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placing his hand with the powder on each one of their heads, bestowed them the crya rank.
The next day realising that his last days were near, he observed fasting and left for heavenly abode in Sam dhi.
Later, the 83 disciples, who were blessed with c rya rank, went in different directions. Varddham na S ri became the successor Pontiff of Udyotana S ri.
The detailed description regarding this topic has already been given under the title 'Udyotana S ri'.
57th and 58th Pontiffs of Lord Mah v ra tradition
Birth
Initiation into monkhood
Became c rya Heavenly Abode
Household life duration
Ordinary monk tenure
Period of crya status Complete monkhood Total longevity
Birth
Initiation into monkhood Ordinary monk tenure Tenure of epochal - c rya Household life duration
Ordinary monk tenure Period of epochal - c rya
Heavenly Abode Total life span
57th Pontiff
c rya Mantrasena V.N.1754
V.N.1776
V.N.1806
V.N.1842
22 years
30 years
36 years
66 years
88 years
42nd epochal - c rya Sumi a Mitra
V.N.1810
V.N.1822
206
58th Pontiff
c rya Vijayasimha V.N.1812
V.N.1832
V.N.1842
V.N.1913
20 years 10 years
71 years
81 years
101 years
V.N.1918 108 years
V.N.1822-1840 V.N.1840-1918 12 years
18 years
78
years
