Agam 31 Chulika 01 Nandi Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Devvachak, Amarmuni, Tarunmuni, Shreechand Surana, Trilok Sharma
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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$ family of famous historical figure Shaktar, the prime minister of
Magadh state, were his followers. He died in the year 156 A.N.M. 4 15 (313 B.V., 370 B.C.) Hi Acharya Bhadrabahu—The second disciple of Acharya - 5 Yashobhadra was Acharya Bhadrabahu. He was born in a Brahman
family of Prachin gotra in Pratishthanpur (Paithan) in the year 94 5
A.N.M. (375 B.V., 432 B.C.). Following his family tradition he studied 5 4 numerous subjects but due to his profound liking for the tenets of i Vitaraga (the Detached or the Tirthankar) he became an ascetic
disciple of Acharya Yashobhadra in the year 139 A.N.M. He studied under his guru for seventeen long years to acquire all scriptural knowledge.
After the death of Arya Sambhoot Vijaya in the year 156 A.N.M. Acharya Bhadrabahu became the Head of the Order. Although there
is no concrete evidence, many scholars and historians of international i 4 fame opine that emperor Chandragupta Maurya was a disciple of 5 41 Acharya Bhadrabahu. When we consider the periods of these two
individuals it is evident that it must be some other Acharya of the 5 same name.
During Bhadrabahu's time there was a devastating twelve-yeardrought. Collecting alms became difficult for shramans whose only
means of living was alms. The ascetic order disintegrated and strayed 15 15 towards the sea shore. The system of studying and memorizing the 41 scriptures was disrupted. This long period of hardships caused the 4 Si diffusion of scriptural knowledge. When the conditions improved the 5
ascetic order assembled at Patliputra and made the Herculean effort e of compiling all that remained in the memory of the then extant 4 ascetics. The twelfth Anga titled Drishtivad could not be compiled. 4
Besides Bhadrabahu there was no ascetic scholar left, who had 4 si complete knowledge of the canons. Bhadrabahu was spending his 41
time in seclusion in Nepal, busy with his higher spiritual practices.
On the request of the Sangh he agreed to impart all his knowledge to If some able students. The Sangh selected five hundred brilliant un 41 ascetics for this task and sent them to Nepal. Only Sthulibhadra 4
could complete this tough course, all the others returned much earlier. Even Sthulibhadra could not reach the prescribed level of discipline and as such he could absorb only ten (two chapters less) of -
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