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Ga adhara ubhadatta, crya Haridatta, crya Samudra S ri and
c rya Ke rama a, the first second, third and fourth pontiffs respectively were elucidated in the first volume of this series and the life of the sixth c rya Ratna Prabha S ri was elaborated in the second volume
And now the particulars of fifth c rya Svayamprabha and the Pa val of this gaccha from 6th to 72nd c ryas, is given below in a chronological order, on the basis of available data:
6th.
c rya Svayamprabha S ri was born in a Vidy dhara lineage and ordained into monkhood by crya Ke i Kum ra. During his pontificate he wandered through many distant lands and influenced non-Jains to follow Jainism. It is believed that he lived during the time of the first pontiff Sudharm Swm and second pontiff Jamb Sw m. According to Upake a gaccha Pa val , he left for heavenly abode 52 years after V.N.
c rya Ratnaprabha S ri - As mentioned earlier, rescued the son-in-law of Osiy King, by neutralizing the poisonous effect which otherwise almost killed him. Impressed by this phenomenal resurrection, the inhabitants of Osiy, 125000 K atriyas joined Jain religion. Probably to commemorate this miraculous incident P r van tha tradition was renamed after the name of city Upake a Nagara (Osiy ) and came to be known as Upake a gaccha thereafter. He ordained his disciple Kanakaprabha as crya in Koram aka and also the established Koram aka gaccha.
c rya Yak adeva Sri: Yak adeva S ri succeeded Ratnaprabha S ri the great influential 6th c rya of Upake a gaccha, as the 7th Pontiff, 84 years after V.N.
c rya Kakka Sri c rya Devagupta c rya Siddha S ri c rya Ratnaprabha (II)
c rya Ratnaprabha (III) Yak adeva S ri (II)
7th.
8th. 9th. 10th. 11th. 12th. 13th.
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