Ahimsa and Jainism

Author(s): Vijayvallabhsuri
Publisher: Vallabhsuri Smarak Nidhi

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Alabhikax one in Pranitabhumit one in Sravasti and one in the town of Pavaş which was his last rainy season. The Kalpasutra mentions the places where he spent 42 rainy seasons since he renounced the life of a house holder. At Pava in King Hastipala's office of the writers Mahavira died, went off, quitted the world cutting asunder the ties of brith, decay, and death.
Mahavira in his lifetime had an excellent community of 14,000 recluses with Indrabhuti at their head, 36,000 female recluses with Candana at their head, many lay disciples with Sankhasataka at their head, and innumerable female disciples with Sulasa and Revati at their head. Among the immediate followers of Mahavira eleven became distinguished as ganadharas (apostles having large followers ) guiding and instructing nine separate groups of Jain recluses placed under them. x Alabbika, same as Alavi, identified with Nawal in
Unao Dist. U. P. Pranitabhumi-a place in Vajrabhumi, a division of
Radha. Í Sravasti - Sahet Mahet on the south bank of the
river Rapti. & Pava-a halting station on the high road from
Vaisali to Kusinara (Kasia village in the Gorakhpur Dist.) and Kapilavasto (ancient Lumbini garden, the traditional scene of Sakyamuni's birth. Vide Law, “Historical Geography of Ancient India.", Ppx 89–90 au regards its loonbiod.).