Jain Legend Vol 1

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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keen to show the impact of right belief was coincidentally thereabouts, immediately made the fire to disappear and in its place, placed a huge lotus flower, thus saving the child. That peripatetic deity was in her previous birth a female-monk who had criticized the ascetic tradition because of which she became a peripatetic deity upon her death. When she asked an omniscient Lord the reason for her birth as a peripatetic deity, he clarified this point and suggested to her that she should always remain ready to show the influence of right belief and its development. Since then that peripatetic deity is every eager to show the effect of right belief. iddhabha a returned home with his son. He told his wife everything. She told him he did not do the right thing. If our son had been burnt would right belief, the being of the religion founded by Jinendra, the Arihanta be negated? But their being has been proven throughout all times.
After that the Sulak a has come here along with all those people of the village and her husband to make them steady in right belief. The Brahmin came here and asked me about it and I told him of the impact of right belief.
Liberation (Parinirva)
Ultimately, completing the age of 72 lakh p rvas, Ajitan tha along with one thousand monks became emancipated, liberated and free on Sammeta ikhara observing fast on the 5th day of the bright fortnight of Caitra month. He spent 18 lakh p rvas as a child, 53 lakh p rvas or more as a king, 12 years as a mendicant and little less than 1 lakh p rvas in the keval mode. For a long time his congregation continued successfully in which innumerable souls attained their well-being. His congregation had 95 ga adharas, 22,000 omniscient, 12,500 telepaths, 9400 clairvoyants, 3700 14-p rvadh rs (all prior canons knowing), 20,400 vaikriyalabdhidh rs, 12,400 v ds (excellent debators), 100,000 monks, 330000 female-monks, 298000 votaries and 545000 female votaries
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