Tulsi Prajna 1993 02

SR No.: 524574
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parmeshwar Solanki
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 166
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 7 MB

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Mahāvira Era
एवं च महावीरमुत्तिसमयाओ पंचावणवरिससमे पच्छण्णे नंदवंसे चन्द्रगुत्तो राया Grant fai
HEMACHANDRA (1088-1170 A.D.) in his PARISISTAPARVAN opines similarly, NANDA became a king 60 A M.
अनन्तरं वर्द्धमानस्वामि निर्वाणवत्सरात् ।
Tarai afocacheTHE FET 549779: 11 VI/243, And CHANDRAGUPTA became a king 155 A.M.
एवं च महावीरमुक्ते वर्षशते गते ।।
4579591&fa rica)5979779:11 VIII/389. (iii) The TILOYAPAŅŅATTI contains another tradition that says the three KEVALINS called GAUTAM, SUDHARMA and JAMBOSVAMI followed MAHAVIRA during a period of 62 years and thereafter the combined period of five great men is 100 years. The five great men referred to were NANDI, NANDIMITRA, APARĀJITA, GOVARDHANA and BHADRABAHU. BHADRABAHU was the guru of CHANDRAGUPTA. So both of them were living 162 A.M. (Vide, verses 66-68 and 71-78 of the old edition).
(iv) According to the SVETĀMBARA tradition quoted in THE HEART OF JAINISM the names and duration of the ACHARYA after MAHAVIRA are-INDRABHUTI 12 years, SUDHARMA 12 years, JAMBU SVĀMI 100 years. PARABHAVA 9 years, SVAYAMBHAVA and YASOBHADRA 74 years SABHUTAVIJAYA 2 years and then came BHADRABAHU. So BHADRABĀKU became ACHARYA 209 A.M. (v) MERUTUNGA in his VICHĀRAŚREŅI of V.S. 1363 says :
जं रयणि कालगओ अरिहोतीर्थंकरो महावीर । तं रयणि अवन्तिवै अहिसित्तो पालुगो रागा ॥ सट्ठि पालगरण्णो पण्णवण्णासयं तु होइ नन्दाण ।
अट्ठसयं मुरियाणं तीसं पुस्समित्तस्स । King PĀLAKA was coronated at AVANTI the very night MAHAVIRA died. PĀLAKA ruled for 60 years, the Nandas 155 years, the Mauryes 108 years and Puśyamitra 30 years.
The first thing remarkable about the tradition is that it does not indicate the dates of birth, coronation and death of Chandragupta in absolute terms. That is true about the dates of birth and death of Bhadrabahu too. The indication is relative. If we can ascertain the date of Mahāvīra's death, the dates of Bhadrabāhu and Chandragupta will be so many years after that, If we can ascertain the dates of Bhadrabāhu and Chandragupta. We shall have to place Mahāvīra's