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nagara, and his wife T risala, born chaitra sudi trayodasyam, died (nirvana) at the age of 72, kárttikámávásyáyám, in the city of På på, 3 years 8 months before the end of the 4th spoke of the wheel of time. He had eleven disciples, the ganadharas.
His first disciple was Gautama, also called Indrabhuti, of the Gautamagotra, son of the Brahmana Vasubhûti and the Brâhmanî Prithvi, born at Govaragrâma in Magadha, died (nirvana) at Rajagriha at the age of 92, 12 years after Vira's Nirvana. As the Sådhus, consecrated by Gautama, died early, and the other nine ganadharas yielded up their pupils to Sudha rman, only the succession of Sudharman, the fifth ganadhara, is left and will remain till Duhprasahasûri at the end of the 5th spoke of the wheel of time.
Fourteen years after Vira, the 1st Nihnava, caused by Jamali, took place, 16 after Vira, the 2nd Nihnava, by Tishyagupta (Prâdesika).
2. Sudharman, born at Kollâkagrâma, of the Agnivaisyâyanagotra, son of Dhammilla and Bhaddila, lived 50 years as grihastha, 42 as chhadmastha, 8 as kevalin, died (nirvana) 20 years after Vira, at the age of 100.
3. Jambû, from Rajagriha, of the Kâśyapagotra, son of śreshthin Rishabhadatta and Dhârini, lived 16 years as grihastha, 20 as chhadmastha, 44 as kevalin, and entered nirvána at the age of 80, 64 years after Vira." He was the last kevalin.
4. Prabhava, of the Kâtyâyanagotra, son of king Vindhya of Jayapura, lived 30 years in griha, 44 (according to others 64) in sámányavrata, 11 as áchárya, and died in 75 V., at the age of 85 (or 105).
5. Sayyambhava, from Râjagriha, of the Vâtsyagotra, was converted by the appearance of an image of Sânti, composed for his son Manaka the Daśavaikálikasútra, lived 28 years in griha, il in vrata, 23 as áchárya, died 98 V., at the age of 62.
6. Yasobhadra, of the Tangiyâyana
Cf. Hemachandra, Parisishṭap. IV, v, 61 (Berlin MS., f. 52a):
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gotra, lived 22 years in griha, 14 in vrata, 50 as áchárya, died 148 V., at the age of 86.
7 and 8. Sambhûtivijaya and his laghugurubhratar Bhadrabâ hu; the former, of the Mâṭharagotra, lived 42 years in griha, 40 in vrata, 8 as yugapradhana, died at the age of 90, in 156 V.
श्री वीर मोक्ष दिवसादपि हायनानि चत्वारि षष्टिमपि व्यतिगम्य जम्बू । कात्यायनं प्रभवमात्मपदे निवेश्य
कर्मक्षयेण पदमव्ययमाससाद ॥ V. means after Vira's Nirvana.
• Pupil of Sambhûtivijaya. The followers of Bhadra
Bhadraba hu, of the Prâchinagotra, composed the Upasargaharastotra, the Kalpasútra and niryuktis on ten śástras, viz. Avasyaka, Daśavaikálika, etc., lived 45 years in griha, 17 in vrata, 14 as yugapradhána, died in 170 V., at the age of 76.
9. Sthulabhadra, from Pâtaliputra, of the Gautamagotra; his father was Sakaḍala, mantrin of the 9th Nanda, his mother Lâchhaladevi.' He converted the Veśyá Kość and was the last, who knew the 14 púrva, but with this modification :
दश पूर्णानि वस्तु न न्यूनानि सूचतो अर्धतच पपाठ अन्यानि चत्वारि पूर्वाणि तु सूबत एवाधीतवान्नार्थत इति वृद्धप्रवादः ।
He lived 30 years in griha, 20 in vrata, 49 as stri, died 219 V., at the age of 99.
214 V. the 3rd Nihnava, by name Avyakta, was caused by Ashadhacharya, 220 V. the 4th Nihnava, by name Samuchchhedika by Asvamitra, 228 V. the 5th Nihnava, by name Ganga (Dvikriya).
10 and 11. Arya-Mahagiri and his laghugurubhratar Arya-Suhastin; the former, of the Elâpatyagotra, lived 30 years in griha, 40 in vrata, 30 as sûri, died at the age of 100, 249 V.
Suhastin, of the Vâsishthagotra, lived 30 years in griha, 24 in vrata, 46 as sûri, and died 100 years old, 265 V. By him king Samprati was converted, who began to reign in 235 V., the 17th successor of Śreņika, and adorned the trikhanda with prásádas, bimbas etc., and established a vihara in the Anâryadeśa. Avantisukumâla and many others besides were converted by Suhastin.
12. Arya-Susthita,10 with the birudas
bahu are here omitted.
The Pattavalt of the Tapagachha has Sakatala. Parisishtap. VIII, v., 5 (Berlin MS., f. 69a) Laksh
mivati.
245 V., as is generally stated.
Tod, Rajasthan, vol. I, p. 207 (2 ed.), gives 202 V. 10 He was the pupil of Suhastin, Mahigiri had two pupils, Bahula and Balissaha. The followers of the latter are enumerated in the Sthaviravall of the Avaéyaka and Nandisútra.
