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west of Bengal. But Rsabha, the first, died on Astapada-supposed to be Satrunjaya in Gujarat ; Vasupujya died at Campapuri in north Bengal ; Neminatha on mount Girnar ; and Mahavira, the last, at Pavapuri.
Twenty-one of the Tirthakaras are said to have attained mokṣa in the kāyotsarga (Guj, kāusagga) posture, and Rsabha, Nemi, and Mahavira on the padmāsana.
For the sake of brevity the following particulars for each Arhat are given below in serial order, viz. :
(1) The vimāna (heaven) from which he descended for incarnation ; (2) Birthplace, and place of consecration or dikşā ; (3) Names of father and mother ; (4) Complexion ; (5) Cognizance—cinha or lāñchana ; (6) Height; (7) Age ; (8) Dikṣā-víkşa or Bodhi tree; (9) Yaksa and Yaksini, or attendant spirits; (10) First Ganadhara or leading disciple, and first Arya or leader
of the female converts.
I. Rsabhadeva, Vrsabha, Adinatha or Adisvara Bhagavan : (1) Sarvarthasiddha ; (2) Vinitanagari in Kosala and Purimatala ; (3) Nabhiraja by Marudevi ; (4) golden ; (5) the bull -vșșa ; (6) 500 poles or dhanuşa; (7) 8,400,000 pūrva or great years; (8) the Vata or Banyan tree; (9) Gomukha and Cakresvari ;(10) Pundarika and Brahmi.
II. Ajitanatha : (1) Vijaya ; (2) Ayodhya ; (3) Jitasatru by Vijaya ; (4) golden ; (5) the elephant-gaja or hastī ; (6) 450 poles ; (7) 7,200,000 pūrva years ; (8) Sāla—the Shorea Robusta ; (9) Mahayaksa and Ajitabala, (with the Digambaras the Yakshini is Rohini) ; (10) Simhasena and Phalgu.
III. Sambhavanatha : (1) Uvarimagraiveyaka ; (2) Savatthi or Sravasti ; (3) Jitari by Sena ; (4) golden ; (5) the horse-afva, ghodā ;
6 The Digambaras describe the colours of the seventh and twentyfirst Jinas as marakata
or emerald coloured. & Conf. Ratnasagara, bh. II, pp. 616, 618; Jour. Asiat. IXme Ser. tome, XIX, p. 259;
Sac. Bks. Eas., vol. XLV, p. 226 f. See also Rev. de l'Histoire des Relig. tom. XLVII, pp. 34-50, which has appeared since the above was written, for "La doctrine desetres vivants dans la Religion Jaina".
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