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The parents of the girls were informed about the intention of Jambu to get initiated. They all thought as Jambu's mother did. At an auspicious time Jambu was married to eight girls. As dowry he got nine hundred and ninety million gold coins. The house of the merchant was filled with this dowry.
During that time a fierce brigand named Prabhav roaned in the hills near Rajagriha. He had 500 bandits in his group. Prabhav had two special skills-(1) Avasvapini, through which he could people to sleep, and (2) Talodghatini, through which he could open any lock. Equipped with these two skills he successfully raided citizens of Rajagriha and was never caught.
When Prabhav came to know that Jambu had got nine hundred and ninety million gold coins in dowry, his greed took over him. With his 500 companions he came to merchant Rishabhdatta's house. He used both his skills and his band collected all the wealth in bundles without any interference.
Suddenly a miraculous thing happened. The 500 bandits were immobilized, they found that their feet were stuck to the ground they were standing on. Worried by this, Prabhav looked around. He saw a dimly lighted room and heard weak sound of conversation. He stealthily approached the room and put his ears to the gate.
It was the first night of marriage. The newly wedded wives of Jambu were trying to push him towards mundane life with numerous arguments and examples. And Jambu was also refuting with counter examples and establishing the importance of discipline.
When Prabhav carefully listened to this conversation he started despising the life he led. His mind was filled with feelings of detachment. His 500 companions also underwent the same change.
Next morning 528 individuals got initiated as ascetics by Sudharma Swami and commenced their disciplined ascetic life with austerities to gain purity of soul. Jambu was the leader of the group-Prabhav, his 500 bandits, his parents, the eight wives and their parents.
Jambu Swami got initiated at the age of 16 years. He remained a normal ascetic devoting all his time to studies, meditation, austerities and discipline. He acquired omniscience at the age of 36, lived as an omniscient for 44 years and got liberated at the age of 80 years.
He was the last omniscient of the current regressive cycle of time.
After his liberation ten things became extinct—(1) Kewal-jnana, (2) Manahparyavjnana. (3) Paramavadhi-jnana. (4) Pulak Labdhi, (5) Aharak Sharir. (6) Kshayik Samyaktva, (7) Jinakalp, (8) Parihar Vishuddha Charitra, (9) Sukshma Samparaya Charitra, and (10) Yathakhyar Charitra.
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