Future 24 Tirthankar Naamgotra Bandh Analysis

Author(s): Darshan Bavisi
Publisher: Darshan Bavisi

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SN
Tirthankara Name
Jiv of
Currently where?
Min-Max age at devlok / narak
Approx. time remaining for birth of this Tirthankara
Valid or time mismatch
21
Shri Vimal Ji (Mali)
Malla Naarad
5th devlok
Max 10 saagaropam
9 trillion saagaropam (900,000 crore)
Mismatch
Tirthankara Naam-gotra already done or not yet? Not done. Innumerable more lives yet to live. Not done. Innumerable more lives yet to live. Not done. Innumerable more lives yet to live.
22
Shri Devchandra Ji
Ambad Taapas
5th devlok
Max 10 saagaropam
10 trillion saagaropam (10 lac crore)
Mismatch
Shri Anantvirya
Anjana Sati
9th devlok
Max 19 saagaropam
30 trillion saagaropam (30 lac crore)
Mismatch
Shri Bhadrakirat Ji
Swayambudha
Sarwarthsiddha Max 33 devlok
saagaropam
100 trillion saagaropam minus 33 saagaropam minus 84 lac purva
Mismatch
Not done. Innumerable more lives yet to live.
Saagaropam is defined in various Jain books so we won't elaborate here. ?Purva is defined in various Jain books so we won't elaborate here.
The 'Approx. time remaining for birth of this Tirthankara' column may not be 100% accurate, but as close as possible and is derived from other Jain texts.
Conclusion What it all means is that we only know which souls are going to become next Tirthankaras but that certainly does not mean they all have already done bandh of Tirthankara naam-gotra. We know the names of all and stories of previous life of some of those jivs who will be the future Tirthankaras of next (upcoming) Utsarpini Kaal of Bharat Kshetra. These names and stories are coming from the times of Lord Mahavir, and His disciples who later became Kevalis.
Disclaimers
1. Based on my Kshayopkshayam (limited knowledge that my soul has currently) I have analyzed and written
everything here, if there's any mistake then I humbly apologize all Tirthankaras, their current form soul wherever they are, Kevalis, and I apologize to the Chaturvigh-sangh (sadhu, sadhvi, shravak, shravika). Michhami Dukkadam. The objective of this analysis is only to possibly bridge the missing / forgotten gap of knowledge and understanding.
2. Source of information extracted and collated from various Jain books, e.g. the columns 'Tirthankara Name', Jiv of,
and Currently where?' are taken from the book 'Charittanuvali', column 'Min-Max age at devlok / narak' is taken from Jain Tatva Prakash'. Column 'Approx. time remaining for birth of this Tirthankara' is reverse calculated by me based on details in the book 'Charittanuvali'. Columns 'Valid or time mismatch' and 'Tirthankara Naam-gotra already done or not yet?' are done by me as the final analysis.
3. Profile brief: Author of this analysis document is Jain and working as a software consultant. Author has been keenly
studying Jainism since over 20 years. Author has read many books on Jainism, read a few Aagams, memorized the Pratikraman Sutra, been part of various religious and socio-religious activities, etc. When author discussed this topic
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