Book Title: 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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calendar, according to their calculation, there will be a difference of one year for a span of every 32 1/2 years.
V.N. (V ra Nirva Year) started on the first day of K rtika ukla (about November 19). After 439 years, Vikram Year started from Caitra ukla1 (about 1st April - V.N. 470). 526 years 2 months after V.N. i.e. in V.N. Year 527, Christian calendar started on January 1 (pu ya ukla 1). This is about 56 years 9 months from Vikram year, i.e. in the Vikram year 57.
aka Year started 135 years after Caitra ukla 1 (around 15 of April). Hence aka Year started 604 years 5 months after V ra Nirva, (i.e. 6051h V.N.), 77 years 3 months after Christian year (i.e. 78th Christian Year).
Islamic year emerged during V.N. 1149, Vikram 672 Year, Christian Year 622 and aka Year 544 as 7 lunar months exceed in every 19 solar years.
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