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back the faces of the Brahmins by his magical prowess. When they promised to become Jain ascetics they were released and the King thenceforth never insisted on the Jain Sadhus bowing to the Brahmin householders. Both these preceptor and pupil were respectively versed in "Vidyā-Pāhuda" and "Siddha-Pāhuda"". The said Aryakhapuțācārya thus acquired great fame by protection of the ancient Jain
Tirtha at Broach known as Asvāvabodha against the Buddhists. We may mention here that Aryakhapuțācārya has been mentioned as a Vidya. siddha twice in Nisīthacūrni. Sri Kalyāņavijaya suggests that Dāhada might be Devabhūti, the last king of the Sunga dynasty who died in or about 72 B. C.
MANTRASIDDHAS According to a statement in Sūrimantrakalpa Revati (Circa 414 -450 Vira era), Rohini-really Rohaņa, a pupil of Arya Suhasti, (Circa 300 Vīra era), Nāgārjuna, (Circa 813 to 891 Vīra era) Arya khapuțācārya (Circa 484 Vira era) and Yasobhadra are the five Achāryas who are known as Mantrasiddhas obeisance to whom aids worshippers in acquisition of Mantrasiddhis. * Revati is most probably Revatimitra + who was a Yugapradhāna-leader of the age, a famous Anuyogācārya contemporary with Kālakācārya (who deposed Gardabhilla), and flourished circa 414-450 Vīra era. No details of his life are known.
ARYA ROHANA "Rohiņi" as such we are unable to identify. It is probably a corruption of 'Rohana' by some scribe owing to the name of Vidyādevī Rohiņi being well-known and as it follows 'Revati' which was possibly misapprehended as the name of a female.
This must be so because Achāryaship is not conferred on a female ascetic. We find in one of the Mathurā inscriptions mention
* See Avašyakasūtra p. 509 A: it fratroi facrifa qarsifal FFATI
___आयरिअ नमुक्कारेण विज्जामंता य सिझंति ॥ नियुक्ति गा० १०९७ + There has been a later Revatimitra who flourished circa 676 to 735 Vira era.
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