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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(doing, asking others to do and approving others doing) and three types of activities, 'triyogas' (by body, speech & mind) depending upon the nature of those karmas, either he gets meritorious or demeritorious birth, body, happiness and sorrow, wealth or calamity, union or separation in future births. This cycle keeps going till the soul destroys all type of karmas - meritorious or demeritorious attain liberation / salvation.
After being born in a particular destiny (yoni), if one does karmas the effects of which make him deserve to be born in the same yoni, he may take birth in the same. But this is a false notion if you think that one person always takes births in the same yoni.
Listening to the answers to his doubts, which till then existed deep within his heart, Sudharm was dumb-found. He was totally convinced with the logical and reasonable answers of Lord Mah v ra. Overwhelmed, Sudharm and his 500 students took intiation into rama a monkhood and surrendered themselves at the lotus feet of Lord Mah v ra.
As soon as he listened to the Tripad from Lord Mah v ra he metamorphosed into a treasure of unfathomable knowledge. At first he compiled fourteen P rvas and then Dw da mg i.e. c ramga etc. Ek da mga literature that is available now, is believed to belong to the V can of Sudharm.
At the age of 50, Sudharm was initiated by Lord Mah v ra; he practiced self control and performed penance. He served the master for 30 years, obeyed his orders and did lot of service to the Ga a. After the nirv a of Lord Mah v ra, he became the first pontiff of congregation. He served as the successor c rya for twenty years and had run the congregation efficiently. In 12 V.N. after the nirva of Indrabh ti, he destroyed the four obscuring Karmas and attained omniscience. He served the congregation as it's Head for 9 years as an omniscient. Thus, for a total 20 years he did invaluable service to the congregation of Lord Mah v ra.
In the last phase of 20 V.N., in 508 BC in Gu a la Caitya of R jag ha, as a result of one month of observing Samth r (P dopagamana), at a ripe age of 100 years, he attained the last and most important object of his life i.e., salvation.
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