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the Magadha country. His mother's name was P thy. He was a scholar of Veda and Ved nta and used to teach 500 students. Obtaining the answer to the problem of soul from Mah v ra he became a monk along with his 500 students. He was 50 years old at the time of initiation. He was of a polite nature and a great observer of penance. He attained pure knowledge immediately after the nirva of the Lord. After wandering for 30 years as mendicant, he wandered as a keval only for 12 years. Completing 92 years of age, observing a month's fast at Gu a la caitya, he attained nirva.
Agnibh ti: The second Ga adhara Agnibh ti was the middle brother of Indrabh ti. After getting the answer for his doubt on 'Puru dvaita' from Lord Mah v ra, he along with his 500 students, at the age of 46, accepted the mendicant conduct. Wandering as a mendicant for 12 years, he attained pure knowledge. Being a keval for 16 years, during the Lord's lifetime he attained liberation after observing a month's fast at Gu a la caitya.
V yubh ti: The third Ga adhara V yubh ti was the younger brother of Indrabh ti and Agnibh ti. Getting an awakening discourse on the soul outside of the elements form the Lord, he gave up his thinking of soul and body being one and the same (tajj va tacchar ra) and along with his 500 students, took initiation from the Lord. He was then 42 years old. After ten years of mendicancy, he attained pure knowledge and for 18 years wandered as a keval . Two years before the niry a of the Lord at the age of 70, he observed a month's fast at Gu a la caitya and attained liberation.
rya Vyakta: The fourth Ga adhara rya Vyakta was a Brahmin belonging to the Koll ga province and of Bh radw ja gotra. His mother's name was Vr and father's name was Dhanamitra. His belief was that the whole world is an illusion and only Brahma is the truth. Impressed by Lord Mah v ra's sermon he along with his 500 students took initiation as a mendicant at the age of 50. After 11 years as a mendicant, he attained pure knowledge. He remained a keval for 18 years. In
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