Mahayogi Sthulabhadra Diwakar Chitrakatha 043

Author(s): Nityanandsuri, Chidanandmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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MAHAYOGI STHULABHADRA
Three years later it once again rained in Magadh. The land was green with grass and crops. Cattle had abundance of feed and people got enough grains. After monsoon season, ascetics wandering in far away areas assembled in Pataliputra. Arya Sthulabhadra addressed the congregation
Aryas ! During the three year
drought many of our senior and learned ascetics have died. The treasure A of scriptures has scattered. We should come together and compile all the available
scriptural knowledge.
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Under the leadership of Arya Sthulabhadra five hundred ascetics made a team in Pataliputra and exchanged the knowledge of Agams. Arya Sthulabhadra asked the shramans
The ascens looked at each other. Finally a very senior ascetic said
Has the It appears that
voluminous knowlmany of our great scholars have also
edge of Drishtivad died during this
also been lost? drought.
Is there no scholar
of Drishtivad## present here?
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# This is famous as the first compilation of Agams conducted after 160 years of Mahavir. ## This is the twelfth Anga Sutra and contains the 14 Purvas or subtle canons.
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