini time cycle.
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Haribhadra-suri accepting monkhood under Acharya Jinbhatta
As a student, Haribhadra had studied some Jain philosophy. However, his understanding was very shallow and so he could not comprehend the meaning of what Sadhvi Mahattarä was reciting. Haribhadra was
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