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wandered as a keval for 29 years, 5 months and 20 days. Thus, at the age of 72 years, 6 months and 16 days the Lord attained mok a (360 days of
tuvar a). In the scriptures, his mendicancy period be 12 years and 13 pak a ( tu months 12 years, 11 pak a) is indicated.
Lord Mah v ra's C turm sa (rainy season halts)
rama a Mah v ra spent his first single c turm sa at Asthigr ma; three at Camp and Phacamp ; twelve at Vai 1 and Vijyagr ma; fourteen at R jag ha and N land ; six at Mithil city; two at Bhaddila; one each at lambhika and r vast; three in An rya Vajrabh mi; one last single c turm saat P v pur . Thus, the Lord spent a total of 42 c turm sa.
The Congregation of Lord Mah v ra
The following was the congregation of Lord Mah v ra:-11 Ga adharas including Gautama Indrabh ti, and 9 Ga as 700 keval s, 500 manah paryavaj ns, 1300 avadhij ns, 300 fourteen p rvadh rs, 400 v ds, 700 vaikriyalabdhidhar s, 800 anuttaropap tika monks, 14000 monks, 36000 female-monks, 159000 laymen, 318000 laywomen and, apart from these, lakhs of devotees of the Lord. 700 monks and 1400 female-monks attained nirv a during Lord Mah v ra's time.
Introduction to the Ga adharas
rama a Lord Mah v ra's congregation had 11 ga adharas. All these were Brahmin householders from different places. On the invitation of Madhyamap v 's Somila all these people had come with their respective disciples to attend the sacrificial ritual. Upon attaining pure knowledge Lord Mah v ra arrived at P v pur. All these Brahmins attended the Lord's samava ara a along with their disciples there and impressed by his knowledge, took initiation along with their respective disciples on the 11th day of the bright fortnight of Vai kha month. Attaining the knowledge of the tripad s they wrote the fourteen p rvas and became ga adharas. Their brief introduction is as follows:
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Indrabh ti: The first Ga adharaIndrabh ti was the son of Vasubh ti of the Gautama gotra, a resident of 'Gobara' within
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