Book Title: Jaina System of Education
Author(s): Debendra Chandra Das Gupta
Publisher: Bharti Mahavidyalaya

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________________ - 49 to the extent of persuading the members of the softer sex to give up a life of luxury and ease in favour of a life of stern asceticism because the latter leads to emancipation Aggimitta was converted in the presence of Lord Mahāvīra in the Sahassambavana garden in the town of Polaspura 52 We do not have detailed account regarding the Jaina nunneries in the different parts of India Happily for us the Kalpasūtra has recorded statistical account of the activities of Brāhmīsundarī, Āryayaksını, Puspakŭlā and Candrabālā and Salasă Revati the five nuns under the leadership of Arhat Rsabha, Aristanemi, Parsva and Mahāvīra respectively Even making allowance for exaggeration if any, we can safely conclude from the statistical account given below that the nuns were very numerous numbering 378,000, and 12,170,00 female votaries and 45,000 female disciples who had reached perfection We give below the statistical table prepared from the pages of Kalpasūtra 3 (1) (3) (2) (1) The Arhat 300 0CO 554,000 female lay uuns Rsabha, the Kosalian had under him nun Brahmisundari as head of the community of votaries with Subhadra at then head (II) Arahat Aris- 40,000 tanemi had under him 111111 Arya nuns Yaksını as head of the community of LECTURE V 336,000 female lay votaries with Mahäsuvrata at their head (III) Arhat Parsva 38,000 327,000 female lay him nuns had under votaries with Su nandā at their head nun Puspakula as head of the com munity of 52 Uvasagadasão, vol ini, p 140, para II 53 Kalpasütia, vol I, t by Heimann Jacobi, p 284 7 40,000 female disciples who had reached perfec tion. 3,000 female disciples who had reached perfection. 2,00) female disciples who reached perfection.

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