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Similarly Meyajja and Phabhāsa were entrusted with one group.100 Mahavira's line was continued by Suhamma and his successors, since among all the Gañadharas Suhamma was the last to die.101
Among the lay-votaries of Mahāvīra the following ten form the subject matter of Uvāsagadası : (1) Anamda (11), husband of Sivăņamdă, of Vāņiyaggăma; (2) Kāmadeva(2), husband of Bhaddă (36) of a Campă; (3) Culanipiya(2), husband of Sāma(4), of Vāņārasi(11); (4) Surādeva(1), husband of Dhapņā, of Vāņārasi; (5) Cullasayaa(2), husband of Bahuă, of Alabhiya; (6) Kuṁdakoliya(1), husband of Püsă, of Kampillapura; (7) Saddālaputta(1), husband of Aggimittä, of Polāsapura; (8) Mahāsayaa(2), husband of Revai(2), of Rāyagiha; (9) Namdinipiya(1), husband of Assiņi(2), of Săvatthi; (10) Salihipiya(2), 'husband of Phagguội, of Sāyatthi.
The following are some of the twenty-seven previous births of Mahāvīra recorded in Āvassaya-Cunni :-Marii, Kosia(1), Pasamitta(3), Aggijjoa, Aggibhoi(2), Bbăraddaya(3), Thāvara(2), Vissabhai, Tivittha(1), Piyamitta(1) and Ņamdaņa(6) etc.102
Mahāvira had himself predicted the extinction of Puvvagaya after a period of one thousand years and that of his tirtha after twenty-one thousand years.203
He had also predicted the worship of a śāla tree in Rayagiba and Pāțali tree in Pădaliputta. 104
In Mahāvīra's Order the following nine persons earned tirtharkara-nămagotra-karma :(1) Senia(1), (2) Supåsa(7).(3) Udai(4), (4) Puttila(3),(5) Dadhâu(1) (6) Samkha(10), (7) Sayaga, (8) Sulasă(2) and (9) Revai(1).105
Mahāvira has been also eulogised in the Mahāvīrathui of Sūtrakrtānga.106
The Viyahapannatti (Bhagavatīsūtra) contains dialogues between Mahā. virà and Goyama(1) or it is a collection of Mahāvīra's answers given to the questions of Goyama(1).107 100. Kalp (Therāvali). 1-3 and KaipV. 103. Bha. 679-9.
on it: Sam. 11, Ava. 268-9, 594-3, 104. Bha. 528. AvaCu. I. pp. 334-337.
105. Sth. 691. 101. Kalp. (Therāvali). 5, Kalpv. p. 249, 106. Sut. 1.6. AvaCu. I. p. 91.
107. Bha. 6. 102. AvaCu. I. pp. 128, 228-240, AvaN.
146-8, 441-451, Vis. 1557, AvaN.
(Dipika). p. 88. Mahävirathưi (Mahāvīrastuti) Sixth chapter of SQyagada.'
1, Sam. 16, 23. Mahāvīrabhāsiya (Mahāvirabhasita) Fifth chapter of Paṇhāvāgaraņdasä. It is not extapt at present.
1. Sth. 755, SthA. P. 572. .
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