Jain Legend Vol 2

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

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Seven days before Jamb Kum ra's descent, King re ika asked Lord Mah v ra, "Lord! After whoseniry a, will omniscience cease to exist permanently in Bharata region?”
Mah v ra said, “Behold! Vidyunm 1 Deva, who was surrounded by godesses and who is as radiant as Brahmendra, will descend from Devlok on the seventh day from this day. He will incarnate as the son of a wealthy merchant i abhadatta in your city R jag ha, and he will be the last omniscient of this Avasarpi i K la in Bharata region.
If we analyse the facts in the light of this conversation, Jamb Kum ra might have been born during the 14th year of the attainment of omniscience of Mah v ra. He might be 16 at the time of niry a of Lord.
c rya Hemacandra in the appendix clearly mentioned that Jamb Kum ra attained nirv a, 64 years after Lord's nirv a.
So it is apparent that rya Jamb Kum ra got initiated at the age of 16, followed the path of monkhood for 64 years and attained nirva when he was 80 years old.
Lord Mah v ra attained nirva just a few months before the initiation of Jamb Kum ra. vet mbara and Digambara literature are aplenty with this type of references.
Jamb Kum ra was born during the lifetime of Lord Mah v ra, the omniscient, 24h T rthamkara. Indrabh ti Gautama, at the time of initiation of Jamb Kum ra, was already an omniscient. rya Sudharm Sw m became an omniscient 12 years after Jamb Kum ra's initiation; and Jamb Kum ra himself obtained omniscience 20 years after his own initiation. But with the nirva of Jamb Sw m the sun of omniscience forever set from Bharata region in this Avasarpi i Kla.
Liberation of Jamb Sw m
Jamb Sw m was born in 543 BC (16 years before V.N.). After living with his parents for 16 years, he took initiation and spent 20 years in the service of his Guru, acquiring knowledge, performing penance and practising temperance. On completion of V.N. 20, he was nominated as
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