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History of Jainism with Special Reference to Mathurā
His father Krtavarman was the king of Kāmpilya and his mother's name was Śyāmā. 262 According to the Jaina tradition, Vimalanātha descended for incarnation from the heaven Mahāsāradevaloka.263 He married at his father's behest and ruled for long.264 Subsequently, he adopted the life of an ascetic.265 He became a kevalin under a jambū tree 266 at Kāmpilya after penance for two years.267
According to the Jaina tradition, his height was 60 poles and he lived for 6,000,000 common years.268 His complexion has been mentioned as golden.289 His first gañadhara and āryā were Mandara and Dharā respectively.270 He attained mokṣa in the kāyotsarga posture271 on Samet Sikhara. 272
Anantanātha - the fourteenth tirthamkara
Anantanātha, the fourteenth tīrthařkara, was born at Ayodhya.273 His father Simhasena was the king of Ayodhya274 and his mother's name was Suyaśā275 or Sarvayaśā276 or Suryaśas.277 According to the Jaina tradition,
262. TSPC, III, pp. 93-4; JPV, p. 106. 263. OISJ, pp. 66-9. 264. TSPC, III, p. 95. 265. Ibid., pp. 104-8. 266. JPV, p. 106; OIS), pp. 66-9. 267. Ibid., p. 106. 268. OISJ, pp. 66-9. 269. Ibid.; ERE, VII, p. 466. 270. Ibid., pp. 66-69. 271. Ibid., p. 66. 272. TSPC, III, p. 108; JPV, p. 106. 273. OISJ, pp. 66-9; HGAI, p. 67. 274. TSPC, III, pp. 111-12; JPV, p. 107. 275. JPV, p. 107. 276. Ibid. 277. TSPC, III, pp. 111-12.
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