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Mo: 96193 79589/9819179589. Email: kaminigogri@gmail.com.. THE STORY OF GANADHARA SUDHARMASVAMI
O Dr. Renuka Porwal Sudharmasvami was the son of learned Brahmin Dhammil and mother Bhaddila. The child was blessed by Ma Sharada that he will carry forward both Vedic and Sramana tradition so Dhammil named him Sudharma on his first birthday. They lived happily in the village known as Kollaga-sannivesha now known as Kollua in Bihar state. The young Sudharma was sent to Gurukul to study all the Indian scriptures.
After learning most of the vidyas he established a gurukulin the outskirt of his village Kollaga. Many students came from far and took admission as it was the best in that area. Once he was invited along with his 500 students for the yajna arranged by Arya Pandit Somil at Madyama-pavapuri. The yajna started at given exact auspicious samay. The chief Yajnacharya was Indrabhuti Gautam. Sudharma along with his disciples were sitting in Yagnashala and reciting the mantras. Meantime, one strange phenomenon was happened, everybody saw some deva-vimanas carrying celestial beings passing in the air. All became very happy that deities had arrived to bless the Yajna. But to their surprise all deva-planes with celestial beings went to adore Mahavira who had received Kevaljnana and was to start his first speech in Samavasaran. The presiding chief Yajnacharya Indrabhuti became furious and immediately went for a debate with Lord Mahavira.
Bhagvan Mahavira received Indrabhuti Gautam by his name, moreover he cleared many of his doubts, so he became his follower. Later on slowly Ajnibhuti, Vayubhuti and Arya Vyaktatoo became his devotees. When nobody returned from Sraman Bhagavant Mahavira's pavilion, then Pandit Sudharma along with his 500 disciples proceeded to win him in discussion. Arya Sudharma believed that every jiva took rebirth in its own species, that is, a man will rebirth as a man only, an apple tree would produce the seeds which could yield only apples.
When Pt. Sudharma arrived at Prabhu Mahavira's Samavasarana, he was surprised to see his shining aura. He thought, "Aha! Really there is a very strong nimbus as if he is spreading his knowledge." Lord Mahavira explained that human beings could take rebirth as any of the Jivarashis/species depending upon his own karma. Bhagavan well explained the theory of karma and convinced him. He too became his disciple with his 500 students. All took diksa, Prabhu sprinkled Vaskepa-churna on everyone.
Sudharma was taking care of one of the nine ganas so he was called Gana-dhara. All eleven Pandit as became Bhagvan's ganadharas. At that time Bhagavan was 42 years old. Sudharma travelled with Prabhu Mahavira in different parts of country to spread the tenets of Jainism. Tirthankara Mahavira attained Nirvana in 527 B.C. Jaina Sangha requested him to take the leadership of the Sangha as he was the righteous ganadhara.
After attaining Kevaljnan, Sudharmasvami organised the teachings of Mahavira into 12 anga-sutras, also known as 'Dvadashangi' where 'dvadash' stands for twelve. His chief disciple was Jambusvami whom he taught all angas in detail. Sudharmasvami attained Nirvana at the age of hundred years, after that Jainas religious order was cared by Jambusvami.
