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Lord r Vimalan tha
After the 12thT rthamkara Lord V sup jya Lord Vimalan tha was the 13thT rthamkara. His birthplace was Kampilapura. King K tavarm of flawless fame was his father, and his pious and virtuous queen, y m was his mother.
In his past incarnation Lord r Vimalan tha was king Padmasena of the great city Mah pur in Dh tak kha da. He became disinterested after listening to the discourse of monk Sarvagupta. Taking initiation with flawless feeling he observed the vows and 20 instruments /reflections (sth nakas) attained the T rthamkara n makarma, and ending his life in fasting, he became a god in the 8" Sahasr ra-kalpa. Leaving his heavenly abode his soul entered the womb of queen hy m of Kampilapura on the bright 12th day of Vai kha month under constellation Uttar bh drapada. The mother saw the 14 auspicious dreams the same night and after a happy pregnancy, gave birth to her son on the 3rd day of the bright fortnight of M gha month with the moon being in conjunction in Uttar bh drapada. During the time that the child was in her womb the mother remained pure in body and mind hence the child was named Vimalan tha.
When Vimalan tha became a young boy he got married to suitable women on the request of his parents. After spending 15 lakh years as a youth he accepted the king's responsibilities. He conducted the affairs of the kingdom for 30 lakh years judiciously and righteously. After completing 45 lakh years he expressed the desire to get initiated into the arihanta-dharma. Requested by lok ntika gods he gave the year-long charities and later on the 4" day of the bright half of the M gha month, under constellation Uttar bh drapada, along with 1000 other kings, observed a fast at Sahasr mravana, and giving up all bad karmas, became a mendicant. The next day he broke his fast at the home of Jaya, king of Dh nyaka apura with rice pudding. From hereon, the Lord wandered for two years bearing with different kinds of hardships with equanimity. The, reaching the place where he took initiation, ascending the k apaka re , breaking the four gh tikarmas, on the 6th day of the bright half of Pau a month, under constellation Uttar bh drapada, observing a fast, he attained pure intuition and knowledge.
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