Mahavira His Life and Teachings

Author(s): Bimla Charn Law
Publisher: Luzac and Co UK

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32 MAHĀVĪRA. HIS LIFE AND TEACHINGS quitted the world, cutting asunder the ties of birth, decay, and death."
The Kalpa-Sūtra list is so worded as to suggest an idea of succession as regards the places where Mahāvīra spent forty-two rainy seasons since he had renounced the life of a householder The idea of succession is suggested by the two expressions 'first rainy season in Asthigrāma' and 'last rainy season in Pāpā or Pāvā! Taken in order, the places stand in the list as follows —
I Asthigrāma-first rainy season 2 Campā and Pțsticampā-next three rainy
seasons 3 Vaiśāli and Vānijagrāma-next twelve
rainy seasons 4 Rājagrha and Nālandă--next fourteen
rainy seasons 5 Mithila---next six rainy seasons 6 Bhadrikā--next two rainy seasons. 7 Alabhikā--next one rainy season
Panitabhūmi-next one rainy season. 9 Śrāvasti-next one rainy season. 10 Pāpā--last rainy season. According to the commentary on the KalpaSūtra, Asthigrāna was formerly called Vardha
1 Jaina-Sūtras, Part I, p 264