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( 22 ) Shree Hari Dattaji .. ,
, Aryasamudra , Swami Prabha Surya
, Keshi Swami. He further tells as that Pihitashrava was one of the Sadhus of Swami Parabha Surya. We know from Uttara Dhayana Sutra and other Jain works that Keshi was of the party of Parshva Nath and that he lived in the days of Mahavira. Buddha-Kirti being a disciple of Pihitasbrava must have also been a contemporary of Mahavira, though it seems an older contemporary
Again we learn from Dharma Parikshą of Swami Amita-gata Acharya written in Samvat 1070 that Mogglayana a disciple of Parshva Nath started Bauddha religion out of enmity with Mahavira. He regarded Buddha, the son of Shuddhodhana, as Paramatman. This was owing to Kala Dosha.
rg: itacarepagat atfsaria: 1 fuer: ita earur face.ar piaa 1450 शुद्धोदन सुतं बुद्धं परमात्मानम ब्रवीत् ॥ atfua: paa fani a fita aft atifear: 1920
( NET WTC 25) The word Shishya in this Shloka must mean Shishya-para Shishya.
In Mahavagga (pp. 141-150 S. B. E., Vol. XIII.) we read that Mogglayana and Sari Putta, were two
