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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undergo a difficult period. On the one hand emperors like Samprati of the Maurya dynasty patronised, propagated and expanded Jain Dharma in India and neighboring countries to an inconceivable extent, on the other hand after the invasions of India by foreign powers during the early first century A.D, the number of Jain followers gradually dwindled because of the atrocities inflicted upon them.
19th Discourse-preceptor Revatinak atra
After rya Naghasti, rya Revtinak atra became the discourse- c rya. Discourse- c rya Revatinak atra and Epochal- c rya Revat mitra are two different people who belonged to different periods of time. rya Revat mitra belongs to a much later period than rya Revat nak atra. It is believed that both rya Vajrasena and discourse- c rya rya Revat nak atra were of somewhat same period, so it is possible that rya Revat nak atra might have attained heaven sometime between V.N.640 and 650, whereas epochal- c rya rya Revat mitra went to heaven in V.N. 748, approximately 100 years after the demise of rya Revat nak atra. rya Revat nak atra was a very eminent scholar in teaching scriptures ( gamas).
20th Discourse- c rya Brahamdw paka Simha
After rya Revat nak atra, rya Brahmadw paka Simha became the 20th discourse- c rya. As the names of the 24th epochal- c rya rya Simha and rya Brahmadw paka Simha appear very close in sequence in Jain history, most of the authors confuse discourse- Brahmadw paka Simha with epochal- c rya rya Simha, and consider them to be the same. With the prefix Brahmadw paka it is estimated that he was different from and earlier than epochal- c rya Simha.
2nd epochal- c rya N gendra
After rya Vajrasena, the name of rya N gendra appears next in the lineage of epochal- c rya.rya N gendra was the eldest of the four sons of Jinadatta of Sop rakpura, who were initiated into Jainism. According to Du am k la rama a Samgha Stotra (Prayer Verse) he took initiation in V.N. 592 – 593. As rya N gendra was a scholar in approximately the ten P rvas (less few topics), he was nominated to the rank of epochal
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