Book Title: Jain Siddhant Bhaskar
Author(s): Hiralal Professor and Others
Publisher: Jain Siddhant Bhavan

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________________ JAINA ANTIQUARY. (Vol. III Period & Date. Event. 97 | Jyestha Krasņā Dvādasi. Do. 99 Chaitra Kļaşnā Amavasyā. Meru and Mandara were the renowned apostles of Tirathankara Vimala, who were sons of Rājā Anantavijaya of Mathura. (Ibid, 59-108.) Baladeva Dharma and Nārāyaṇa Svayambhu flourished at Dvārāvati. (Ibid, 59-63). After nine Sāgaropamas and palya Vimala attained Nirvāņa, Anantanātha born at Ajodhyā in the palace of Rājă Simhasena and queen Jayaśyāmā. Anantanātha renounced the world and observed penances for two months. Anantanātha became an omniscient teacher and began to preach the Dharma. Anantanātha attained to Nirvāņa from Sammeda-Sikhara. (Ibid, 60-23). Baladeva Suprabha and Nārāyaṇa Puruşottama flourished. (Ibid, 60-49). After four sāgaropamas since Anantanātha attained Nirvāņa, Jainism became obscure for a period of half palya Dharmanātha, tha fifteenth Tîrathankara born at Ratnapura where his father King Bhānu ruled with queen Suvratā. Dharmanātha adopted the vow of a naked śramaņa and observed penance for a full month. 100 Do. Māgha Šukla Tryodasi. 104 Do. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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